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Thursday, 21 July 2016 12:17

The Reynolda House Museum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, welcomed over 55,000 visitors between July 2015 and June 2016. The institution, which specializes in American art from the Colonial period to today, saw a thirty-five percent jump in attendance over the past year. The museum recently hosted two blockbuster exhibitions—The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism and Ansel Adams: Eloquent Light, which is the Reynolda House’s most popular show to date.

Thursday, 21 July 2016 12:15

The French luxury goods magnate and art collector, Francois Pinault, will exhibit works from his monumental contemporary art collection in Germany this fall. Works by such luminaries as Cindy Sherman, Bruce Nauman, and Steve McQueen will go on view at the Museum Folkwang in Essen. The exhibition, which will explore the idea of self-representation in art, will run from October 7, 2016, to January 15, 2017.

Wednesday, 20 July 2016 12:20

1. Black and White House by Ike Kligerman Barkley.

This two-story stunner by Ike Kligerman Barkley was inspired by the English and Swedish country houses of yore—specifically, the eighteenth century home of botanist Carl Linnaeus. Celebrated designer, Alexa Hampton, was responsible for the residence’s interior decoration, opting for elegant antiques, including a Swedish Mora clock, and bold abstract art.

Wednesday, 20 July 2016 12:19

The German Lost Art Foundation, which is responsible for evaluating the provenance of the artworks that were found in Cornelius Gurlitt’s Munich apartment back in 2012, announced that ninety-one works were likely looted from Jewish owners during World War II. Gurlitt, who died in 2014, owned over 1,500 artworks that were amassed by his father, an art dealer who sold so-called degenerate art on behalf of the Nazi regime. The collection includes works by Henri Matisse, Max Liebermann, and Marc Chagall.

Wednesday, 20 July 2016 12:18

The Gagosian Gallery, which operates sixteen gallery spaces across the globe, will pay $4.28 million in back taxes to New York State. According to  Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York State Attorney General, the gallery failed to pay sales tax on hundreds of art transactions between 2005 and 2015. The settlement was the largest ever reached by the Attorney General’s office in a case involving an art gallery. Gagosian, which represents, Jeff Koons, Anselm Kiefer, and Richard Serra, brings in tens of million of dollars a year.

Wednesday, 20 July 2016 12:17

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Norman Rockwell’s first Saturday Evening Post cover, the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, hosted a model reunion. The event brought together numerous people who had sat for Rockwell, including Lynda Gunn, who, as a young girl, modeled for Rockwell’s iconic The Problem We All Live With.

Wednesday, 20 July 2016 12:17

Jeff Koons, the contemporary artist known for his mirror-polished, stainless steel balloon animals, laid off fourteen staff members after they tried to unionize. Koons operates a studio in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, where assistants help bring his often larger-than-life works to fruition. Koons has earned a reputation for being hard on employees after a number of former staffers went public with their experiences working under the art world superstar.

Tuesday, 19 July 2016 12:13

Over the past decade, the Newport Antiques Show has emerged as a mainstay of the summer antiques show schedule. Held at the St. George’s School in Middletown, Rhode Island—a seaside town just north of Newport—the show attracts a top-notch crowd of collectors, curators, and enthusiasts thanks to its abundance of superlative material and sophisticated atmosphere. Another aspect that sets the Newport Antiques Show apart is its indefatigable dedication to education.

Tuesday, 19 July 2016 12:12

A stunning copper and bronze sculpture by the artist and modern furniture designer, Harry Bertoia, will return to public view after it is repaired and conserved. The work, Free Interpretation of Plant Forms, was designed in 1967 for the Philadelphia Civic Center and has been tucked away in a purpose-built storage unit since 2000. The sculpture, which belongs to the city of Philadelphia, will go on view on the grounds of the Woodmere Art Museum.

Tuesday, 19 July 2016 12:11

The Los Angeles-based gallerist, Margo Leavin, has donated $20 million to the UCLA School of Arts and Architecture. The gift will fund the renovation and expansion of the school’s graduate art studio facilities. The donation marks the largest single gift ever given by an alumna to the arts within the University of California system. Leavin, who specializes in contemporary art, graduated from UCLA in 1958 with a degree in psychology.

