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Irving Penn is one of the icons of modern photography. Now, five years after this death, the American artist is the subject of his first major retrospective in Italy, the exhibition “Irving Penn, Resonance” which runs through January 6, 2015, at Venice’s grand, canal-side Palazzo Grassi. The career-spanning exhibition includes 130 photographs taken from the
Not in the know? Here’s what made headlines in the art world this week: Matisse: The Cut-Outs becomes Tate’s most popular exhibition ever The exhibition at Tate Modern draws in record visitor numbers, with 562,622 people taking in the artist’s later works. Long-Running Moscow Art Fair Cancelled The key Russian contemporary art fair seems to
When a pair of Chinese vases from the Qianlong era hit the auction block at Doyle New York auction house this past Monday, they were estimated to sell for between $10,000 and $15,000. By the time the gavel finally came down, the pair had sold for $1.2 million—a full 120 times more than the low
Examiner.com has spotlighted Lofty as one of four online art communities offering a new buyer-seller experience, highlighting our unique team of expert appraisers. Author Jennifer Eberhart writes: “What makes Lofty unique is their simple user interface that provides no-nonsense directions on how to buy—or sell—works at auction. Lofty uses experts in different fields of art
Not in the know? Here’s what made headlines in the art world this week: Met Museum Unveils David Koch $65 Million Plaza The outdoor space in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art was christened the David Koch Plaza after the billionaire, who funded the renovation of the four-block area on Fifth Avenue Relative’s fight
Since its launch in London in 1999, the Affordable Art Fair has taken the sticker shock out of buying art. This month, the worldwide art show makes its semiannual stop in New York City with 50 local and international galleries featuring original paintings, prints, sculptures, and photographs priced from $100 to $10,000. Along with the
Not in the know? Here’s what made headlines in the art world this week: Giotto Chapel Damaged by Lightning Padua’s celebrated Scrovegni Chapel, which houses exceptional frescoes by trecento painter and architect Giotto, was struck by a bolt of lighting on August 9th. The iron cross on the facade was seriously damaged and subsequently removed.
Not in the know? Here’s what made headlines in the art world this week: Former Assistant to Jasper Johns Pleads Guilty in Thefts of Artworks The artist’s former studio assistant pleaded guilty in Federal District Court on Wednesday to a charge of unlawfully transporting artworks stolen from his employer. Sotheby’s Bets Big on Market Boom
Not in the know? Here’s what made headlines in the art world this week: D.C. Court approves Corcoran’s plans to merge with George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art The ruling came in a decision issued Monday, August 18th by Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Jeff Koons Retrospective Vandalized Canadian performance artist Ivan
