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Palmsonntag via Gagosian
Gagosian Gallery in Los Angeles features the new exhibition of Anselm Kiefer in two parts from March 29 until April 26. It will be his first exhibition in Los Angeles in more than a decade. The Beverly Hills gallery will present recent paintings, sculptures, and innovative photo-collages.
Anselm Kiefer at Gagosian Gallery [Gagosian Gallery]
Anselm Kiefer’s exhibition [ArtDaily]
Works by Ellsworth Kelly and Roy Lichtenstein at LACMA via The New York Times
Update: Eli Broad’s penchant for collecting in depth [The New York Sun]
Update: The Innovative Design and Architecture of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum in Los Angeles [The New York Times]
Update: Nicolai Ouroussoff’s Architectural Critique of LACMA [The New York Times]
Update: FT Review’s LACMA: “The world’s youngest great museum” [The Financial Times]
Update: Review of Poussin at the Metropolitan Museum of Art [The New York Sun]
Update: Poussin and Nature: Arcadian Visions [The New York Times]
Update: $42.5 million of benefit’s sale for The Red Auction event [The New York Sun]
Broad Contemporary Art Museum via LACMA
Eli Broad created a paradox at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art by donating a building and then loaning the artwork. The Broad Foundation gave $56 million for the construction of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum, on LACMA grounds.
Eli Broad’s Museum Opens With Jeff Glitter, Dark Andy: Review [Bloomberg]
To Have and Give Not [New York Times]
Broad Collections’ artists on view at BCAM [The Broad Art Foundation]
Transforming the LACMA [LACMA]
Los Angeles County Museum Via Bloomberg
Review: Eli Broad gives $50mm, loans his foundation’s and personal collections to LACMA [Bloomberg]
Jeff Koons chats with Katy Siegel at 92nd Street Y Exhibition [Art Fag City]
Julian Schnabel claims he will “bring peace to Israel” in June [New York Mag]
Ad agency accuses Tracey Emin of plagiarizing Antony Gromley’s E.ON 2007 campaign [Art Fag City]
New Award for Top Swiss Contemporary Art, courtesy of Julius Bär Foundation [Swiss Info]
ARCO8, 27th Madrid International Contemporary Art Fair, opens today [Art Daily]
Tagged Murakami Billboard via Boing Boing
Murakami Billboard in Los Angeles tagged [Art Fag City] and subsequently kept by Murakami [Boing Boing]
Russian Art Prices continue to grow [FT]
London Auctions buoyed by Expressionists [NYSun]
Detailed Summary of LACMA and Eli Broad Controversy [NYT]
NYC Evening Museum Party Schedule [NYT]
Gagosian maintains Schnabel Oscar plans despite writers strike [NY Observer]
Proenza Schouler inspirated by Donald Judd on MARFA, Texas trip [Style]
Richter’s “Zwei Liebespaare” sells for £7.3M, exceeds expectations [Christies]
Art forced out of Britain by Tax Laws: 40% of work’s value [Times Online UK]
Auction houses are increasingly financiers versus exchange agents[Economist]
LA Museum of Modern Art via Bloomberg
Renzo Piano too popular with Museums? Too many projects? [Bloomberg]
Collectors steal the headlines at Jasper Johns opening at the Met [NY Mag]
Knight Foundation gives $5 million to Miami Museum of Contemporary Art, $15 million other Miami institutions [NY Times]
Hong Kong International Art & Antiques Show adds Contemporary Art for first time in decade [ArtDaily]
China over takes France as 3rd largest Art Market Worldwide [ArtNewspaper]
Martin Lawerence Gallery sues Brooklyn Man, Chrisitie’s over supposedly stolen Warhol [NYDailyNews]
Banksy via The World’s Best Ever
These new Banksy graffiti pieces were spotted in Los Angeles recently. The artist, based in London, is known for his underground graffiti artwork and his distinctive stenciling technique.
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Rosson Crow “Night at the Palomino” via Artnet
Honor Fraser, Los Angeles is currently exhibiting “Night at the Palomino”, featuring Rosson Crow’s newest paintings. Her works feature European styled bars and hotels, taking reference from now demolished Ambassador Hotel from Los Angeles.
Honor Fraser [Honor Fraser]
“Women in the City” via The New York Times
Starting February 9, Emi Fontana’s lastest show takes art out of the galleries and into the city, displaying the breakthrough work of female artists including Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Louise Lawler and Cindy Sherman in more than fifty public locations throughout Los Angeles.
Bruce Nauman via Donald Young Gallery
Bruce Nauman to Represent the US at 2009 Venice Biennale [The New York Times]
Dwindling Confidence in the Contemporary Art Market [Bloomberg]
Feds Raid California Museums, including LACMA, for Smuggling Looted Antiquities [The New York Times]
Barry “Twist” McGee’s First Solo Show in UK Show [The World's Best Ever]
Recession Drags Art Prices? [Bloomberg]
Katy Grannan’s Portraits in Two New York Galleries [NY Sun]
Update: Samsung Slush Fund Art Found [Yonhap News]
Sotheby’s and Christie’s February Impressionist and Modern art Sale Predicted to Total $200M [NY Sun]
Adoration Mailer courtesy of Regen Projects
From December 15th through January 20th Matthew Barney will be showing his “Guardian of the Veil” show at the Regen Gallery in LA. The Guardian of the Veil series is inspired from Norman Mailer’s “Ancient Evenings”.
“The Faun” Formerly attributed to Gauguin, via MAN
Art Basel Party Coverage [Style]
Miami Dispatch: The Weekend at Art Basel [Vogue]
Jeff Koons to Exhibit at Palace of Versailles Next September [Bloomberg]
Gauguin Sculpture at Art Institute of Chicago a Fake [MAN]
LACMA Receives Huge Gift of Modern Works [LA Times via MAN]
