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More stories from the week that ended Dec 21 (click on bolded words for more information):
- Michael Rey and Amy Feldman 2-person exhibition opens at Freddy.
- RIP: Jeffrey Vanchiro aka KORN, who died at the age of 38 after falling out of 2nd-story window.
- LAPD arrests Raul Espinoza after he attempts to sell stolen art and recover 9 paintings.
- Three staff members of Uzbek State Arts Museum receive prison terms for selling artwork and replacing with forgeries.
- Experts gather in Berlin to discuss ways to help Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Afghanistan and others protect cultural property.
- Charles Saatchi suing former employee Rebecca Wilson for £300,000.
- Mute calls for a boycott of the Zabludowicz Foundation.
- Peter Lik's reported sale of $6.5mil. photograph viewed with skepticism.
-
Franck Davidovici accuses Jeff Koons of
stealing the idea of
Fait d'Hiver from his advertisement.
- Helge Achenbach admits to some of the allegations he is charged with in court.
- Rosie O'Donnell pulls anti-Israel artwork from her website shop.
- Will the fall in Russian currency affect the art market?
-
Navajo and Hopi tribes travel to France to
oppose sale of sacred Native American, Eskimo and pre-Colombian artefacts.
- Group of anonymous artists take responsibility for hanging cardboard images of black lynching victims at UC Berkeley.
- Virtually punch a Monet in a gallery setting.
- Julien Frydman to leave his post as head of Paris Photo in late January 2015.
- Richard Dorment's choices for the five worst shows of 2014 include Matthew Barney and Marina Abramovic.
- Christina Rees thinks that right now might be the worst time ever to be an artist.
- Why people like having sex with artists.
- Boat with containers covered in JR wrapped art saves immigrants at sea.
- Artnet has a list of its picks for The Art World Winners and Losers of 2014.
- Aram Moshayedi and Hamza Walker named as curators of Hammer Museum's Made in LA 2016 biennial.
- Museo Tamayo has had to add security staff and guides to keep up with the number of visitors to popular Kusama show.
- Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery share its entire collections online.
- The Guggenheim in search of readers for On Kawara performance in the museum.
- Barbara Lee gifts Institute of Contemporary Art 43 works by 25 international female artists.
- Crocker Art Museum acquires Kris Kuksi's “Churchtank Type 9″ sculpture.
- Virginia Museum of Natural History receives donation of over 230 taxidermy works from Gregory Speck.
- Carolina A Miranda writes about Art + Practice, which will bring art and social services to Leimert Park.
- Artsy showcasing 21 museums and foundations in France in educational feature promoting French cultural heritage.
- Jerry Saltz' list of The 14 Best Museum Shows of 2014.
- Issues you should consider before donating art.
- Sindika Dokolo assembling collection of African art which he hopes to display one day in museum in Luanda.
- Tate Archive puts online 52,000 letters, photographs and sketchbooks belonging to great 20th-century British artists.
- India and Pakistan will be united at the Venice Biennale in 2015 in an official joint presentation at the Palazzo Benzon.
- 8 Museum Directors Reveal Their Favorite Works of Art.
- Vulture provides us with a look at pubic hair in the history of art.
- Beast Jesus a boon for tourism in town of Borja, Spain.
- Did Leonardo da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa twice?
- Ronald Lauder reportedly is the seller of record $4.5mil. Noguchi table sold to Alice Walton.
- Regen Projects celebrates its 25th year anniversary in Los Angeles.
- Exhibition A interviews Jessica Silverman.
- How do you determine which art works have long-term as opposed to short-term-only value?
- Gold rush in Cuban art now that US normalizes relations with Cuba? Kelly Crow also thinks so.
- Frieze New York 2015 exhibitor list released.
-
Sotheby’s sale sets record for a photographs auction, totaling $21,325,063.
- Burt Reynolds successfully sells his collection of fine art and other items at Julien's Auctions.
- Scott Indrisek's Semi-Affordable Holiday Gift Guide for Art and Design Lovers.
- Eric Garner and Michael Brown killings prompt resurgence in political art.
- Huffington Post's list of 15 artists to watch in 2015.
- ArtStack wins Sferiq Award for Digital Innovation in Art.
- 10 artists discuss their thoughts on the #artselfie.
- Christopher Knight's list of the best art shows of 2014.
- Paper Magazine's list of 9 New York-Based Street Artists to Watch.
- Alec Soth's favorite photobook of 2014 is DIE MAUER IST WEG! by Mark Power.
- Artsy's picks for The Top 10 Artists Under 35 in 2014 and its choices for 15 Artists to Watch in 2015.
- George W Bush's advice to painters.
- Catherine Opie shoots ads for Portlandia.
- Sean Lynch to represent Ireland at the 2015 Venice Biennale.
- Pavel Pepperstein awarded Kandinsky Prize, which includes €40,000 in cash.
- Video profile of Daku, a street artist in India.
- Interview with Nick Darmstaedter on occasion of his new exhibition.
-
Jake and Dinos Chapman show us what Christmas looks like when you're dying.
- NPR profiles Richard Estes.
- How Wassily Kandinsky's synaethesia changed art.
- An interview with Jacques Villeglé.
- Mademoiselle Chocolat sells Paul McCarthy Santa with butt plug and butt plug chocolate sculptures.
- Jamian Juliano-Villani limited edition print available from The Third Rail.
- PUSH 12-color screen print available from Art Heist.
- Gary Taxali limited edition print released by Dynamo Editions.
- Matthew Barney dating Sheryl Crow?
- Stephen Colbert commissions JR piece on rooftop of studio and pretends to be Banksy.
- 24 celebrities reveal artwork that they'd want to own.
- Francesco Fragomeni and Chris Limbrick recreate famous artworks at their office during work.
- Jerry Saltz looks at the best art tattoos of all time.
