“In a way we are monetizing these V.I.P. tickets.”
Category: visual
Manhattan’s Galleries Are Being Squeezed Out
Rents are rising everywhere. Prices have more than doubled in Chelsea and have risen by around 30% to 35% in the Lower East Side, dealers say. “New York is very different from the time when galleries moved from Soho to Chelsea. There aren’t really spare neighbourhoods any more.”
The “Personal Reason” Cleveland Museum Director David Franklin Resigned
It isn’t pretty.
Australia’s Richest Art Prize Goes To Jailed Felon
“The nation’s richest art prize has been awarded to a former Art Gallery of NSW security guard who is serving a six-year prison sentence for a drug-induced armed robbery. Nigel Milsom took out the $150,000 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize for his dark portrait of his grandfather’s friend, Uncle Paddy.”
Princess Of Qatar Tops ArtReview‘s Power 100 List
“Her full title is Her Excellency Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani … The sheikha, daughter of the former emir of Qatar and sister of the current one, has control of the biggest cash pile in the world when it comes to buying western modern and contemporary art.”
Banksy’s New York Residency Runs Afoul Of NYPD’s Graffitti Police
“Today’s announcement on Banksy.co.uk points to a larger obstacle that Banksy will be facing going forward with his New York residency, the New York Police Department’s draconian anti-graffiti policies.”
Have A Look At The Finalists For The 2013 Turner Prize
Visitors to the finalists’ show in Derry “can attend a Mad Hatter’s tea party with Laure Prouvost’s grandparents, be accosted by strangers to discuss the free market thanks to Tino Sehgal, see Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s made-up portraits, and join the world’s daftest life-drawing class hosted by David Shrigley.”
Garish Makeover Botches Restoration Of Chinese Wall Paintings
Compare the before and after…
France Cuts Tax On Importing Art From 7% to 5.5%.
“The move is a major reversal as the government initially proposed raising the import tax rate earlier this year from 7% to 10%.”
Christo Battles On For Colorado Project
An opposition group, Rags Over the Arkansas River, has filed a lawsuit in federal court, saying the project will be too disruptive to wildlife, traffic, fishing and river rafting businesses.