Category: visual

“The bare walls of the gallery — where priceless American paintings were long displayed — reflected the mournful tone of the discussion about the museum and school. In 2014, a District judge approved a deal that gave the National Gallery of Art custody of the museum’s 17,000-piece collection and George Washington University control of its renowned art school.”

“‘It’s no less ambitious than an effort to reframe art history,’ said Ms. Joyner, who sees herself as righting a wrong. ‘First, to include more broadly those who have been overlooked — and, for those with visibility, to steward and contextualize those careers.'”

“I’m also a little timid, so I needed a medium to get rid of the rigidity in myself for the art. In my hometown [Quanzhou, China], there were so many firecracker factories, so I had easy access to gunpowder. Using gunpowder as a medium became a way to liberate myself.”

“‘Let’s use the 2018 election to change the culture of fear,’ Ms. Bruguera said in the one-and-a-half-minute video, adding, ‘To make a Cuba that is run by us all, not by a few.'”

“One of the most potent weapons in its outreach to African-Americans in cities across the country was its artwork. In posters, pamphlets and its popular newspaper, The Black Panther, the party’s imagery was guided by the vision of Emory Douglas, its minister of culture.”

“This calls into question the long-held belief that art history experts can identify the hand of a master simply by looking at a work, and could have major implications for the Old Master market moving forward.”

If the piece can be repaired does the artist have to do it? If not, does the piece then lose its value because it’s no longer authentic? And who pays what to whom?

“The National Museum of Beirut, which stood on the deadly Green Line during the Lebanese civil war, has reopened fully to the public after more than 40 years. On 7 October, [dignitaries] inaugurated the restored basement galleries dedicated to Lebanon’s ancient funerary art.”

“First it was suspected counterfeit chairs, and now, counterfeit tickets – the Palace of Versailles is having a rough year. Five employees of the opulent tourist attraction were indicted for fraud on Monday, after French police confirmed a fake ticket conspiracy suspected by innocent colleagues.”

“To find out how African American artists fare at auction, we take a look at data from the last 30 years, focusing on American artists born after 1955. For this analysis, rather than individual prices, we focus on auction volume (the total of their sales in a given year), which offers a broader reflection of the appetite for artists’ work.”