Old Masters auctions total more than $120 million (Reuters)
Reuters - Old Masters paintings brought in more than $120 million at auction sales this week, with several works selling for more than $5 million each and records set for some artists. View full post on Yahoo! News: Arts
NY art dealer charged in $4M fraud (AP)
AP - A New York art dealer has been charged in a $4 million fraud for selling works by Picasso, Matisse and others without informing the owner or giving him the proceeds. View full post on Yahoo! News: Arts
Exclusive: Bones and landscapes inspire Danish queen’s art (Reuters)
Reuters - Denmark's Queen Margrethe II said that painting landscapes helps to recharge her batteries in an exclusive interview with Reuters ahead of this week's opening of a major exhibition for her art. View full post on Yahoo! News: Arts
Annie Leibovitz opens new art show at Smithsonian (AP)
AP - Photographer Annie Leibovitz says she has come back from some dark days and revived her creativity with a new project now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum that marks a departure from her popular celebrity portraits.
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Saudi artists test limits of expression in rare show (Reuters)
Reuters - Standing on a large floor map in a Jeddah art gallery, Hamza Serafi places a yellow sign inscribed "Caution: revolution (take 2)" over Egypt and then turns to Saudi Arabia. View full post on Yahoo! News: Arts
Irishman makes “billion-euro home” of shredded notes (Reuters)
Reuters - An unemployed Irish artist has built a home from the shredded remains of 1.4 billion euros ($1.82 billion), a monument to the "madness" he says has been wrought on Ireland by the single currency, from a spectacular construction boom to a wrenching bust. View full post on Yahoo! News: Arts
Michigan Report Shows Arts and Culture Spending Yields High Return (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - Creative State Michigan, an annual report by ArtServe, showed every dollar spent in Michigan on arts and culture repays the state back 50-fold. According to Michigan Radio, the purpose of the report was to demonstrate to lawmakers how profitable arts funding can be. Here are details about cultural-to-business connections in Michigan. View full post on Yahoo! News: Arts
Canaletto, Memling expected to lead Old Masters sales (Reuters)
Reuters - An early 14th century panel of the Virgin Mary, a view of Venice by Canaletto and a very rare oil on copper still life will be among the highlights of Sotheby's sale of Old Master Paintings this week. View full post on Yahoo! News: Arts
Mexico’s new public art exhibit examines ‘roots’ (AP)
AP - They look like images from a science fiction movie, gigantic white roots invading emblematic spots around the Mexican capital, crawling across stone plazas and snaking from windows of colonial buildings.
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Smithsonian details upcoming art exhibit on gaming (AP)
AP - The Smithsonian American Art Museum is announcing details of its first major exhibit exploring the art and evolution of video games. View full post on Yahoo! News: Arts