ARTINFO: News

Art Market: YSL/Berg� Auction Fetches Double Its Estimate

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:00 GMT

A pair of chairs featured in a 1812 ball topped bidding at the auction, which brought in $13.4 million.

Design & Architecture: A Modest Mies Is Slated for Destruction

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:00 GMT

Preservations had fought to preserve the building, which was designed by the famed German architect in the early 1950s.

Appendix: The Appendix: Mysteries of Roman Painting, Art Seizures, and the Last Newspaper

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:39:00 GMT

Plus, Poussin snobbery and news that banks are staying in the art game.

Postwar & Contemporary Art: Deitch Defends Dakis Joannou Show at the New Museum

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 GMT

The dealer, who curates the billionaire businessman�s collection, fired back at critics during a panel discussion at the Fashion Institute of Technology last night.

Design & Architecture: Architecture Contracts Rise in October

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:31:00 GMT

Federal stimulus funds are being credited as part of the reason for the uptick in business.

Museums: Metropolitan Museum Reports $8.4 Million Budget Deficit

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:16:00 GMT

The museum�s annual financial report states that additional losses of as much as $20 million a year have been avoided through sharp cutbacks.

Wine: Spirits Industry Toasts Healthy Auction Results

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:16:00 GMT

Money is flowing into the wine market, delighting an industry that had appeared moribund until recently.

Art Market: Investors Indulge Appetite for Luxury

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:13:00 GMT

Surging auction sales for jewelry, wine, watches, and art signal a rebound from the slump blamed on the financial crisis.

Museums: UC Berkeley Abandons Costly New Museum Design

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:35:00 GMT

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive will not get a new Toyo Ito�designed home, but rather something cheaper.

Wine: 228 Bottles of Wine on the Lam

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:53:00 GMT

Police are searching for thieves who snuck into a Hong Kong warehouse and stole cases of 1982 Chateau Lafite Rothschild.

Appendix: The Appendix: Portraits of a Marriage, a Man in a Speedo, and Jesse Helms

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:54:00 GMT

Plus, Norway notices that another Edvard Munch has been stolen, and Dia teams with the Getty to study "Spiral Jetty."

Design & Architecture: Futuristic Opera Pod Landing in Munich

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:57:00 GMT

Vienna-based architecture firm COOP HIMMELB(L)AU presented its design for a temporary performance space this week.

Art Market: Christie�s and Gucci Unite to Fight Counterfeiters

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:11:00 GMT

The auction house plans to devote a special section of its Web site to reselling authentic, vintage Gucci products.

Art & Crime: Former Winterthur Museum Employee Admits to Theft

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:47:00 GMT

Julian E. Leager Jr. is believed to have made over $128,000 in personal purchases on a company credit card.

Art Market: New Documents Paint a Sloppy Portrait of Ritchies Management

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:24:00 GMT

An analysis of the auctioneer�s financial status suggests that most creditors will walk away from bankruptcy proceedings with nothing.

People: Shaq's Big Debut

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:10:00 GMT

The basketball giant is curating a show about scale in New York.

Art Market: Yves Saint Laurent Still in Style

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:13:00 GMT

Pieces from the collection of the late designer and his life partner posted a 95 percent sell-through rate on the first day of bidding at a charity auction at Christie�s Paris.

Appendix: The Appendix: Tributes to Thomas Kinkade and R. H. Quaytman

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:35:00 GMT

Plus, reviews of Zaha Hadid's Roman museum and a Charles Saatchi television program.

Art Market: Deutsche Bank Signs on as Main ART HK Sponsor

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:17:00 GMT

Corporate art leader Deutsche Bank will sponsor Hong Kong's largest international art fair as it extends its Asia footprint.

Art & Crime: Stunt at Sotheby�s Lands Tape Artist in Jail

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:54:00 GMT

Sam Basset says he was trying to wrap the building as a gesture of �flag-waving in the name of the new creative generation.�

People: Sale of Salander Estate Runs Into Trouble

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:21:00 GMT

Meanwhile, the embattled art dealer is said to be working at a new gallery in Millbrook, New York.

Museums: Court Sides with Houston Museum in Donor Dispute

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:55:00 GMT

A jury affirmed a 2003 will bequeathing the Houston Museum of Fine Arts half of Alfred Glassell Jr.'s $500 million fortune, dismissing a complaint by his daughter.

People: Ono, Plensa, Coyne, and Wodiczko Celebrate Award Wins

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:26:00 GMT

Galerie Lelong follows up a spell of bad news with good.

Appendix: The Appendix: Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Pipilotti Rist, and Paul H-O

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:14:00 GMT

Also, Jerry Saltz on art moralizers, Poland's hot contemporary art market, and the possible demise of a pricey educational program.

Museums: Dealer Holly Solomon�s Papers Headed to Smithsonian

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:05:00 GMT

The late New York gallerist, who often referred to herself as a �pop princess,� amassed a formidable collection of information about the New York art world.