Share:By Georgina Adam The fashion-art overlap that was such a feature of the contemporary art boom has come to a screeching halt, at least chez Chanel, the French fashion house. The firm sunk a vast sum (millions of euros, said the French press; “no comment” said Chanel) into Mobile Art, a huge Zaha Hadid-designed futuristic […]
Share:New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) S.H. Raza, one of the great masters of Indian modern art, is contemplating legal action after he discovered 30 fake paintings bearing his name and forged signature on show at the Delhi-based Dhoomimal Gallery, one of the country’s oldest. ?We are in touch with a Supreme Court lawyer to discuss […]
Share:URVASHI ASHAR Art historian Rahul Bhattacharya of Infinity Art Corporation, that has initiated the Rang Rasiya: Rahul Bhattacharya (TOI Photo) Freedom of Expression Movement speaks about the thought behind the project. A national art competition is an innovative way of promoting Rang Rasiya… It is the initiative of Infinity Art Corporation headed by Aanand Mahendroo […]
Share:By Souren Melikian Published: January 9, 2009 LONDON: A new order is emerging in the art market and, in startling contrast to the broader economy, this calls for a celebration. That art would follow a separate course in the current global crisis was bound to happen because a fundamental characteristic singles it out among all […]
Share:Chris Gill 7.1.09 Issue 198 – The Art Newspaper Artists in China are packing up their studios in overpriced venues such as Beijing’s 798 art district and Shanghai’s M50. For the Chinese art world 2008 has been a mixed bag. Foreign buyers are still the mainstay, and although the Beijing Olympics did bring an influx […]
Share:Roland Augustine 19.11.08 Issue 196 – The Art Newspaper Art museums large and small depend on donations from art collectors to build and sustain their collections. By creating a tax incentive for these donations—donors receive a tax deduction for the fair market value of works of art they donate—the US Congress has supported the development […]
Share:US budgets slashed, programming reduced and expansions haltedJason Edward Kaufman 8.1.09 Issue 198 – The Art Newspaper NEW YORK. A survey of art museums across the US has found that most institutions have lost at least 20% of the value of their endowments and directors are retrenching amid the worsening economic crisis. The survey of […]
Share:Jason Edward Kaufman 8.1.09 Issue 198 – The Art Newspaper Museums make deep cuts in face of global financial crisis The Getty Trust president James Wood says its endowment has fallen by 25% from the $5.98bn reported on 30 June 2008—a $1.5bn loss—and that despite having made budget reductions and lay-offs last May before the […]
Share:By Judd Tully NEW YORK—In a year of staggering changes and banner headline news, from the election of a new American president to the unraveling of a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, the art market had its own rollercoaster ride of record-shattering marks and stomach-churning declines.Thanks to the seismic upheavals in the world equity markets, some newbie […]
