Record Week at Christie's
Christie's auction house enjoyed a record-breaking £73 million in business last week and has broken six records for sales of individual artists, including Andreas Gursky, Thomas Demand, Glenn Brown, and Pierre Soulages.
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Venice Biennale Committee Resigns
The president and council of the Venice Biennale resigned last week, making it more likely Robert Hughes will be named its curator for 2003.
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Three Bacon Paintings Sell for Close to £2 Million
Three important paintings by Francis Bacon have been sold for almost £2 million at auction.
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London ICA Chairman Sacked
Ivan Massow, former chairman of London's Institute of Contemporary Art, was fired from his position on Monday following his public denunciations of British art-world figures such as Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate Gallery, and artist Tracey Emin.
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Warhola Rex
The biggest Andy Warhol exhibition ever organized opened today at Tate Modern, where advance bookings were being sold so fast in January that it is expected to be the gallery's biggest draw ever.
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Black Fine Arts Show Raises Ongoing Questions
A big philosophical question always hovers over the National Black Fine Art Show: are race-based exhibitions a good idea?
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Francis Bacon Estate and Dealer Settle Suit
Two years ago, the estate of Francis Bacon sued the Marlborough gallery for allegedly defrauding it of millions of dollars by systematically undervaluing the late painter's work. Both parties, however, have decided to avoid a bruising and expensive legal battle.
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Gifts to MoMA in Honor of Departing Varnedoe
Several trustees have given works to the Museum of Modern Art to honor chief curator Kirk Varnedoe's departure.
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Robert Hughes a Favorite for Venice Biennale Curatorship
Italy's ultra-conservative undersecretary of State for culture, Vittorio Sgarbi, has announced that Time art critic Robert Hughes is his favorite candidate to curate the 2003 Venice Biennale.
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Irish Museum Gets a New Wing
The National Gallery of Ireland opened its new Millennium Wing last week. The soaring sixty-foot ceilings and white stone walls demonstrate Dublin's transformation into a European capital.
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Arts Groups Suffer in Wake of September 11
Former mayor Rudolph Giuliani urged New Yorkers to go out and enjoy the city's cultural offerings. At the same time, the city started to slash its contributions to nonprofit art organizations. A report due out this month seeks to quantify the loss to the art community.
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MoMA Film Still Archive Heads to Pennsylvania
Created by MoMA's founder, Alfred Barr, the museum's Film Still Archive is being shipped into storage in Hamlin, Pennsylvania. Originally set to go to MoMA's temporary Queens location, its curator, Mary Corliss, was recently laid off, prompting speculation about bureaucratic infighting at the museum and its ultimate plans for the film department.