The Insect That Painted Europe Red
BBC - Truly vibrant red was elusive for many years: until a mysterious dye was discovered in Mexico. Devon Van Houten Maldonado reveals how a crushed bug became a sign of wealth and status. -...
What Sold at Zona Maco
Artsy - There’s no question that the hundreds of collectors, dealers, and museum types who descended on Mexico City this week for a trio of art fairs have a terrific time enjoying the city’s world-class museums...
Back When Painting Was Dead
Hyperallergic - It is routine to characterize the 1970s as a decade dominated by Conceptual Art, and artists such as Sol LeWitt, Lawrence Weiner, Joseph Kosuth, and Mel Bochner. Part of this thinking is market...
Judge Dismisses Suit Seeking Picasso Painting From the Met
NY Times - A judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by the great-grand-niece of a German Jewish businessman that asked the Metropolitan Museum of Art to return one of its most valuable Picassos, “The Actor.”Jud...
A Snowstorm Paralyzed Paris, But Its Museums Look Lovely
Hyperallergic - Earlier this week, Paris all but shut down after a storm dumped up to 20 centimeters (almost eight inches) of snow on the French capital Tuesday night. Though most museums remained open, the Ei...
Artforum still in ‘lockstep’ with disgraced former publisher
The Art Newspaper - On Friday afternoon, Artforum released a statement after growing calls for advertisers and readers to boycott the magazine until Landesman is “fully removed” and the publication retracts its...
Vienna marks 100 years since artistic heyday
DW - Not only did Austria's most famous artist, Gustav Klimt, die in Vienna (on February 6 ) in 1918; so did the painter Egon Schiele (October 31), architect Otto Wagner, (April 11) and craftsman, graphic artis...
Judge Rules Developer Must Pay 5Pointz Graffiti Artists $6.7M
Hyperallergic - The lengthy legal drama surrounding a beloved graffiti spot has finally come to an end. Five years after a real estate developer painted over a beloved stretch of street art, a federal judge has...