The Daily Checklist
– Nic Cage's Art for Sale: Film blogger Jordan Morris snagged a prized item at actor Nicolas Cage's recent estate sale: a small abstract artwork in bright hues of yellow, red, and blue, with a triangular form surrounded by a circle at its center. According to...
– Beuys Biography Alleges Nazi Ties: In his incendiary new biography of Joseph Beuys, the art historian Hans Peter Riegel suggests that the revered German artist's devotion to the occult beliefs and racial theories of Rudolf Steiner eventually shaped not only...
– Neighbors Angry Over Peeping Tom Artist's Photographs: Neighbors of the Tribeca-based photographer Arne Svenson who live in the glass-walled Zinc Building across the street from his studio are predictably upset to see themselves, however...
– Kapoor Calls U.K. Arts Scene "Fucked": As he prepares a major solo exhibition at Berlin's Martin-Gropius-Bau, British artist Anish Kapoor is finding Germany's art culture far more accommodating and ambitious than the U.K.'s. "In Germany...
– Vermeer's Secret Apprentice: In his new book, "Vermeer's Family Secrets," art historian Benjamin Binstock suggests that Vermeer's daughter Maria — who sports a pearl earring in one of her father's most famous works — served as his studio assistant and...
– Hopper's "Nighthawks" Diner Discovered: In a long-term investigation to figure out once and for all the location that inspired Edward Hopper's most iconic work, "Nighthawks," writer Christopher Bonanos discovered that the glass-walled corner diner is almost...
– Bobbies Bring Down Voina Protest: British police put a stop to a protest in support of the Russian anarchist art collective Voina in London on Sunday after activists hung a banner with the image of the group's imprisoned leader, Oleg Vorotnikov, from London...
– Sotheby's First Quarter Losses Double: In the first quarter of 2013, Sotheby's lost some $22.3 million, more than double the $10.7 million it lost over the same period in 2012. Revenue for the period was also down, by three percent, to $101.7...
– The Most Popular Museum on Facebook: The comparatively tiny Amsterdam art space Greenbox Gallery, which is devoted to contemporary art from Saudi Arabia and was founded by collector Aarnout Helb in 2009, has racked up more "...
– NYC Mayoral Candidate Flip-Flops on Anti-Art Record: When Joe Lhota was Rudy Giuliani's deputy mayor he led a public crusade against the Brooklyn Museum for exhibiting "The Holy Virgin Mary," a Chris Ofili painting whose materials include elephant dung and...
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February 09, 2013