The Wall Street Journal profiles Kiki and Seton Smith, daughters of Tony Smith.  The Kunsthalle Bielefeld in Germany recently mounted an exhibition entitled Kiki Smith, Seton Smith, Tony Smith: A Family of Artists, in celebration of the centennial of his birth. Kiki discusses their life and art, saying, “In our family there wasn’t anything else besides art. Nothing else in the world existed. My father never spoke about going to a movie or listening to music, other than my mother’s singing”. The exhibition opened on September 23rd, 2012. (more…)

The Louvre will inaugurate its new branch in Lens, northern France, with several important paintings such as Leonardo da Vinci’s The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, Raphael’s Baldassare Castiglione, Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People. The project opens to the public on December 12th, 2012 and cost $194 million. It was generated from an idea to spark both economic and cultural development in the region. (more…)

Zeng Fanzhi is profiled in AnOther Magazine upon the occasion of his exhibition at Gagosian Brittania Street: “I am always very fascinated by delicate and micro-aspects of the world, and usually when I discover the beauty of these aspects I will amplify and multiply the effects of what I see into the paintings. This is why I make such huge paintings.” (more…)

The Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation has created an online catalogue raisonné of sorts, with information on 1,000 authenticated pieces. It also provides information on the Foundation’s own 5,000 works by the artist. (more…)

With record $3.5 billion in revenue in just the first half of 2012, Christie’s chairman of postwar and contemporary development, Amy Cappellazo, has developed new ways of business origination. “When I think about auctions, I think about the democracy of the marketplace and how great that is. Whoever has the most money will win,” says Cappellazo. (more…)

Gabriela Palmieri Auctioneer, The Kitchen Benefit Art Auction. All photos by Whitney Browne courtesy The Kitchen

In recovery from Hurricane Sandy, The Kitchen held its Benefit Art Auction on November 26th, 2012. Proceeds from the auction will go to participating artists.

First Row: Sukey Novogratz, Mike Novogratz (with the paddle), Kyra Tirana Barry, Dave Barry. Second Row: Guest, Tracey Ryans (more…)