Action-Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning and American Art, 19401976 Oct 22, 2008
In magazines as diverse as Partisan Review, The Nation, ARTnews and Vogue, Greenberg and Rosenberg wrote incisively about seismic changes in the art world, often disagreeing with each other vehemently. Their advocacy propelled the artists and their art to the forefront of the public imagination, and by the late 1950s, Pollock and de Kooning were virtually household names. (AbsoluteArts.com)
A poet explores the language of collage Sep 17, 2008
He continued to write and publish poetry; at the same time he embarked on a high-profile career as an art critic, first at ARTnews, then at New York magazine, finally at Newsweek. The necessity of producing for magazine deadlines had an effect on his other work. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
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"Rarely has an artist packed a museum with so much visual excitement," according to ARTnews magazine (Apr. 08). (PNN Online)
Few Canadians on list of top collectors Jul 21, 2008
Toronto Four Canadians have made ARTNews magazine's annual survey of the world's top 200 art collectors ... All the chosen Canadians have appeared on previous ARTNews lists. (Globe and Mail)
M&M’s for Art’s Sake (10) Jun 22, 2008
The current issue of ARTnews magazine has an article that tells a fascinating story about one famous art heist and its upshot. In 2004 one of several versions of the famous painting entitled The Scream, by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, was stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo. (Thomaston Times, GA)
Tackling climate change, artist's career is red hot Jun 13, 2008
In the Berkshires, his 30-foot long, seven-piece mural of Antarctica is on view at "Badlands," a landscape show at Mass MoCA. And at 45, he's a cover boy: Look for his watercolor of penguins on the cover of this month's ArtNews magazine. Sizzle. (Boston Globe)
Donald Bryant wants to open art collection to general public Mar 31, 2008
He made the 1998 ARTnews list of the top 200 art collectors in the world, along with St. Louisan Barney Ebsworth. Bryant, who has a law degree from Washington University, said he has loved art since taking a required course in art history at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Wal-Mart heiress roils art world Mar 27, 2008
Bringing masterpieces to a folksy corner of the Ozarks better known for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., has spurred some art world reactions ranging from fascination to skepticism to fear, the journal ARTnews wrote. There is also excitement among art professionals over what some describe as a major new museum, one of only a handful nationally focused on American art history. (MSNBC -- Race)
Sketching a plan for success in art Nov 30, 2007
"Today, new opportunities for artists emerge every day. The global interest in art will propel artists, even if there may be worry about the fate of fine art domestically.Milton Esterow, editor and publisher of art magazine ARTnews, said the view of fine art is mixed."There's a difference of opinion whether the market has peaked," Esterow said. "I say, you don't invest in art; you buy art because you love it and you want to live with it. There's been a massive jump in value. (Florida Today)
Damien who? Will Hirst stand the test of time? Nov 25, 2007
Of more than 30 global art experts surveyed by the prestigious American magazine ARTnews to celebrate its 105th birthday, not a single one picked Hirst as an artist who would remain famous in the next century. Nor were any of the British artists who have spent much of the past decade plastered across the British media on the list. (Independent)
Sotheby's doubles price guarantees for New York art auction Oct 25, 2007
The top 10 art buyers in the past year included the billionaire Eli Broad, the private equity investor Henry Kravis, and the hedge-fund managers Steven Cohen and Kenneth Griffin, ARTnews reported. Wall Street bonuses and hedge-fund payouts may decline 5 percent in 2007, the pay tracker Options Group said in August. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Harris: Italy's New Left Oct 24, 2007
Note: This is the latest in a series of Letters from Rome by DIRELAND's Rome correspondent, JUDY HARRIS. A veteran expat journalist who wrote from Italy for years for TIME and the Wall Street Journal, Judy now writes for ARTnews, and in June published a new book. . (Zmag.org)
Tell ATLarts what you want Oct 9, 2007
PD hosts the longest running arts and information listserve, Artnews, in the southeast. It also hosts PERFORATIONS, one of, if not the longest running journals on the net. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Christie's, Sotheby's Offer Sellers $1 Billion of Guarantees Sep 4, 2007
The world's top 10 art buyers in the past year included billionaire Eli Broad, private-equity investor Henry Kravis, and hedge-fund managers Steven Cohen and Kenneth Griffin, said ARTnews magazine. If a guaranteed item doesn't sell, the auction house takes a loss after paying the seller a promised minimum, which may be at or above the low estimate. (Bloomberg)
Higgins' work on exhibit in Montgomery Aug 23, 2007
Higgins' photos have been published in the New York Times, Life, Look, Time, Newsweek, ArtNews, Fortune, Ebony, The New Yorker, The Village Voice and other magazines. Higgins has exhibited internationally and published several books including lack Woman, rums of Life, eeling the Spirit: Searching the World for the People of Africa, and lder Grace: The Nobility of Aging. (Troy Messenger, AL)
Magazine Publishing Jobs Aug 16, 2007
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Art For Our Sake Aug 9, 2007
" In 1993, ARTnews magazine listed Donald Fisher as one of the world's top 10 art collectors alongside the sultan of Brunei, British composer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and New York cosmetics heir Ronald Lauder. "It certainly is one of the most ambitious and qualitatively successful collections that I know of, internationally speaking," said Roland Augustine, president of the Art Dealers Association of America. "The Gerhard Richter collection alone is unparalleled in our country by a single owner.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Harris: Bush's Italian Visit Jun 10, 2007
A veteran expat journalist who wrote from Italy for years for TIME and the Wall Street Journal, Judy now writes for ARTnews and this month published a new book (right), (I.B. Tauris td. Judy also has. (Zmag.org)
Writer and art critic with global audience dies in Hong Kong Jan 29, 2007
As a freelance writer after graduating from Boston College in 1989, Napack wrote for the International Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, the South China Morning Post, Art in America, ArtNews, GQ magazine and many other newspapers and magazines. He focused on Asia's contemporary art in recent years, and in 1999 was named the first Asian adviser for the acclaimed international art show, Art Basel. (Herald-Tribune)
