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Abramović and Ulay
Following last week’s conclusion of the legal battle between Marina Abramović and her former partner and artistic collaborator Ulay–in which a Dutch court ordered Abramović to dole out €250,000 ($282,000) to Ulay as payment for sales stemming from past artistic collaborations between the two–comes this analysis of the case from art historian and journalist Noah Carney and Dutch lawyer Edgar Tijhuis. [Salon]
Old Masters
A 300-year-old painting by the Old Master Jacob Jordaens, potentially valued at £3 million ($3.88 million), has been discovered in a storeroom in Swansea, England. [The Independent]
Auction
Six bottles of 1998 Petrus wine out of the Pomerol region of Bordeaux, Frances, have the potential to sell for upwards of $15,470 at an upcoming Sotheby’s sale in Hong Kong next weekend. [Bloomberg]
Legendary Christie’s gavel master Hugh Edmeades is going independent. [Antiques Trade Gazette]
Death
Award-winning Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook passed away last week. [National Post]
Dance
On 18-year-old Catherine Conley, the first American to train in Cuba’s storied ballet system. [CNN]
Horse Talk
Here is the great website horsetalk.co.nz on how twelve horses “ignited the Arte Povera movement.” [horsetalk.co.nz]
Scene Reports
A photo of Alex Rodriguez and Jeff Koons together. [Twitter]
A dispatch from the Ryan McNamara-organized “Back to School” benefit, which happened last Friday at MoMA PS1 in Queens. [W Magazine]
Documentation of the group exhibition “The Keeper” at New Museum. [Contemporary Art Daily]
Photos from Grace Anderson’s show “Diary of Dreams” at Punk Cafe in Melbourne. [Sex Magazine]