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More stories from the week that ended March 2 (click on bolded words for more information):
- Justin Adian & Tristano Di Robilant exhibition opens March 11 at The National Exemplar.
- Galleries at 77 Geary St. in San Francisco forced to close due to tech boom's rising rents.
- Photography associations join together to submit a friend of the court brief to support Patrick Cariou.
- Wright Museum in Detroit is threatened by city’s fiscal woes.
- Protest organized at Guggenheim NY to raise awareness over working conditions on Saadiyat Island.
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Transfield's sponsorship of Sydney Biennale prompts five artist to
withdraw from show in support of asylum seekers.
- How museums are dealing with Art of the Past and Subhash Kapoor over likely looted items purchased from the gallery.
- Jewel heist at Paris’s Drouot auction house as robbers use tear gas to steal briefcase full of jewels.
- 11 stolen paintings found in Miami that belong to the collection of Cuba’s Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes.
- Statues of Lenin being toppled and destroyed across in Ukraine during recent protests worrying heritage experts.
- A team of men attempt to illegally remove Banksy street piece from wall in New Orleans.
- How to protect yourself against art theft.
- CNN writes about art sales being used to launder money out of China.
- The case to save the Picasso curtain at the Four Seasons restaurant in NYC. The story of the piece.
- Other Criteria to close Bond Street location as rents rise in the area.
- Right to use Fabergé name by museum still in dispute even after court ruling.
- How Simon Denny hacked a TED conference to present an art exhibition.
- Kevin Klowden warns that California could lose its status as entertainment industry leader.
- Authorities to seize $4mil. Roman statue in Queens that they say was stolen.
- New Paul Klee piece discovered on the verso of an existing work.
- Gauguin may not have had syphilis, according to analysis of his teeth.
- What Picasso's and Mondrian's studios reveal about their work.
- Gallerists like Larry Gagosian and David Zwirner getting into the restaurant game.
- Ann S. Moore opens a gallery in Chelsea called The Curator Gallery.
- The Final Member documentary follows museum curator searching for a human penis.
- How culture is being used to rebuild a city in Colombia once a battle zone in the drug war.
- Maximo Caminero receiving a fundraiser by artists that support his cause (but not act).
- Artforum's Dawn Chan spends some time in Los Angeles.
- Philippe Vergne to start his director position at MOCA on March 10.
- Boris Johnson has started discussions with Guggenheim Foundation about setting up a gallery in London.
- J. Paul Getty Museum to display James Ensor's The Temptation of Saint Anthony in June.
- Artwork a better investment than Bitcoin?
- Bill proposes that artists receive 5% royalty of price of art that is resold at public auction for more than $5,000.
- Poly Culture Group Corporation planning an IPO that could raise up to $330 million for expansion efforts.
- Forbes' How China is Quietly Changing the Balance of Power in the Art World.
- Christie's chooses China to open its first gallery in Asia.
- Photo Shanghai launches in China.
- A look at Sotheby's financial figures from 2013. Daniel Loeb wants to be able to elect three Sotheby's board members.
- Paris Photo LA announces full list of participating exhibitors for 2014.
- Profile of David Roberts and his collecting style.
- Profile of Yams collective (or HowDoYouSayYaminAfrican?).
- Larry Gagosian talks at ladies’ luncheon at Guastavino’s in NYC.
- George W Bush to have art exhibition at George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
- Eric Fischl joins Arezoo Moseni at a talk in NYC on March 12.
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An interview (translated to English from Japanese) with
Yoshitomo Nara.
- Oscar Murillo's ascent to the top levels of the contemporary art scene.
- Sue Webster and Tim Noble buys former home of William Lyttle (Mole Man) and will preserve it.
- JR to direct a ballet for the stage. Set to premiere April 29.
- Allison "Hueman" Torneros tells the story behind some of her pieces.
- Nick Walker Vandal t-shirts available for purchase.
- Darren Aronofsky's Noah to also have art exhibition component. Images of work and more info.
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Gary Busey's open letter to James Franco about James Franco's NY Times essay about Shia LaBeouf.
