Category: visual

“Richter’s late, abstract works are particularly sought after because of their broad appeal: colourful abstracts which can fit into any interior, cannot offend anyone (unlike some of his tougher earlier works which deal with death or politics) and are recognizable trophies which give the owner immense bragging rights.”

The identity of a man in a Hans Holbein portrait is a mystery no more, thanks to technology and British conservators.

” I don’t feel like we’re in a bubble, but the nature of bubbles is that you never see them. My gut feeling based on previous cycles is that we’re in a strengthening period. Spectacular trophy pictures are continuing to sell for dizzying prices because there’s still a lot of money floating around the world.”

“Museums have to balance security concerns with visitor experience. Museums are often reluctant to cover the works with glass or another protective barrier because people want to see the work up close.”

“[The] museum on Friday began MetPublications, an online resource that will allow users to search more than 600 catalogs, journals and museum bulletins by title, keyword, publication type, theme or collection. Of that number, 368 are out-of-print catalogs and publications.”

Chicago once hosted an internationally important art fair. Now it’s trying to regain some ground with a new fair. But mixed results in its first year have organizers saying already that next year’s fair will shrink.

“Officials on Wednesday announced plans for the long overdue restoration of the Carracci Gallery in the Palazzo Farnese. With the bidding process for restorers now open, work on the Baroque masterpiece, which dates to the beginning of the 17th century, is scheduled to start in January and take a year to complete.”

“Almost 25 years on from the artist’s death, the obsession with his work continues to grow, as for the second year running his work sold for more money at auction than any other contemporary artist.” (On Wednesday, his 1984 Big Joy sold for £2.6 million.)

“The rules of artists’ representation are being rewritten as the market expands. As dealers open more spaces abroad, artists have to decide who to show with, and where.”

“Wlodzimierz Umaniec, an artist who co-founded an artistic movement known as “yellowism”, was arrested on Monday and charged last night after the mural was vandalised on Sunday.”