Lydia Yee Named Chief Curator of Whitechapel Gallery
Lydia Yee has been named chief curator of London’s Whitechapel Gallery, Artforum reports.
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North Carolina Museum of Art Receives $1.9 M. Grant
The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh received a $1.9 million grant from the State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation for art education research yesterday. The money will reportedly go to construction of a “high-tech education center.” Read more at … Read More
‘Save the Corcoran’ Group Heads to Court Next Week
A judge in Washington, D.C. Superior Court will hear arguments from the “Save the Corcoran” group next week during a four-day hearing aimed at preventing the merger of the Corcoran Gallery of Art with the National Gallery of Art, The … Read More
Chinese State Media Scrubs References to Guo Yongyao Toad After Internet Notices a Resemblance to Former President
A giant inflatable toad sculpture in Beijing by Chinese artist Guo Yongyao has reportedly been part of a minor media coverup by the state news agency Xinhua, according to the AFP. Stories mentioning the sculpture were reportedly deleted after a … Read More
Jeff Koons Got a Little Tipsy, Invented a ‘Split-Rocker’ Cocktail
The New York Post reports today that Rockefeller Center’s Summer Garden and Bar features a ‘Split-Rocker’ margarita in honor of Jeff Koons’ eponymous botanical sculpture there, part of his major retrospective at the Whitney Museum. Astoundingly (and probably a little … Read More
Haim Steinbach Let Loose in Menil Collection’s Storage
The artist curates his own exhibition, with cameos from the museum’s vast holdings Read More
Füsun Eczacıbasi: Bringing Istanbul to the World
Architect and patron Füsun Eczacıbasi is working to create a new model to support Turkish art Read More
Marc Spiegler Seeks Asia Expert for New Basel Hong Kong Director
Art Basel Director Marc Spiegler said in a phone interview today that despite the impending departure of Art Basel’s Director Asia, Magnus Renfrew (who started the fair as Art HK in 2008), Art Basel Hong Kong attendees can expect better editions, if … Read More
Damien Hirst to Open London Art Space Next Year
The Art Newspaper reports that Damien Hirst’s exhibition space, which was said to be set to open this year, will in fact open in “May or June” of next year. The space sounds properly museum-like and will include a restaurant … Read More
Paddle8 Partners With Winklevoss Twins, May Let You Buy Art With Bitcoins
Earlier this week the Winklevoss twins’ Winklevoss Capital invested in the auction start-up Paddle8. The investment on the part of the twins, famous for their claims regarding the development of Facebook and more recently their boosting of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, … Read More
Art Basel Hong Kong’s Magnus Renfrew to Bonhams
Magnus Renfrew, Art Basel’s Director Asia, overseeing its Hong Kong fair, announced that he is leaving the company to join Bonhams as deputy chairman Asia and director of fine arts, according to Bloomberg. Renfrew—the founding director who led the Art HK fair … Read More
Viveca Paulin-Ferrell: L.A. Story
Actress and former auctioneer Viveca Paulin-Ferrell has become a major player on the California scene Read More
Liu Yiqian Waves Off Tea Controversy, Says $36.3 Million Cup ‘Isn’t… Appropriate for the Masses’
Liu Yiqian, one of China’s biggest art collectors, made waves last week when an image of him drinking tea from an antique porcelain cup that he bought at Sotheby’s for $36.3 million (paying for the item with his American Express … Read More
Goldsmiths to Build Public Art Gallery
Goldmsiths, the University of London—home to one of the world’s most prestigious art departments—will soon build a public gallery behind that department’s South East London facility, The Art Newspaper reports.