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Jerry Saltz Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
Article date: Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Jerry Saltz Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism

The 2018 Pulitzer Prize winners in 14 journalism and seven letters, drama and music categories were announced on Monday, April 16 at 3 p.m. Eastern.

The Spaces in Between: An Interview with Silvia Bächli
Article date: Monday, April 16, 2018

The Spaces in Between: An Interview with Silvia Bächli

When the Barbier-Mueller Museum offered Swiss artist Silvia Bächli the opportunity to curate its next exhibition, she conceived of the experience as a creative occasion for dialogue between the museum’s artifacts and her drawings.

Propaganda Posters : Pour Le Drapeau and Country
Article date: Sunday, April 15, 2018

Propaganda Posters : Pour Le Drapeau and Country

ArtDependence has curated a selection of these propaganda posters from around the world.

Art of the Year - 1969
Article date: Sunday, April 15, 2018

Art of the Year - 1969

The 1960’s was one of the most important decades in 20th-century art. Three Studies of Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, Painting, 1969.

Art Available to Everyone by Keith Haring
Article date: Saturday, April 14, 2018

Art Available to Everyone by Keith Haring

99 Cents Fine Art is pleased to announce the installation of a significant section from the Keith Haring mural, Untitled (FDR NY), 1984, at their temporary location, 167 Canal Street.

Stolen Art Returned: Chagall Oil Painting Recovered Nearly 30 Years After Heist
Article date: Friday, April 13, 2018

Stolen Art Returned: Chagall Oil Painting Recovered Nearly 30 Years After Heist

Nearly 30 years after an elderly New York couple’s 1911 painting by Marc Chagall was stolen from their Manhattan home, the modernist oil-on-canvas work is being returned to the family’s estate.

Jeff Koons Monumental Play Doh Sculpture
Article date: Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Jeff Koons Monumental Play Doh Sculpture

Jeff Koons monumental Play Doh sculpture up for Christie's auction this May in New York

Christo Will Create Temporary Sculpture in Hyde Park, London
Article date: Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Christo Will Create Temporary Sculpture in Hyde Park, London

Christo will create a temporary sculpture in Hyde Park, London, titled The Mastaba (Project for London, Hyde Park, Serpentine Lake).

Art of the Year - 1968
Article date: Monday, April 9, 2018

Art of the Year - 1968

The 1960’s was one of the most important decades in 20th-century art. The navigator's hope I, Joan Miro, Painting, 1968.

Jeff Koons' Gazing Ball is Damaged in Nieuwe Kerk
Article date: Sunday, April 8, 2018

Jeff Koons' Gazing Ball is Damaged in Nieuwe Kerk

As reported by the Dutch newspaper Het Parool, Jeff Koons' Gazing Ball artwork was seriously damaged on its last day in Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam.

Anselm Kiefer: Symbolism of the Forest
Article date: Thursday, April 5, 2018

Anselm Kiefer: Symbolism of the Forest

“Germans want to forget [the past] and start a new thing all the time, but only by going into the past can you go into the future.” Anselm Kiefer.

Art of the Year - 1967
Article date: Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Art of the Year - 1967

The 1960’s was one of the most important decades in 20th-century art. Styles and movements that arose during this time include Pop Art, Op Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Performance Art and Arte Povera among countless other styles and movements.

The New Art Economy – Art Paris Art Fair
Article date: Friday, March 30, 2018

The New Art Economy – Art Paris Art Fair

"My name is Guillaume Piens and I am the director of Art Paris Art Fair, a modern and contemporary spring art fair that will be taking place at the Grand Palais in Paris from April 5th – 8th. Art has always been a part of my life..."

Art of the Year - 1966
Article date: Thursday, March 29, 2018

Art of the Year - 1966

The 1960’s was one of the most important decades in 20th-century art. Among the Pop artists who emerged in the early 1960s, none is more noted or synonymous with the movement than Warhol himself.

Basquiat’s Monumental  Flesh and Spirit
Article date: Thursday, March 29, 2018

Basquiat’s Monumental Flesh and Spirit

One of the largest works produced by the artist.

Flemish Government Seeking 2,313 Missing Works of Art
Article date: Thursday, March 29, 2018

Flemish Government Seeking 2,313 Missing Works of Art

The Flemish Audit Office provided an expose in the Flemish Parliament today regarding 2,313 works of art that are currently unaccounted for.

Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder Returned to Its Rightful Owners
Article date: Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder Returned to Its Rightful Owners

Missing for nearly 80 years Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Portrait of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony will be offered at Christie’s.

J. Paul Getty Medal to Go to...
Article date: Tuesday, March 27, 2018

J. Paul Getty Medal to Go to...

The J. Paul Getty Trust announced that it had presented the annual J. Paul Getty Medal to Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem; Agnes Gund, president emerita of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA); and sculptor Richard Serra.

Art of the Year - 1965
Article date: Saturday, March 24, 2018

Art of the Year - 1965

The 1960’s was one of the most important decades in 20th-century art. In One and Three Chairs, Joseph Kosuth offers an example of conceptual art: the piece consists of a chair, a photograph of the chair and an enlarged dictionary definition of the word "chair."

Judicial Investigation into the Authenticity of Exhibited Works of Art in the MSK Ghent
Article date: Monday, March 19, 2018

Judicial Investigation into the Authenticity of Exhibited Works of Art in the MSK Ghent

There is a judicial investigation of the authenticity of documents that were recently the object of an exhibition at the MSK in Ghent.