Events and News

Robert Hecht dies, aged 92
The for­mer antiq­ui­ties dealer was involved in some con­tro­ver­sial sales to US muse­ums
By The Art News­pa­per. Web only, Pub­lished online: 09 Feb­ru­ary 2012

Hungary’s gov­ern­ment tight­ens grip on arts
Right-wing lead­er­ship stands accused of con­trol­ling the cul­tural sec­tor for polit­i­cal ends
By Julia Michal­ska. News, Issue 232, Feb­ru­ary 2012
Pub­lished online: 09 Feb­ru­ary 2012

Thomas Demand to cre­ate art project in Syd­ney
The pho­to­graphic series is due to be installed in hotel rooms
By Eliz­a­beth Fortes­cue. Web only, Pub­lished online: 08 Feb­ru­ary 2012

Art mar­ket analy­sis: A mar­ket in need of super­vi­sion
The best way to pro­tect the trade is to safe­guard schol­ar­ship
By Mar­ion Maneker. Mar­ket, Issue 232, Feb­ru­ary 2012
Pub­lished online: 08 Feb­ru­ary 2012

Sec­ond edi­tion of $100,000 art prize launched online
The Future Gen­er­a­tion Art Prize, funded by the Vic­tor Pinchuk Foun­da­tion in Ukraine, is open to any artist around the world up to the age of 35
By The Art News­pa­per. Web only, Pub­lished online: 08 Feb­ru­ary 2012

Antoni Tàpies, 1923–2012
The Span­ish abstract painter died on Mon­day in Barcelona, aged 88
By Helen Stoilas. Web only, Pub­lished online: 07 Feb­ru­ary 2012

Ear­li­est copy of Mona Lisa found in Prado
Experts say the paint­ing was com­pleted at the same time as Leonardo’s orig­i­nal
By Mar­tin Bai­ley. Con­ser­va­tion, Issue 232, Feb­ru­ary 2012
Pub­lished online: 01 Feb­ru­ary 2012

Edna Hibel: Renowned Artist Still Paint­ing 12 Hours a Day in Her 90s
Help­ingY­ou­Care, Decem­ber 10th, 2011
Story and Pho­tos by Krista Martinelli

Beyond the White Cube: The Best of the New at Art Basel Miami Beach
Huff­in­g­ton Post, ART, Decem­ber 8, 2011

Artist seeks beauty’s sav­ing grace
Brother to lead Advent retreat at city church

By David Yonke, Blade Reli­gion Edi­tor, 11/26/2011

In pic­tures: Post­cards from famous artists on sale
BBC News, 26 Novem­ber 2011

Saadiyat: a new home is where the art is
Marie-Louise Olson, Nov 16, 2011
The National, UAE

Miami Art Week 2011, the Pre­view
Artnet.com,   Nov. 15, 2011

In The Frame plans two art events
Trade Ara­bia
Dubai: Tue, 15 Nov 2011

Inter­na­tional Art Museum of Amer­ica — Free Admis­sion
Octo­ber 15 — 31, 2011 (11:00a to 5:00p)
at Inter­na­tional Art Museum of Amer­ica, San Fran­cisco, CA
SF Gate San Fran­cisco Chronicle

Inter­na­tional Art Museum brings calm to Mid-Market
Jesse Ham­lin, Spe­cial to The Chron­i­cle
San Fran­cisco Chron­i­cle, Thurs­day, Octo­ber 13, 2011

Fact­box: Things to see dur­ing Frieze Art Fair week

Reuters, Mon. Oct. 11, 2011.

Art world fears “big chill” as Frieze Week begins
By Mike Collett-White (Reuters) Lon­don, Mon Oct 10, 2011

A “land­mark” museum for Ukraine
In a rare inter­view, Vic­tor Pinchuk tells us about his plans to build a new con­tem­po­rary art space in Kiev
By Cristina Ruiz | From issue 228, Pub­lished online 10 Oct 2011

Bil­lion­aires Lured by $350 Mil­lion Art as Frieze Fights Investors’ Con­cern
By Scott Rey­burn, Octo­ber 10, 2011

Hous­ton, We Have an Art Fair: Hamp­tons Group Launches New Art Bazaar in Texas
By Shane Ferro, Pub­lished: Sep­tem­ber 15, 2011

NEA Head Rocco Lan­des­man Launches Art­Place, a Ven­ture Cap­i­tal Fund for Small Arts Groups
By Julia Halperin, Pub­lished: Sep­tem­ber 15, 2011

Court Allows Richard Prince to Appeal Copy­right Deci­sion
The New York Times, Sep­tem­ber 15, 2011, By Randy Kennedy

The Women’s Board Presents — US Artists: Amer­i­can Fine Art Show & Sale
Sep­tem­ber 23–25, 2011

MacDougall’s — Seek­ing Con­sign­ment for Decem­ber 2011 Russ­ian Art Sales

The Inter­na­tional Art and Antiques Fair in Hong Kong 3–7 Octo­ber 2011
Hong Kong Con­ven­tion and Exhi­bi­tion Centre

See­ing spots
Gagosian plans Hirst cat­a­logue and major multi-venue exhi­bi­tion

By Cristina Ruiz, Pub­lished online 1 Sep 11 (Mar­ket), The Art Newspaper

Scores of Art­works Miss­ing in Wake of Oslo Bomb­ing
By Robin Pogre­bin, Sep­tem­ber 1, 2011, 12:21 pm

Can Dig­i­tal Art Make Money?
By Kyle Chayka, Pub­lished: Sep­tem­ber 1, 2011

NYC’s Plan to Sup­port Emerg­ing Artists? Send Them to an Old Folks Home
By Julia Halperin, Pub­lished: Sep­tem­ber 1, 2011

Artists and Deal­ers Place a Bet on D.C.‘s Fledg­ling (e)merge Art Fair — But Will It Be a Cap­i­tal Gain?
By Julia Halperin, Pub­lished: Sep­tem­ber 1, 2011

Can London’s Insti­tute of Con­tem­po­rary Arts Escape Its Crises?
The Inde­pen­dent (UK) 08/29/11

Picasso and Alex Katz Touch Down in Tai­wan for Art Taipei, Asia’s Old­est Art Fair

South­land art gal­leries hope event is a big draw

Stock­holm bans adver­tise­ments for street art show
Stockholm’s city coun­cil has been crit­i­cized for for­bid­ding adver­tise­ments fea­tur­ing street art (Not on my turf: banned posters)
Pub­lished online: 24 Aug 11

Art thefts on the rise across North Amer­ica
Experts and police say high pro­file of valu­able works leads to crime increase
Pub­lished online: 24 Aug 11

Count­down for the 12th Istan­bul Bien­nial has started
Pub­lished by Ozgur Tore, Mon­day, 15 August 2011 19:00
Focus on Travel News

DUBLIN 6 Sep — 31 Oct 2011 Dublin Con­tem­po­rary 2011 opens
World News Fore­cast

Up and Com­ing in Hud­son
Col­lec­tors and artists flock to upstate New York

By Char­lotte Burns — The Art Newspaper

Russ­ian icons dis­cov­ered in Egypt
Con­ser­va­tors say Sinai’s cli­mate helped pre­serve art and arte­facts

By Sophia Kishkovsky — The Art Newspaper

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