Detroit Museum Not The First To Consider Selling Out
“It’s kind of like a baker who decides to sell off his oven to satisfy his debts. Once the oven is gone, what’s left for the baker to do?” Detroit is struggling with more than $15 billion in debt … More…
Paris Pinacothèque will open $24m outpost in Singapore
Parisian private museum Pinacothèque, owned and run by the academic and Modigliani scholar Marc Restellini, will open an satellite location in Singapore. Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris like the original museum will bring Old Masters and Modern art to Singapore. The museum will … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) Arthur J. Elsley & Fred Morgan’s “Ruff Play”
Ruff Play. Here is one of the few known collaborative paintings by Arthur John Elsley and Frederick Morgan. Painted c. 1899 the work features a young girl painted by Morgan and two puppies done by Elsley … both artists signed … More…
Auction houses turn to art dealer family in time of scarcity
Auction houses turn to art dealer family in time of scarcity – interesting article about the upcoming sales in London. Seems as though the auction rooms have turned to the Nahmads to fill their sales. In fact, the top lot in … More…
Artist Kenneth Goldsmith Wants To Print The Entire Internet
Let me start off by saying I have a pretty open mind when it comes to art however, this truly bothers me in a much different way than… lets say chewed gum on canvas. “Artist” Kenneth Goldsmith, has rented a … More…
Court finds for artist who disowned work before auction
Under the federal law an artist is able to disown their work “in the event of a distortion mutilation, or other modification,” known as the Vara (Visual Artists Rights Act). Recently, Cady Noland, the American painter known for her works … More…