Archive for October 2020
Artprice looks at the last 20 years of the Contemporary Art Market in new report
Artprice, a France-based art auction database, has released a report looking back at the last two decades of the Contemporary Art Market. In summary, the report shows that since 2000, […]
Artist Frank Bowling, 86, knighted by Queen Elizabeth
Twice each year the Queen of England recognises people, from all kinds of sectors, for their achievements. Most recently, for the Queen’s birthday, a group of esteemed individuals received honours. […]
Five galleries to check out (virtually, of course) during London’s Frieze Week
Usually, by now, London’s Regent’s Park would be a buzz with the first weekend of Frieze Week in the books. Of course, the pandemic had other plans and the London […]
Art World Roundup: Kaywin Feldman on the Philip Guston show, Ai Weiwei’s outlook, a T. rex. sells for millions and more
This week’s Art World Roundup brings Kaywin Feldman’s response to criticism over a postponed retrospective of Philip Guston works and Ai Weiwei’s thoughts on Trump, China’s relationship with Germany, and […]
French National Assembly approves restitution bill to return 26 artefacts to Benin and Senegal
In recent years, France has grappled with how to handle its vast collection of more than 90,000 African artefacts, many of which were stolen during colonial times. The National Assembly […]
Royal Opera House to deaccession David Hockney painting to alleviate pandemic-related financial strains
The pandemic has created a uniquely difficult financial situation for art institutions around the world. Reeling from social distancing and facing a “new normal” that is quite unfriendly to museums […]
STAN, an impressive T. rex. skeleton, heads to auction block and could bring in $8m
More than 65 million years ago, a T. rex. now known as STAN, roamed a part of the world we now call the Badlands, which spans the US states of […]
