“It’s been cast in bronze, stuffed in a jar and painted by the likes of Jasper Johns, Man Ray and Alexander Calder. Introducing one of the art world’s lesser-known icons: the light bulb.” New York’s Pace Gallery has assembled 32 artists’ take on the subject.
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Cleaning Lady Mistakenly Scrubs Away Art
“A $1.1 million art installation in Germany’s Ostwall Museum was damaged by a cleaning woman who mistook a hand-painted patina for dirt and scrubbed it away.”
Van Gogh’s Socks And Pollock’s Viscosity – For Kids
“We have one for Van Gogh. It’s called Van Gogh’s sock drawer,” says an Indianpolis arts TV show producer. “What did he put in his coffee? What was he like on a daily basis? The kids get really excited when I make [the artists] more human.”
Not An Urban Legend: Cleaner Damages Modern Art. For Real.
The artist is dead, and parts of the $1 million work of art have been cleaned right away. Now what?
How You Gonna Keep Them At The History Museum When They Can See It On TV? (Better Exhibits!)
Museums are hurting, but history museums are hurting worse. How can they stay relevant – and also stay afloat?
Art Evolves, And So Do Performance Artists
Yes, all right, Chris Burden is famous for having someone shoot him back in the heady early days of performance art. But now he makes ships that sail themselves, and he’s still into pushing limits.
From Radiators To Graffiti: The Material History Of Spray Pain
How did spray paint get its start? As a way for a salesman to show off colors for radiator paints. To put it mildly, things have changed.
New Yorkers, Calm Down: Arkansas Deserves Art Too
At the new Wal-Mart-fortune-funded Crystal Bridges: “Why should art be sandwiched in cities? City folk may go to more opening parties, but they’re no more culture hungry. Often less. In the meantime, talk here in the local bar is all about the new museum.”
Market For Aboriginal Art Collapses
“Since the beginning of the global financial crisis, the market for Aboriginal art has suffered. As a result, buyers are much more discerning.”
So In These Uncertain Times, What Are Top Collectors Looking At?
“Just as investors monitor the moves of Warren Buffett for clues about the direction of the stock market and watch Bill Gross’s choices for insight into bonds, art buyers seeking an edge try to track the buying and selling of a handful of top collectors.”