Category: visual

“Last year it was Chinese and Indian art that was on the up – and sales are still strong as an auction in Hong Kong saw earlier this month. The multi-million pound herd of buyers who stampede around the world in pursuit of the art market’s “next big thing” is rushing this weekend to buy into what they hope will be the latest bubble: Russian art.”

“After being closed two years for renovation, the Oakland Museum of California will reopen next weekend with an inviting new look, new amenities and new interactive features. The changes include redesigned, reconceived art and history galleries, new acquisitions, a new gourmet cafe and an expanded gift shop.”

“Serota’s warmth, acuity and dedication – not to mention the amused gleam in his eye – make it easy to understand exactly why he has more than prospered in his job. His passion for art is unmistakable in everything he says.”

“Depending on whom you ask, the fact that Art Chicago has soldiered on for three decades is either a no-brainer or a miracle. Its longevity is admirable. Its financial stability, especially now that it’s in the hands of a trade-show giant, is undeniable. But the questions remain: Do we still care about one of the longest-running art fairs in the United States?”

“The works – under the title Trésors du Coffre Vollard – constitute the remnants of a vast collection of 600 pieces assembled by legendary Paris art dealer Ambroise Vollard, an early champion of several once-unknown painters who became titans of the modern art world.”

“In a further blow, three of the men have insisted they are still entitled to a reward for securing the Madonna of the Yarnwinder, stolen from the Duke of Buccleuch’s Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, in August 2003.”

“It was important, I thought, to do the gazing as intelligently as possible. I knew that she would not smile, or descend into shyness. She would only look. … It was like being brought into a room in Enniscorthy when I was a child on the day after a neighbour had died and being allowed to look at the corpse’s face.”

“In detailed testimony, [New York art dealer Jack] Tilton explained his knowledge about how the list was administered and revealed prominent names that were on the list, including major collectors (like Richard Cooper and Daniel Holtz), dealers (like Marc Jancou), and David Zwirner, who began representing her in 2008.”

David “Choe, 33, has been working day and night on his new show, ‘Nothing to Declare,’ which opens Friday at a pop-up gallery in Beverly Hills. It will be his first local appearance in six years, during which he’s grown from petty criminal to respected international artist.”