First Sotheby’s locked out their art handlers, and now they are locking out the general public. GalleristNY reports that the auction giant is limiting access to its 10 floor galleries where some of the houses’ most valuable lots are on view before this week’s sales.
November 2011
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Pollock Print Sets New Record at NY Auction
We posted about the Abstract Expressionist print auction last week at Swann Auction House in New York and today we learn that Jackson Pollock’s “Untitled” (c.1944-45), set a print record for the artist.
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Open and Unpretentious, The Blue Star Art Center Shines in Texas
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — The Blue Star Contemporary Arts Center has been in existence since 1986 and it began with monthly art events that have turned into a four-roomed exhibition space and a monthly contemporary art walk (CAM) that collaborates with the local McNay Museum and most other San Antonio art spaces. With the legacy of being the longest standing contemporary art center in San Antonio comes a strong connection with its local arts community. The space has helped revitalize its surrounding neighborhoods, King William and South Town, and as a result its street corners have chic bars and restaurants though they maintain the eclectic “Old West meets Spanish colonial” look-and-feel typical of San Antonio. At the advice of art collector and Blue Star board member Mike Casey I drive over to check it out.
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The Five Best Crossovers of Art and Fashion
Looking at the proliferating cross-pollination of fine artists and fashion design (Nan Goldin for Jimmy Choo, Terence Koh for Opening Ceremony, Ai Weiwei for W), we decided to take a look back and remember some of the truly successful collaborations within these two fields.
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Your Weekend Guide to the Hoboken Artists’ Studio Tour
November 3 marks day one of the Hoboken artists’ studio tour. Here a list of recommendations of things you should see and do over the next few days.
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Ai Weiwei Told to Pay $2.3 Million for “Tax Evasion,” New Exhibition Opens in Taiwan
After having been released on bail in June, Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei received a notice today from Chinese authorities that indicates he owes $2.3 million (15 million yuan) for “tax evasion.”
