Archive for October 2019
Man steals $20,000 Salvador Dalí from San Fran gallery
Sunday was not a good day for a San Francisco gallery. In just a matter of minutes, a man walked into Dennis Rae Fine Art and walked out with one […]
Museums present visual art as beautiful things you can touch
Patricia Bérubé, Carleton University A shift is taking place in museums and the way art history is presented globally. More museums now value visitor experience and at the same time, […]
Towards postmodernism: the emergence of artists from Coenties Slip
From the late 1950s to the early 1960s, the Coenties Slip district, located near the docks at the southern tip of Manhattan, was home to a group of artists, who, […]
US Department of Justice opens case to find owner of painting by Jean Dubuffet
Last Wednesday, Geoffrey S. Berman, a US attorney for the Southern District of New York, filed a civil lawsuit, known as an interpleader, to begin the search for the owner […]
Statue by Vinnie Bagwell to replace controversial monument in Central Park
Earlier this year in April, New York City made the choice to remove a statue honouring J. Marion Sims, the 19th century doctor sometimes called the ‘father of modern gynaecology.’ […]
Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives
When one thinks about historical Egyptian culture, it is hard not to think beyond the scope of what popular media and our education have focussed on: the great pyramids, the […]
When an art dealer single-handedly earns more money than an auction house
Is it possible for an individual art dealer to earn more money than an auction house that’s been in business for 300 years? The answer should be no. Yet Yves […]
