Category: visual

“It is not entirely clear why Bomford is leaving in February instead of waiting for Cuno to name a museum director, but his departure is a sign that Bomford, Cuno or both realized that he was not the best fit for the open job. Bomford was not available to speak today, according to a Getty spokesperson.”

After swearing off his “abstract canvases of candy-color dots” in 2008, Hirst has started (mass-)producing his signature spot paintngs again – and “he has persuaded the gallery owner Larry Gagosian to let him take over all 11 of his galleries … to hold a retrospective” of those works in January.

“Treasures worth more than £65m, including a Poussin, a Van Dyck and a stupendous Turner painting that was the artist’s final image of Rome, will all leave the UK because no one had sufficient money to prevent their export, an annual report has revealed.”

“Holl, 64, has celebrated projects all over Europe, and in Seattle, Kansas City, and Iowa. He has conquered China with two extraordinary commercial projects. Last week, the American Institute of Architects announced that he would receive the 2012 Gold Medal, the highest honor the organization bestows.’

“You also have to ask yourself as an artist, ‘What would be more appealing … to have made the Mona Lisa painting itself or have made the merchandising possibilities – putting a postcard on everyone’s walls all over the world? Both are brilliant, but in a way I would probably prefer the postcards – just to get my art out there.”

“Bringing his models onto the canvas, Ben Heine covers them in acrylic paint, turning them into living works of art. The 28-year-old spends more than three hours on each piece for his series called Flesh and Acrylic.”

Art historians won’t talk about authentication anymore – at least not on record. Why? Lawsuits. Lots and lots of lawsuits.

With new fragments and new reconstruction work, archaeologists may finally solve the mystery of the 35,000-year-old “Lion Man” – which may really be the “Lion Woman.”

Used to be one had to pity the novice art collector, intimidated by older, more knowledgable and experienced collectors, bullied by auction houses and endless parties at art fairs. But no longer. Collecting’s transformation starts with — what else? — the internet (and maybe an app or two).