To my mind, the creation of an endowed curatorial position at a museum doesn’t make news. But here’s an exception: on Friday, the Carnegie Museum of Art announced that an endowment had been created for the position of curator of contemporary art. Lynn Zelevansky also announced the appointment of the museum’s Associate Curator of Contemporary Art Dan Byers (below left), who is co-curating the 2013 Carnegie International, to this new position.
New “Mill and Cross” Book Reveals More About “Way To Calvary”
May 17, 2012, 2:31 pm
To my own regret, I did not see the recent film, “The Mill and The Cross,” filmmaker Lech Majewski’s 2011 restaging of Peter Bruegel’s 1564 masterpiece, “The Way to Calvary.” Adapted from the 2001 book by independent art critic Michael Francis Gibson (who also co-wrote the screenplay), it won raves.
Curators Name Award-Worthy Exhibitions and Catalogues
May 16, 2012, 1:17 pm
Now for some awards, these just announced by the Association of Art Museum Curators. Recognition by one’s peers is the highest form of praise, really, as they should know the true values of a profession and pay little heed to popularity.
Lichtenstein Exhibition Opening Delayed — Due To Popular Demand
May 15, 2012, 9:44 am
Is this a first? We are quite used to having museums add evening hours for a popular exhibition, staying open all night in the final days, and even extending the run by a few days.
Tribute To Beyeler: Amazing Prices For His Tribal Art
May 13, 2012, 5:41 pm
Master dealer Ernst Beyeler died more than two years ago, but he’s still receiving tributes — not least in the auction results achieved at Christie’s last Thursday.
It’s 2012: Do You Know Where Your Paintings Are?
May 11, 2012, 8:51 am
We had another night of contemporary auctions last night, but I’m going to change the subject.
This is a sad story of a lost, or misplaced, artistic legacy. Over the years, the Coca Cola Co. commissioned many artists to make ads and trays for the company, and in the late 1920s and through 1935, Norman Rockwell was one of them. Rockwell made six paintings for Coke’s billboard and calendar ads. But somehow Coke was able to hang onto none of them. All six went missing.
Are New Motivations Driving The Contemporary Art Market?
May 9, 2012, 12:59 pm
Is the contemporary art auction world moving to a new plateau, perhaps even new foothills of a higher peak of excess? It is starting to look that way to many people. Last night’s sale at Christie’s, which totalled $388.488 million, may be looked back at as a marker of some sort — with a slightly different dynamic than the past.
Christie’s: Strange Comment On The Richter Market
May 7, 2012, 3:00 pm
As we move into week two of the bellwether spring auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s, a remark made by Brett Gorvy, Chairman and International Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie’s, keeps rolling around in my head.
On Eve Of New Barnes’s Opening, Full Coverage In Hometown Newspaper
May 6, 2012, 7:53 pm
The Philadelphia Inquirer threw a lot of resources at the Barnes Foundation this weekend, providing a preview as the new building in the city moves toward its opening on May 19 — I counted seven articles and six slide shows online, though I have not seen the physical paper.
Brooklyn Buys Work With Deaccessioning Money: Fair Trade?
May 3, 2012, 2:33 pm
Yup, you may think the Brooklyn Museum is in such dire straights that it’s not buying art — but think again. Today it announced a purchase thanks to a deaccession.
