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$1.56 Million Stolen Chagall Recovered in Italy
In a case that seems to have all the elements of a tabloid thriller, involving the yacht of an American millionaire, a stolen Chagall, the old switcheroo, and a famous Italian football player has
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Keun Young Park at Accola Griefen
Korean artist Keun Young Park’s exhibition In Between at Accola Griefen features a series of reconstituted photos of herself. Park painstakingly rips apart her photographic self portraits and glues them onto a blank piece
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Mona Lisa Madness!
Henry F. Pulitzer must be rolling in his grave. The American collector who spent his lifetime attempting to authenticate his painting as an authentic version of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa seems to have received a
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Three Romanian Suspects Nabbed in Connection with $100 Million Triton Collection Art Heist
The Washington Post has reported that Romanian police have three Romanian suspects in custody accused of involvement in the $100 million art heist in Rotterdam last October. Two individuals were caught on the security
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Texas Man Discovers $1 Million Early Diego Rivera in His Home Office
During the recently aired PBS’s Antiques Roadshow filmed in Corpus Christi, Texas in August 2012, a local man was amazed to find that a painting purchased by his great-grandparents was actually a lost painting
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Matisse Stolen from Swedish Museum in 1987 Recovered
The Art Loss Register has reported some good news regarding a small Matisse oil stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm during a brazen theft where, In the early hours of 11
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Simon de Pury Leaves Phillips de Pury
Making the transition from eponymous to anonymous, Carol Vogel at the New York Times has reported that Simon de Pury and his wife Michaela have stepped down from the auction house that has spent
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Splitsville! Hirst and Gagosian Part Ways
The marriage of the art world’s most hyped artist, Damien Hirst, and the art world’s most powerful art dealer appears to be over. The Financial Times has reported that Larry Gagosian and Damien Hirst
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Art Basel Miami 2012: The Writing Is on the Wall
Another major theme at Art Basel Miami 2012 was the prevalence of text based works. Barbara Kruger carried the day by commanding space in multiple booths with single words or simple sentences blurring the
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Art Basel Miami 2012: Thinking Inside the Box
As I wrote in the earlier review of Art Basel Miami Beach 2012, one of the major themes of the fair was that works based on squares or rectangles were exceedingly plentiful. It didn’t
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Art Basel Miami: Aqua Part 1
After being overwhelmed on Thursday at the opening of Art Basel Miami 2012 at the convention center, I opted for a more manageable chunk of art on Friday, visiting the Aqua Fair. Celebrating its
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Art Basel Miami 2012: The Deluge
Yesterday Art Basel Miami 2012 opened its doors to VIPs and the Press. Despite the sheer numbers of moneyed visitors who are expecting to be relieved of close to $1 billion of lucre in
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Art Basel Miami 2012: The Calm Before the Storm
I have woken up in Miami prepared for the onslaught of art and “other stuff” this week. I must admit my emotions range from excitement to trepidation as the daunting schedules already have me
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Lost Leonardo Painting Battle of Anghiari Recovered After Missing For 73 years
2012 has been a huge year for Leonardo afficionados, starting with a large conference in London, a second Mona Lisa has been discovered, a third has been debated, and Leonardo’s lost mural of the
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The $800K Missing Limbs
The Greek myth of Tantalus tells the story of Tantalus who is invited to dine with the gods on Olympus and in a moment of arrogance or cheekiness decides to dice up his son
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Glenn Beck Channels His Inner Serrano and Submerges Obama in Urine
American right wing political pundit Glenn Beck demonstrates that he is not just full of gas, but also possesses ample quantities of his own “Country Time”. After watching this clip, I have found myself
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Michal Rovner at Pace
Israeli artist Michal Rovner presents her mesmerizing video works in her exhibition Topography at Pace. Often projecting streams of what appear to be wandering nomads onto rocks, Rovner plays with both organic and inorganic
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The Eagle Has Landed: Sonnebend Estate Tax Snafu Settled
This year we posted about a conundrum involving the estate of legendary dealer Ileana Sonnabend and the IRS. The controversy involved the 1959 work Canyon by Robert Rauschenberg. The IRS was claiming that the
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Fake Japer Johns Flag Nets Court Appearance Rather Than $11 Million
Sounding a bit like an alchemist’s spell gone awry, a New York foundry owner attempted to mix wax, bronze, and an American flag in his crucible hoping to produce $11 million dollars. Instead he
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Of the People at Contemporary Wing Pop-up
The exhibition Of the People at the Contemporary Wing Pop-up gallery in Washington, DC offers a group show of artists who have been influential in their political views over the past decade. Expanding beyond
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Rubbish Art From the Top of the World
Imagine scaling Mount Everest only to find a garbage heap at its acme, empty oxygen tanks, tin cans, plastic wrappers, and even the remains of a helicopter crash. Then imagine having to clean up
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William Turnbull 1/11/1922 – 11/16/2012
Scottish sculptor William Turnbull has passed away at age 90. Turnbull was born the son of a shipyard engineer in Dundee, Scotland and started his career as an illustrator for publisher DC Thompson. However,
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Dali Print Found in Thrift Store Nets $21K…For the Thrift Store
The Huffington Post has reported that a sharp eyed worker at the Tacoma Goodwill Store spied a donation that might be worth a little more that yor average tea set or old Dunlap tennis
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Update: $2 Million in Paintings Stolen From South African Museum
Last week we reported news of a brazen art theft from the Pretoria Art Museum in South Africa where five paintings were stolen at gunpoint. The Huffington Post has reported that due to a
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Knucklehead Art Thieves Attempt to Turn Gold into Lead
The Daily Mail has reported that police have finally nabbed the men responsible for the theft of Henry Moore’s Sundial sculpture this July. The sculpture was stolen from the 72-acre grounds of The Henry
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Sale of Warhol Works from Foundation Realizes $17 Million at Christie’s
As part of the Warhol Foundation’s shift in focus from preserving and presenting Warhol’s estate to that of being a well endowed foundation focusing on grants and licensing Warhol’s images, the Warhol Foundation auctioned
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$2 Million in Paintings Stolen From South African Museum
Iol news has reported that three armed robbers have taken five paintings worth close to $2 million from the Pretoria Art Museum in South Africa. While not as brazen as the axe wielding
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Van Gogh’s Starry Night in Dominoes
Domino maven Flippycat does Van Gogh’s Starry Night. Quite cool! Thanks to Jeff Weiss
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Jaye Moon at Newman Popiashvili
While many of the galleries in Chelsea are still in recovery mode, as part of our series of presenting exhibitions in Chelsea galleries before they were ravaged by Hurricaine Sandy here is Jaye Moon’s
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Chelsea Attempts to Emerge From Hurricaine Sandy
As Chelsea recovers from the aftermath of Hurricaine Sandy, many galleries are still struggling with water damaged interiors along with soggy inventory. Art critic Jerry Salz writes a sobering piece in the Vulture stating,
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If At First You Don’t Succeed…
The New York Times has an interesting piece regarding the nine lives of art forgeries stating that most art forgeries even after being outed as such, are often quietly resold to another unsuspecting buyer
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Lebbeus Woods 5/30/1940 – 10/30/2012
Lebbeus Woods the artist and architect known for his unique post apocalyptic architectural renderings recently passed away at age 72. Woods whose recent exhibition at Friedman Benda we reviewed in March 2012 was a
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Title: Cave of Forgotten Dreams Artist: Cave Painters of Chauvet Date: 2010 Genre: Documentary Subcategory: Late Stone Age Art Language : English Director: Werner Herzog Time: 90 min Directed and narrated by German filmmaker
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