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More stories from the previous two weeks that ended on Dec 14 (click on bolded words for more information):
[News related to Art Basel Miami Beach will be included in a separate special edition
Overtime post]
- Time Out reviews Sean Landers (whose painting pictured above) show at Petzel.
- RIP: Wynn Chamberlain, who died at the age of 87 due to heart failure.
- Protesters turn Eric Garner's "I can't breathe" last words into performance art.
- Two drunk students attempt to steal Emil Nolde painting from Germanischen Nationalmuseum.
- Ed Cox accidentally knocks over and destroys antique vase at an event to discuss restoration of art and artifacts.
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Megumi Igarashi
arrested after trying to raise funds for construction of a kayak, using a 3D printer, inspired by her genitals.
- John Re pleads guilty to one count of wire fraud after selling forged artwork purportedly by Pollock and de Kooning.
- Andrew Shannon sentenced to five years in prison for punching a hole through a Monet painting.
- Helly Nahmad released from prison to a halfway house after serving five months of one year sentence.
- Leigh Morse may be headed back to prison for paying only a small fraction of her restitution so far.
- Three men steal 70 paintings from Puerta de Alcalá gallery in Madrid.
- James Warhola challenges The Andy Warhol Foundation's lawsuit against Agusto Bugarin over allegedly stolen painting.
- Carol Vogel resigns from New York Times.
- Fulton Ryder to close after Christmas this year.
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Larry Gagosian wins dismissal of
lawsuit accusing him of tricking his friend and client Ronald Perelman.
- Helge Achenbach goes on trial for falsifying accounts of artworks and classic cars he purchased on behalf of Albrecht family.
- Mykki Blanco does not think that Klaus Biesenbach likes black people.
- Angela Strassheim's photograph of nude pregnant woman deemed “pornographic”.
- Students from Haute École d'Art de Perpignan sell themselves on eBay as a protest the impending closure of their school.
- Badlands Unlimited produces mock book covers in response to decision not to indict Darren Wilson.
- Parisians reportedly rushing to buy butt plugs in the wake of Paul McCarthy tree controversy.
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Reports state Russia
gave UEFA president Michel Platini a Picasso painting in exchange for support of World Cup bid.
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Steven Murphy, the head of Christie’s, announces his
resignation from the auction house. He may have been pushed out due to lot
guarantees. Christie’s president of the Americas,
Doug Woodham is also leaving.
- Mark Hudson and Adrian Searle criticize the Turner Prize and its winner, Duncan Campbell.
- Angelo Paratico thinks that Leonardo di Vinci's mother was a Chinese slave who was the subject in Mona Lisa.
- Doubts cast on the authenticity of the purported Leonardo da Vinci Virgin of the Rocks painting in London.
- High profile Japanese architects call for Zaha Hadid's design for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic stadium to be scraped.
- Rome authorities declare Italian man can keep £28mil. Gauguin painting previously stolen more than 40 years ago.
- The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the growth of the art scene in Los Angeles.
- Maurizio Cattelan frolicks around LA with Ali Subotnik, visiting artists and galleries and cemeteries.
- Los Angeles Unified School District school board approves $2.5mil. in spending on arts education.
- Los Angeles Philharmonic receiving a $20mil. gift from David Bohnett.
- Canada’s National Arts Centre gets $110mil. in funds for renovation.
- Ancient Rome had graffiti on its walls too.
- Jerry Saltz's choices for the best shows of 2014 include Darja Bajacic, Kara Walker, and Katherine Bernhardt.
- Roberta Smith's top art shows of 2014 include Robert Gobert, Jeff Koons, and Darren Bader.
- Jonathan Jones’s top 10 art shows of 2014.
- Holland Cotter’s list of notable art events of 2014.
- 7-year legal battle sees return of seized Botticelli painting taken during Salander-O'Reilly bankruptcy proceedings.
- Edwin Moses has a portrait of him by Basquiat that no one has ever seen.
- One of the Elgin Marbles leaves London for the first time and are on loan to State Hermitage Museum. Greece is outraged to hear of the loan.
- Yoko Ono to receive major solo exhibition at MoMA in 2015.
- The Missouri History Museum and the Regional Art Commission are working to preserve art from Ferguson protests.
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- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has reopened after a three-year renovation.
- Paul Simonon exhibits new series of paintings in Wot No Bike show at London’s ICA.
- Institute of Contemporary Art names Eva Respini its new chief curator.
- Smithsonian exhibits 3-D portraits of President Obama created by Smithsonian and USC's Institute for Creative Technology.
- Arts Council England details 27 gifts offered by private owners to British public collections.
- New York's richest artists list topped by Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, Richard Prince, and Chuck Close.
- Drawing by EH Shepard of Pooh with Piglet and Christopher Robin sells for £314,500 at Sotheby's.
- Sotheby’s sells Turner’s Rome, from Mount Aventine painting for $47.4mil. at auction.
- New investment analysis of collectibles shows that classic cars are vastly outperforming the art market.
- Peter Lik photograph reportedly sells at private for $6.5mil. Jonathan Jones provides commentary on the sale.
- Buyers in China are increasingly looking to buy work by artists from overseas.
- Texte Zur Kunst writes about art flipping, Art Rank, Stefan Simchowitz, and Bert Kreuk.
- Amazon to offer flexible pricing model for its art and collectibles section.
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- Art Miami announces Art Miami New York art fair, to be held during Frieze week.
- Marion Maneker discusses the growth and shift in the world of art collecting and compares it to the popularity of Chipotle.
- Andrew Goldstein talks to Heather Flow about her advisory and the art market.
- Maria Brito's advice for new collectors looking to acquire art.
- The New Yorker has a extensive profile of Hans Ulrich Obrist.
- GQ profiles and interviews Van Hanos, Jamian Juliano-Villani, Sam Moyer, and more.
- In-depth profile of the Helnwein family (Gottfried, Mercedes, Ali..).
- Drunken Shepard wins Turnip Prize with her work Ewe Kip.
- Mark Flood interview with Leo Fitzpatrick.
- Camille Norment will represent Norway at the 2014 Venice Biennale.
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Jeff Koons designs cover for Brian Grazer’s book,
A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life.
- Marilyn Minter discusses Plush, her book featuring female pubic hair.
- Nate Freeman visits Dan Colen's show at Walter de Maria's former studio.
- Tracey Emin's design of Brittania statuette unveiled.
- Profile of Ben Eine, who is collaborating with Louis Vuitton and making limited edition sculptures.
- NYTimes writes about Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner, a film about J. M. W. Turner.
- Marina Abramovic plans to start filming Seven Deaths project next summer, playing the role of Maria Callas.
- Texte Zur Kunst releases a limited edition print by Alex Israel.
- Release of Visionaire 64 ART John Baldessari, Platinum Edition containing 30 works, a Platinum print, and Galaxy Note 4.
- Grey Area's limited edition pool toys, including ones by Jen Stark, FriendsWithYou, and more.
- Candice Tripp releases Monkey Bone silk scarf on sale at her site.
- Prescription Art releases new Carl Cashman limited edition screen print.
- Swizz Beatz to start a members club, free of fees, for artists in New York.
