Patti Astor, Founder of Downtown New York’s Legendary Fun Gallery, Dies at 74
Her gallery brought artists such as Kenny Scharf and Keith Haring to the attention of the larger art world.
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Dealer Gavin Brown Donates His Archive to Bard College’s Curatorial Studies Program
His gallery, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, was a New York mainstay before it closed in 2020.
Nelson-Atkins Museum to Sell $18 M. Monet Painting at Christie’s in May
Claude Monet’s Moulin de Limetz, one of only two pictures of the mill at Limetz-Villez, near his home in Giverny, will highlight the forthcoming 20th Century Evening Sale at Christie’s with an…
New York Gallery Seeks Settlement with Russian Collector in Dispute Over Missing Stanley Whitney Paintings
The collector, Andrey Isaev, received a “lower valued” Whitney painting in compensation for the two that were never delivered.
Controversial Painting of Jesus Vandalized, Rosa de la Cruz’s Collection Heads to Christie’s, and More: Morning Links for April 1, 2024
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French Authorities Seize Russian Avant-Garde Paintings Suspected Stolen from Collector
More than 100 paintings attributed to such artists as Wassily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich, and Natalia Goncharova were seized.
Judith Butler Withdraws from Centre Pompidou Lectures Over Hamas Statements
Butler said the October 7 attack, while “terrible,” was “not a terror attack or an antisemitic act” but rather “uprising” and an “act of armed resistance.”
Gaetano Pesce, Italian Architect and Designer Celebrated for Surreal Creations, Has Died at 84
Pesce was known for his subversive designs that straddled the worlds of art, design, and industry.
‘Titanic’ Door that Saved Rose (But Not Jack) Fetches Six Figures at Auction
The door from the memorable scene in Titanic has sold at Heritage Auctions for $718,750, second only to the whip used by Indiana Jones in The Temple of Doom, which sold for $525,000.
‘Poorest Quality’ Statue of Prince Philip Ordered to be Removed by Cambridge Council
The piece is so bad in fact that no artist has ever stepped forward to claim it as their own.