April 2011
2 posts
Why Arne Glimcher is a Genius
This afternoon, my Daily Beast’s afternoon scoop showed up in my inbox. Apparently Wildenstein & Co is the subject of police raids resulting from claims that they are dealing art that is owed to Jewish families and other family estates. Thirty paintings were seized back in January.
Slight background: Arne Glimcher and Guy Wildenstein combined forces back in 1993 to form...
Opening at Cade Tompkins Project
These past few weeks have been all over the place. Ai Weiwei’s arrest by the Chinese government caused ripples in the art world. In the States, National Endowment for the Arts fund were cut by $12.5 million. Next month, a different Picasso will come up for auction. Things are always happening, and the world keeps turning.
Last night a friend and I attended the opening of the new Tayo...