Jeffrey Deitch Rumored to Open New Basement Space in Chelsea Hotel.
Posted: Saturday May 16, 2015
We hear that Jeffrey Deitch is opening a space in the basement of the Chelsea Hotel, per an artist who claims to have had work considered for an upcoming show. The landmark residence is famous—or infamous—for its association with the downtown New York art scene. Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe, and
Artnet News Offers 10 Tips To Make Art Fairs More Fun
Posted: Sunday May 10, 2015
With Frieze and Art Miami New York almost upon us, we thought it would be a good time to share this helpful Artnet News article from April 24th.As any seasoned art lover knows, art fairs are a double-edged sword: while attending them is an easy way to see and sell
Could the Prado Lose Hieronymus Bosch Masterpiece?
Posted: Sunday May 10, 2015
The Prado and a New Royal Museum Duel Over PaintingsMADRID — A royal battle is simmering here.On one side is the Prado, a renowned repository of art and a showcase of Spanish culture that draws huge numbers of tourists. On the other is a brash newcomer, emerging onto the scene
Helen Toomer Talks Directing and Collecting
Posted: Saturday March 14, 2015
Helen Toomer, director of PULSE Contemporary Art Fair, is sitting at the kitchen table of her Williamsburg apartment next to a stack of floor plans. “There’s something comforting about the parameters of the physical space,” she says, thumbing the papers. PULSE New York is less than a month away and
12 Artists Who Do BDSM Better Than 50 Shades of Grey
Posted: Tuesday March 3, 2015
Whether you've read the book, seen the movie, or are just trying to ignore it all, it's impossible to deny that 50 Shades of Grey is everywhere. Sam Taylor-Johnson's sexual thriller, based on the bestselling book by E. L. James, has made bondage mainstream, well sort of, much to the chagrin of both the
John Currin Takes Over Gagosian in Los Angeles for the Oscars
Posted: Tuesday March 3, 2015
Los Angeles certainly knows how to throw a party. But never is it more obvious than in the week leading up to the Academy Awards, when its party-throwing prowess is on full display. There are soirées by Vanity Fair, the Weinstein Company, and Bulgari—one can easily find herself invited to four or
Dissecting The London Postwar Sales
Posted: Tuesday March 3, 2015
The postwar and contemporary evening sales in London this month brought in more than £240 million (about $370 million) in total sales for Sotheby’s and Christie’s—a banner year for the annual auctions. Today we slice into the numbers to see how the big two achieved those results. As the graph above shows, almost
Photographer Develops 31 Lost Film Rolls Taken by World War II Soldier
Posted: Tuesday March 3, 2015
Photographer Levi Bettwieser has an unusual passion: he hunts down and develops old film rolls left inside vintage cameras or forgotten by their owners in the backs of musty drawers. He sees himself as “rescuing” the images from oblivion. “I believe if we weren’t actually searching for and finding these
The New Museum Triennial Offers a Dazzling and Dystopian Vision of the Future
Posted: Tuesday March 3, 2015
The figure is back. This, according to New Museum's Triennial “Surround Audience," which offers a near-deafening obsession with the self, is its main thesis. Curated by Lauren Cornell and artist Ryan Trecartin, the exhibition takes a look at how technology affects us, a focus that mercifully puts a plug in
Mellon's Single-Owner Sale Shatters Expectations at Sotheby's
Posted: Sunday November 30, 2014
A high-quality mixed bag of mostly 19th- and 20th-century art from the collection of Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, the late and storied philanthropist and horticulturist, achieved a perfect score at Sotheby’s Monday evening, tallying a robust $158,737,250. All of the 43 lots offered sold, making it, in old-fashioned auction terminology, a