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TEFAF Announces Museum Acquisitions from New York, Masstrict Fairs

10/08/2025

Though the TEFAF art fair has begun dipping its toes into contemporary fare, the European Fine Arts Foundation’s spring art fairs—in Maastricht and New York—remain best known for its Old Master paintings and antiquities. For this reason, the prestigious fair …

Метки : искусствоярмаркаtefafколлекционированиеmuseхудожественные выставки

MacArthur 'Genius' Grants Go to Garrett Bradley, Gala Porras-Kim

10/08/2025

Garrett Bradley, Gala Porras-Kim, and other closely watched artists are among the 22 winners of this year’s MacArthur “genius” grants. Each fellowship comes with an $800,000 stipend meted out over five years, making these awards the biggest ones of their …

Метки : искусствогрантымакартурхудожники#культуранаграды

Horatio Nelson Branded 'Queer' by UK Museum

10/08/2025

Horatio Nelson’s sexuality is once again under the spotlight after a museum in Liverpool, UK, proclaimed the British naval hero was “queer.”Curators at the state-funded Walker Art Gallery decided that his contested final words—“Kiss me, Hardy”—were enough to include Nelson …

Метки : горацио нельсонискусствомузейлгбтк+история.общество

Two Institutions Jointly Acquire Nan Goldin’s Stendhal Syndrome

10/08/2025

The Vancouver Art Gallery and the Walker Art Center have jointly acquired Nan Goldin‘s Stendhal Syndrome (2024), a slideshow-based work presented via a single-channel video with an accompanying soundtrack. The purchase was made possible through the Curators’ Council Fund for …

Метки : искусствонан голдин#культуравыставкапсихологияэмоции

MoMA Partners with Mattel for Van Gogh Barbie, Monet and Dalí Figures

10/08/2025

The Museum of Modern Art in New York has announced a multiyear partnership with the toy company Mattel Inc. As part of the partnership, MoMA will release a capsule collection on November 11, just in time for the holiday season. …

Метки : искусствопартнерствоколлекциямузейигрушки#культура

Matthiesen Gallery Files Lawsuit Over Gustave Courbet Painting

10/08/2025

The Matthiesen Gallery has filed a lawsuit against a convicted con man, an artist, another Old Masters art gallery and a top art collector alleging fraud, breach of contract, and four other counts over the Gustave Courbet painting Mother and …

Метки : искусствоскандалмошенничествоюридические делагюстав курбеколлекционирование

Acquavella, Nahmad Contemporary Caught Up in Billionaire Jan Koum’s Lawsuit

10/08/2025

Late last month, WhatsApp cofounder Jan Koum filed suit against interior designer Remi Tessier, whose elite clientele includes billionaire art collectors Larry Ellison and Ken Griffin. In court filings, Koum alleged that Tessier inflated prices and misrepresented the quality and …

Метки : искусствосудскандалдизайнеробвиненияиск

Hauser & Wirth’s UK Profits Plunge 87 Percent as Global Art Market Slows

10/08/2025

Hauser & Wirth’s UK subsidiary reported an 87 percent decline in pretax profit last year, according to a report by the Financial Times, which said the drop reflects the broader slowdown in the global art market. According to newly filed …

Метки : искусствоhauser & wirthфинансовые результатырынок искусстваснижение прибылигалерея

See Inside 'Divine Egypt,' the Met's Newest Ancient Egypt Blockbuster

10/08/2025

With about 210 works included, “Divine Egypt” is the largest exhibition devoted to ancient Egyptian art in over a decade at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the venerable New York institution that is famous for its shows devoted to that …

Метки : выставкаегипетискусство#культурадревностьметаморфозы

Artwork Forfeited by Inigo Philbrick’s Partner Flops at Sotheby’s

10/08/2025

An artwork caught up in the saga of fraudster art dealer Inigo Philbrick came up for auction late last month in New York—and failed to sell. In 2023 Philbrick’s business partner, Robert Newland, was sentenced to 20 months in prison. …

Метки : искусствомошенничествоаукционыуэйд гайтонньюлендфилбрик

Ken Jacobs Dead: Underground Film Legend and Artist Dies at 92

10/08/2025

Ken Jacobs, a leading experimental filmmaker who influenced both cinema and art in equal measure, died in New York on Sunday at 92. The New York Times reported that his son, the filmmaker Azazel Jacobs, said he died of kidney …

Метки : экспериментальное киноискусствонью-йорккен джакабсзаметные художникиистория кино

National Gallery of Art Closes amid Government Shutdown

10/08/2025

National Gallery of Art Closes amid Government Shutdown TheNational Gallery of Art(NGA) in Washington, DC, closed its doors to the public on October 5, six days after the federal government ceased operations following the failure of Republicans and Democrats to …

Метки : национальная галерея искусстваправительственная приостановкамузеи#культураискусствовашингтон

Basquiat Work on Paper Headline's Phillips' Frieze Week Sales

10/07/2025

Phillips has revealed the lineup for its upcoming October London sales during Frieze next week. Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1982 work on paper, Untitled (Pestus), will headline the house’s modern and contemporary evening auction on October 16. It carries a £3 million …

Метки : искусствоаукционлондонсовременное искусствобаскияуорхол

French Musems Are Worried Trump Will End Tax Deduction Key to Funding

10/07/2025

Many French museums are worried that the Trump administration will end long-standing tax deductions critical to donations from American patrons sent to foreign museums, according to a new report in Le Monde. The primary concern is that Trump could change …

Метки : музеиискусствотрампналоговая политикаблаготворительностьпожертвования