Archive for July, 2008
Forty paintings stolen by nazis and recently reclaimed from the Dutch government are currently on view in the traveling exhibition: Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut through September 7, 2008. The exhibition will also travel to the Jewish Museum in New York and be on view […]
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Tags: Bruce Museum, Jacques Goudstikker, Jewish Museum, Marei von Saher, nazi looted art
Forbidden City Synchronized swimming not your cup of tea? Beijing has a smorgasbord of cultural offerings ranging from cutting edge contemporary art to decadent imperial treasures. Tony Chen is a fantastic guide and can arrange for everything from highly customized tours to a top-notch driver (ask for William). A few hours spent exploring the Forbidden City is […]
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Tags: architecture, Beijing, China, Olympics, TOP 5's, travel
A painting believed to be lost, La Surprise, a 14 inch oil on panel by 18th century master Jean-Antoine Watteau was sold in Christie’s Old Masters sale for a record setting $24.4 million. It is the highest price realized for the artist and for a pre-Impressionist French painter. In art historical circles, the painting was […]
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Tags: bought-on, Christie's, Goya, old masters, Watteau
Amei Wallach discusses the joys and challenges of filming Louise Bourgeois in ARTINFO’s fascinating interview about her new documentary film, “The Spider, The Mistress, and the Tangerine,” co-directed with Marion Cajori. The film features insight from critics/curators Robert Storr and Deborah Wye, and Ms. Bourgeois’ longtime assistant, Jerry Gorovoy.
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Tags: Deborah Wye, documentary film, Jerry Gorovoy, Louise Bourgeois, Robert Storr
Holland Cotter wrote a delicious review of Louise Bourgeois, currently at the Guggenheim through September 28, 2008. Bourgeois, 97, was born in Paris and lives in New York. While her work has been associated with the major movements of the 20th century, she has remained faithful to a style uniquely her own in the face of […]
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Tags: Guggenheim, Holland Cotter, Louise Bourgeois, Modern sculpture
Fakes at Brooklyn Museum
The Art Newspaper reported that one third of the Coptic sculpture collection at the Brooklyn Museum is comprised of modern reproductions of late Egyptian sculpture. An upcoming exhibition in February 2009, “Coptic Sculpture at the Brooklyn Museum,” will shed light on the forgeries. The fakes were acquired by the museum in the 1960’s and 1970’s […]
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Tags: antiques, Brooklyn Museum, collecting, Coptic sculpture, fakes