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Swiss Farmer Wins Contest to Show Picasso on His Barn ↠

April 18th, 2019

A Swiss farmer, Hanspeter Benz has won a competition by the Fondation Beyeler to hang a Picasso in his barn for 24 hours. The work was shown in Benz’s barn on April 16th.
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Chicago Artists Coalition Releases List of Micro-Grant Recipients ↠

April 18th, 2019

The Chicago Artists Coalition has unveiled its list of 15 Chicago-based artists who will receive its first-ever round of micro-grants, which come with unrestricted purses of $2,000 each.  “We have truly visionary artists living and working in every neighborhood across the city. We hope that this new line of support will help bring some of their visions to life, for their individual benefit and that of their broader communities,” says Tracie D. Hall, director of the Joyce Foundation’s culture program.
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Anne Pasternak Gives Tour of Her BK Museum Office ↠

April 18th, 2019

Brooklyn Museum head Anne Pasternak gives NY Magazine a tour of her office, showcasing her art collection, which includes work by Kiki Smith and Kara Walker, and shares a story about a graffiti artist showing up to paint part of her wall.  “So one day he shows up in a clown outfit, complete clown outfit, doesn’t say a word, has a bucket with spray paint in it, puts down a tarp, paints for twenty minutes and leaves, never said a word,” she says.
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REFERENCE LIBRARY

Nicolai Frahm

Collector’s Birthdate: b. 1975

Frahm, born to Danish entrepreneur Flemming Frahm, began collecting art through his family’s foundation in Copenhagen. He has since moved to London, where he has taken on a roster of high profile clients and aided such well known collectors as Frank Cohen.

He is equally known as an aggressive art speculator, making ARTNew’s 2006 list among the 6 best contemporary art advisors in the world. The same year, L.A.’s The Gallery at the Hospital hosted an exhibition of young local artists, using pieces from his private collection exclusively. Often, he has been likened to as a “young Charles Saatchi.”