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Deadbeat Collectors Without Borders
LOS ANGELES —Some people aren't paying their art bills …
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Archeologist Uncovers Oldest Rock Art, Exclaims "Oh #$@&! A Vulva"
The new discovery, uncovered at a site called Abri Castanet in France, consists mainly of circular carvings most likely meant to represent the vulva.
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Largest Contemporary Glass Museum to Open in Upstate NY
The Corning Museum of Glass has unveiled plans to expand their museum with a 100,000-square-foot expansion designed by architect Thomas Phifer and Partners, the team who completed the award-winning North Carolina Museum of Art that was described by one architectural writer as a "museum building that
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Dumbo's New Recycled Watertower
As either an antidote or a companion (depending on your view) to its uber-expensive and iconic Clock Tower building, Brooklyn's Dumbo neighborhood will get a different kind of tower this week — a water tower, which is actually a giant art project, a large and colorful public sculpture by Brooklyn ar
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Sotheby's and Teamsters Local 814 President React to the Art Handlers' Settlement
We reached out to Sotheby's and Teamsters Local 814 President Jason Ide for comment on yesterday's settlement of the 10-month lockout of unionized Sotheby's art handlers in order to better understand their perceptions of the resolution.
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Teamsters Press Release Announcing the Sotheby's Settlement
The following is the full text of the press release by the Teamsters union regarding the settlement between Sotheby's auction house and the 42 union art handlers.
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Sotheby's Art Handlers Resolve Contract Dispute: IT'S OVER!
Teamsters Local 814, which represents the 42 workers of the Sotheby's art handlers' union, has settled their 10-month dispute with the Sotheby's auction house.
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Ai Weiwei and Herzog & de Meuron's New London Pavilion Is Unveiled
Tomorrow, the new Serpentine Pavilion officially opens in London's Kensington Gardens and judging by the photos this year's creation by architects Herzog & de Meuron and artist Ai Weiwei may be one of the most beautiful yet.
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Baltimore’s Contemporary Museum Suddenly Suspends Operations
Baltimore's Contemporary Museum closed suddenly this month, shutting down in the middle of an exhibition run and posting a notice to announce the decision a few days later.
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Bushwick Open Studios: Self-Producing an Artistic Frontier Since 2006
One real estate frontier at a time, the narrative of artist-led gentrification has become naturalized as something close to an economic law. Williamsburg will surely replace Soho as the textbook example in the next edition, and everyone knows that Bushwick is next.
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Brooklyn Museum Returns to Crowd Curating with “Go”
Last Friday the Brooklyn Museum announced plans for Go, a new crowd-curated exhibition happening this fall and winter. For those familiar with the museum's work over the past few years, the use of crowd curating shouldn't come as much of a surprise — in fact, if anything, it's become something of a
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Brooklyn Designer Held Without Bail for Hanging Plastic Bags from Trees
File this under WTF: Japanese Takeshi Miyakawa, who lives in Brooklyn, was arrested for hanging a plastic bag filled with LED lights from a tree in Greenpoint, and he's now being held without bail for 30 days. Miyakawa's installation of glowing "I Love NY" bags was meant as a tribute to the city, in