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Wednesday, 29 June 2016 11:55

Palm Beach’s Norton Museum of Art will reopen on Tuesday, July 5, following a month-long closure. The institution has been shuttered since May 30 as it prepares for a $100-million expansion project helmed by the London-based architecture firm, Foster + Partners. Construction will begin once the museum reopens and is expected to last through winter 2018. The Norton will offer free admission during this time.

Wednesday, 29 June 2016 11:52

The California-based painter, Wayne Thiebaud, has donated a number of important works to UC Davis’ forthcoming Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art. The bequest spans Thiebaud’s varied career and includes landscapes, figurative works, and the artist’s signature still lifes of brightly colored confections. To date, Thiebaud has donated seventy-two of his own works to the museum, which is slated to open in November.

Tuesday, 28 June 2016 14:04

1. This Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece is on the market for the first time—The legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed this 2,674-square-foot residence for Paul Olfelt, a radiologist, and his family, in 1958. Completed in 1960, the home was built into a hillside and is surrounded by 3.77 wooded acres near downtown Minneapolis. Up until now, the Olfelts have been the home’s sole occupants.

Tuesday, 28 June 2016 14:04

The Centre Pompidou in Paris has sent a stunning selection of works from its collection to the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. The exhibition, Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou: Timeline 1906-1977, features one work for each year in its seven-decade span. The show begins with a 1906 Raoul Dufy painting and includes works by Constantin Brancusi, Jean Dubuffet, Henri Matisse, and Marcel Duchamp.

Tuesday, 28 June 2016 14:02

A shocking new report published by London’s Commission for Looted Art in Europe revealed that after World War II, looted artworks were returned to high-ranking Nazi officials, including Hermann Goring and Martin Bormann, rather than the families they were stolen from. Some works were retained by Bavaria, making their way into a number of state-owned museums. The looted artworks, which were recovered by the Monuments Men, were returned to the country with the understanding that they would be given back to their rightful owners.

Tuesday, 28 June 2016 14:02

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland has unveiled its new, 11,500-square-foot building. The structure, designed by the Japanese architect Toshiko Mori, features 5,500 square feet of exhibition space, a central courtyard, and walls of glass. This is the first permanent home for the sixty-three-year-old institution, which is located within walking distance from the Farnsworth Art Museum and the Wyeth Center.

Tuesday, 28 June 2016 13:58

The Waldorf Astoria—an iconic luxury hotel in Midtown Manhattan—will close in 2017 for a considerable renovation. The Art Deco landmark, which was bought by the Chinese holdings company Anbang Insurance Group Co. back in 2015, is expected to remain shuttered for around three years while more than three-quarters of the hotel’s 1,413 rooms are converted into high-end  condominiums.

Monday, 27 June 2016 08:35

When it launched in 2010, Masterpiece London was the talk of the town thanks to its spectacular mix of art, antiques, and design. Dubbed a “cross-collecting fair,” the event brings together modern and classic material seamlessly—a model that has been adopted by an array of celebrated and long-running fairs, including TEFAF Maastricht and the Winter Antiques Show.

Monday, 27 June 2016 08:34

On June 24, the Musée Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Québec in Quebec City debuted its new Pierre Lassonde pavilion. The five-story structure doubles the museum’s exhibition space and also includes an auditorium, a café, and an eco-friendly rooftop garden. The OMA-designed pavilion cost $79.5 million to realize.

Monday, 27 June 2016 08:33

For the past twenty years, Linda Gertner Zatlin, a professor of English at Morehouse College in Atlanta, has been tracking down works by the English illustrator Aubrey Beardsley. Zatlin has used her findings to put together a catalogue raisonne of Beardsley’s work. The two-volume tome, published by Yale University Press, features around 1,200 drawings, paintings, prints and posters.

Monday, 27 June 2016 08:31

Paris’ Kraemer Gallery has pulled out of the esteemed Biennale des Antiquaires amid allegations that gallerist Laurent Kraemer sold fake  Louis XV chairs chairs to the Palace of Versailles. Kraemer was arrested, along with Bill Pallot, a chair specialist, earlier this month. Art fraud officer have been investigating the pair since 2012.

Monday, 27 June 2016 08:30

Bill Cunningham, the iconic fashion photographer who chronicled four decades worth of street style for The New York Times, has passed away. Cunningham, who suffered a stroke recently, was 87. Donning a uniform of khaki pants and a blue jacket, Cunningham traversed New York City on his bicycle, snapping pictures of people from all walks of life whose unique personal style caught his eye.

Friday, 24 June 2016 12:04

Apartments go on the market every day in New York City, but there are some real estate gems that don’t come along very often. A residence in a Beaux Arts townhouse designed by Carrère & Hastings (1895‒1924) is one such rarity. So, when Sandra Nunnerley became aware of two apartments in an Upper East Side building by the legendary New York firm, she knew it was an opportunity she couldn’t pass up.

Friday, 24 June 2016 12:01

The Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam was forced to move displays to higher ground as high rainfall caused water to seep into the institution's basement. The museum’s underground display houses a collection of archaeological artifacts and design objects created between 1300 and 1900. Rare books were also evacuated from the institution's library.

Friday, 24 June 2016 12:01

The Dallas Museum of Art and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art have jointly acquired two works by the Minimalist artist Walter de Maria—Large Rod Series: Circle/Rectangle, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, a floor-based sculpture from the artist’s Large Rod Series, and a suite of seven works on paper from his Pure Polygon Series. The Dallas Museum of Art will highlight De Maria’s influential oeuvre this fall.

Friday, 24 June 2016 12:00

The Museum of Modern Art in New York has announced that it will mount a retrospective of the career of Louise Lawler in 2017. Lawler, whose career spans four decades, is best known for her photographs of other artists’ work in a variety of settings, ranging from the home to the gallery wall. The exhibition will also include a sound installation created between 1972 and 1981 called Birdcalls.

Friday, 24 June 2016 11:54

Benjamin Doller will join Lisa Dennison and George Wachter as the third chairman of Sotheby’s America. Doller, who will assume his new post immediately, has been with the auction house since 1979, working his way from a cataloguer to vice chairman. A number of high-profile employees have left Sotheby’s in recent months, including Alex Rotter and Cheyenne Westphal, who helmed the auction house’s contemporary art department.

Thursday, 23 June 2016 11:57

1. High Style High Rise by Cullman & Kravis—This chic high rise by Cullman & Kravis features a divine mix of fine art, antiques, and decorative accessories. A neutral palette throughout the home provides a quiet backdrop for bold, abstract canvases and sculptures as well as modern landscapes and works on paper. Luxe finishes, including rich woods, lustrous metals, and plush upholstery add to the home’s inviting atmosphere.

Thursday, 23 June 2016 11:56

On Wednesday, June 22, Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Sale netted $37.8 million—the lowest grossing evening sale in the category in over a decade. The auction fell short of its presale estimate and twelve of the thirty-three lots offered failed to sell. The sale followed a smashing auction at Sotheby’s, which garnered $151.9 million. The auction at Christie’s took place the night before the controversial Brexit vote in the UK.

Thursday, 23 June 2016 11:54

The U.S. government is on a mission to reclaim an Ad Reinhardt painting it says was created under the Works Progress Administration. The abstract work, which once hung in a school in Staten Island, was acquired by the current owner in 1997 at Sotheby’s. While the auction house has remained mum on the matter, the catalogue from the sale states that the canvas was acquired directly from the artist.

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