Tuesday, 19 July 2016 12:11

The fourth edition of the Outsider Art Fair Paris will take place October 20-23, 2016, at Hôtel du Duc. The show, which runs alongside FIAC, the city’s most important contemporary art fair, has just released its exhibitor list. Among the thirty-eight dealers participating in this year’s show are New York’s Ricco/Maresca Gallery, London’s England & Co., and Paris’ Galerie Beatrice Soulie. Eighteen of the exhibitors are new to the fair.

Tuesday, 19 July 2016 12:07

Last November, the famed British art dealer, Leslie Waddington, passed away, leaving behind a monumental collection of modern and contemporary masterpieces. Christie’s has just announced that it will offer 200 works from Waddington’s illustrious collection this October in London. Among the sale’s most talked about lots are a 1950s painting by Jean Dubuffet, a rare, wall-mounted mobile by Alexander Calder, and an abstract work by Agnes Martin.

Monday, 18 July 2016 11:41

A beach house should be a calming retreat from the everyday, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be sedate.  When longtime clients of Anthony Baratta called on the designer to create the interiors of their newly-built Southampton home, they knew they wouldn’t end up with a typical getaway. Baratta, who is known for his bright, pattern-packed designs, focused on devising colorful spaces that were well-suited for relaxing and entertaining.

Monday, 18 July 2016 11:40

This December, one of Vincent van Gogh’s iconic paintings of his bedroom in Arles will go on view at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. The work is the second in a series of three, painted between 1888 and 1889, while Van Gogh was staying at a psychiatric asylum at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. The painting, which is being loaned by the Art Institute of Chicago, will be exhibited alongside six other works by Van Gogh from the Norton Simon’s permanent collection.

Monday, 18 July 2016 11:39

The BBC program Fake or Fortune has attributed an early portrait to the British painter Lucien Freud. The painting belongs to the London-based designer, Jon Turner, who inherited the work from two artist friends. While the original owners said that the work was an early portrait painted by Freud when he was in art school, the artist himself denied that it was his. Specialists at Christie’s identified it as a painting by Freud in 1985, but rescinded the claim when Freud said he had not painted it.

Monday, 18 July 2016 11:38

its staff in an effort to combat a $10 million deficit. At least 100 employees are expected to be laid off. The Met, which currently has a staff of about 2,200, announced that it would be making a series of cost-cutting measures back in April. Originally, the institution stated that layoffs would number in the dozens. So far, more than fifty employees have accepted voluntary buyouts.

Monday, 18 July 2016 11:37

UNESCO has added seventeen works by the seminal Modernist architect, Le Corbusier, to the World Heritage List—a collection of sites recognized for their cultural and/or physical significance. The structures, which span seven continents, include the Palace of Assembly in Chandigarh, India, the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo, and La Cite Radieuse in Marseille. The designations could cause somewhat of a stir as two recent publications have claimed that Le Corbusier was a fascist and Nazi sympathizer.

Tuesday, 12 July 2016 13:49

Mark your calendars! On June 12, 2017, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will unveil a long-awaited retrospective dedicated to the one-and-only Frank Lloyd Wright. Widely considered the father of modern American architecture, Wright left an indelible mark on contemporary culture. Not only did he change the face of modern living forever (you have him to thank for open floor plans, carports, and the use of native building materials), his work continues to inspire new generations of designers and design lovers alike.

Tuesday, 12 July 2016 13:49

Sotheby’s has named Helena Newman—the auction house’s Co-Head Worldwide of Impressionist and Modern Art—chairman of Sotheby’s Europe. Newman will join fellow chairs Oliver Barker, Mario Tavella, and Philipp Württemberg. Newman, who has been with Sotheby’s for twenty-eight years, oversaw the highest grossing auction ever held in Europe, which netted $263 million in 2010. Newman’s appointment follows a string of high-profile departures at Sotheby’s, including Henry Wyndham, who stepped down as chairman of Sotheby’s Europe in February.

Tuesday, 12 July 2016 13:48

A group of British Parliament members have introduced a bill to return the Elgin Marbles—a collection of classical sculptures made by the people of Athens for the Parthenon—to Greece. For years, Greece has pleaded with the British Museum to return the works, which were purchased by the institution in 1817. The marbles had been taken from Greece by Lord Elgin—a Scottish nobleman and diplomat.

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