Category Archives: New York

Vladey!: In a Record-Breaking Week, Moscow gets an Auction of its Own

If we thought the Frieze Art Fair and “The Age of Koons” had us busy, this week held one record-breaking auction after another. Things kicked off Monday at Christie’s New York, where Leonardo DiCaprio’s 11th Hour auction brought in $38.8 million in support … Continue reading

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Auction Week Appetizers: Frieze New York and the Age of Koons

This week, contemporary art took hold of New York – and we’re not just referring to Jeff Koons‘ extra creepy cover of New York magazine, heralding “The Age of Koons.” “The most successful artist” did cause plenty of commotion, though, … Continue reading

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Restitution in the News: The Met’s return of two Cambodian Sculptures may aid Antonova

Last week, we reported how newly-appointed Chief Curator of Russian Museums Irina Antonova did not waste time, promptly petitioning Putin (on national TV, no less) to consider re-establishing the Museum of Modern Western Art. Originally founded in 1919, and 1923, the … Continue reading

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New York architects rally in support of an iconic former museum

In 2011, New York’s Museum of Modern Art raised some pulses when it announced that it would be acquiring the former building for the American Folk Art Museum, next door to the MoMA’s 53rd street complex. Constructed only 12 years … Continue reading

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Rhizome’s Seven-on-Seven pairs Social Media Entrepreneurs with Artists, in the pursuit of Big Ideas

On April 4, 2013, the New York Times’ reporter Alice Gregory turned in a curious piece entitled “Does Anyone Here Speak Art and Tech?” Her driving aim was to find out why there was not more social media money circulating … Continue reading

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Geography Lessons: Performa introduces Pavilions, Pacific Standard Time introduces Latin America..

In a Venice year – traditionally the time when the art world gets to gripe about the validity of national pavilions as an exhibition structure – the performance biennial Performa has announced that its 2013 Performa 13 edition will now feature … Continue reading

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The Armory Show still up for grabs as New York enters its Fair season

Last year, the arrival of Frieze New York seemed a certain death knell for the Armory Show and its accompanying Independent. Tables seemed to be turning in December with the announcement that Louise Blouin would be adding the fair to … Continue reading

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Matthew Brannon serves up “aspirational cheese” to help benefit the Lincoln Center

In the past, we’ve confessed, we’re quite the fans of Vera List and her admirable Art Project, which brought some of the most intriguing and coveted artists to the Lincoln Center in a format that was accessible to a broader … Continue reading

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Independent Curators International honors Dasha Zhukova, Nav Haq and Jay Sanders

Independent Curators International (ICI) is a New York-based non-profit which offers a new model of curating the contemporary in an increasingly connected world. In essence, ICI maintains a network of international institutions and curators, both emerging and established. These curators … Continue reading

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Many Waters: Chelsea starts to take stock of the damage from Sandy

As the water is being pumped out of galleries across a still power-less Chelsea (the majority of Lower Manhattan is still in a black-out, bracing for a few more days without electricity), the Chelsea art world is slowly coming to … Continue reading

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