Archive for August, 2007

Hirst Skull Sale Update

Friday, August 31st, 2007

It seems as though the rumors circulating that Hirst had purchased the $100 million diamond-studded skull himself are partially true. According to an article by the Associated Press, Sara Macdonald (spokeswoman for White Cube gallery in London) revealed that Hirst “retained a stake in the work” and would sell his stake when the piece is sold by the investor group in a few years. (more…)

Salomon Contemporary’s ‘Sex & Sensuality’ Exhibit On View This Weekend

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Featuring work by Will Cotton, Ghada Amer, Cecily Brown, Eric Fischl, Nir Hod

Salomon Contemporary’s exhibits are usually on view only by appointment, but this holiday weekend, the gallery will be open this weekend for viewing – Friday August 31st through Monday September 3rd, 10am – 6pm. If you can’t make those times, call 917.617.0828 to make an appointment.–>

Salomon Contemporary Warehouse
6 Plank Road – Unit 3
East Hampton, New York

Saturday August 18th [NYObserver]
Salomon Contemporary

Damien Hirst’s Diamond-Encrusted Skull Finally Sold

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Bolton & Quinn via Bloomberg News

“For the Love of God”, Damien Hirst’s skull encrusted with 8,601 diamonds and priced at $99 million, was reported as sold for $100 million to an investment group according to an article on Bloomberg.com. In an interview on June 2, 2007, Hirst revealed that “someone” was “very interested” in purchasing the skull and speculated that it could be sold within a few weeks. (more…)

Sink or Sell For David Lester’s SeaFair?

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

via Expoships

SeaFair, David Lester’s $20 million venture into the trendy world of art fairs, is scheduled to make its maiden voyage to Greenwich, CT, arriving on September 25, 2007. The 228-foot-long yacht named the Grand Luxe, will be arriving in New York City’s Chelsea Piers on from October 9 – 14. Problems such as shortages of steel and workers have postponed their initial January 2007 date back to this fall. (more…)

Newslinks for week of 8.27.07

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Damien Hirst‘s Friend Antony Genn to Play Fashion Week [NYMag]
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Banksy Speaks Up in Rare Interview to Shepard Fairey [Swindle]
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How Larry Gagosian Got to the Top… And Stays There [Economist]
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The Risks They Take for Shepard Fairey‘s Street Art [ArtInfo]
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Overseas Collectors Propping Art Market [NYSun]
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Financial Markets Question Gallery & Auction Fall Season [NYTimes]
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Will the New New Museum Attract New Galleries Below Houston? [NYMag]
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Marlborough Chelsea‘s New Chelsea Space to Open October [NYSun]
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‘Clothespin Dress’ Artist Annie Morris Profiled [Vanity Fair]
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Free Artwork by Turner Prize Winner Jeremy Deller [Platform For Art]

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Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn’s Salon 94 to Join LES Art Scene on Freeman Alley

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Are we seeing the beginning of a new art district in Manhattan? This week’s “Fall Preview” issue of New York Magazine gives us a glimpse of the burgeoning art scene on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. One to note in the new crowd is Upper East Side gallery Salon 94 owner and art adviser Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn opening her Salon 94 Freemans on Freeman Alley. She’ll join established LES galleries such as Rivington Arms, opened five years ago by Melissa Bent and Mirabelle Marden. Also, Lehmann Maupin is the first Chelsea gallery to make the move crosstown with it’s first exhibit expected to open later this year.

The LES Art Map [NYMag]

Newslinks for week of 8.20.07

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Crossing the Line? LV Store for Murakami Retrospective [LATimes via ArtKrush]
Lower Price Points Now Have Higher Fees at Sotheby’s [Bloomberg]

Newslinks for week of 8.13.07

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Defying Gallery Tradition with Francesca von Habsburg [FT]
Cyril Duval on Terence Koh‘s First Trip to Tokyo [Jetsetera]
Can Fine Art Be Traded On Indices Long-Term? [NYSun]
Sotheby’s and Christie’s Take Opposing Strategies [FT]
Third Largest Auction House Bonhams Moves Into New York [FT]

Gap’s collection goes public: clothing company owners to showcase private collection in new museum

Monday, August 13th, 2007
Via San Francisco Chronicle

Donald and Doris Fisher, founders of the Gap clothing chain, recently announced their plans to erect a museum in the Presidio in San Francisco to share their contemporary art collection with the public. Slated to be built on a seven-acre parking lot which was once part of a US Military base, the museum will be located at the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Graham Street and will be home to the 1,000-plus pieces contained within the Fishers’ collection. (more…)

Saville's Saguinary Suspension

Monday, August 13th, 2007

via Gagosian Gallery

Gagosian Gallery has announced “Summer Show,” a group exhibition featuring work by Tom Friedman, Douglas Gordon, Damien Hirst, Mike Kelley, Alec Soth, Franz West, and Jenny Saville, all chosen for their emphasis on the physical form. While possessing an affinity for the monumental, Jenny Saville’s work dominates Gagosian’s Summer Show both in terms of size and talent. Saville has been recognized as one of the most thought provoking and technically accomplished talents of her generation. Characteristic of Saville’s work, her paint becomes flesh as it evokes the feel and touch of the body, its smell and material presence. (more…)

Newslinks for week of 7.30.07

Friday, August 10th, 2007

MOCA Confirms Murakami Retrospective to Open October 29 [NYTimes]
Monet Among Paintings Stolen from French Museum [WashPost]
Second Illegal Art Stunt within Three Days [NYSun]
UES Luxe Gallery Moving to Stanton Street [NYSun]
Van Gogh Painting From Asylum Time Found [NYTimes]