![]() Our take: While this discovery may reveal that Franz Kline liked whiskey, one aspect of the bill doesn’t surprise: the Abstract Expressionists really liked to drink.ĩ. ![]() The bill, along with Alexander Calder’s Paris address book, is part of a new collection of artist ephemera assembled by the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. ![]() The Abstract Expressionist painter, who was probably stocking up for a New Year’s Eve party, spent over $274 (which, adjusted for inflation, comes out to about $1,960). Our take: Let’s get this straight: citizens are trying to challenge the development of an art museum?Īrtinfo got its hands on Franz Kline’s liquor bill from December 31, 1960. A development company seeking to construct a mixed-use building on the lot reached a settlement with city officials, but agreed that either party could terminate the settlement if citizens challenge the agreement within the next 30 days. New Downtown Aspen Art Museum Approved, With CaveatĪfter a complicated legal battle, a new downtown art museum in Aspen, CO is one step closer to getting the green light. Our take: Isn’t it also possible that celebrities (read: James Franco, Lady Gaga) are becoming more obsessed with the art world?ħ. Edward Winkleman expands the concern to art news, highlighting ’s celebrity-heavy coverage with a damning photoshop operation on its front page. Judith Dobrzynski questions the quality of recently exhibited celebrity artwork, including work by Dennis Hopper, Leonard Nimoy, Jessica Lange and Ron Wood. Is Celebrity Obsession in the Art World Getting Worse? Our take: Have we really not reached the art fair saturation point yet? Maybe the market is hungrier than we thought.Ħ. In addition to Christie’s previously-announced contemporary print fair, Moniker Art Fair will offer “urban artwork” out of a massive Victorian warehouse and Sunday Fair will feature young international galleries. Several new fairs will pop up around London’s annual Frieze contemporary art fair in October, according to The Art Newspaper. Satellite Fairs Try For a Slice of The Frieze Cake Our take: Go to any museum in New York and you’ll see people don’t need the pretense of an iPhone app to spend their time tweeting and texting.ĥ. Andras Szanto at Artworld Salon worries that museum apps will detract from the joys of aimless browsing and discovery, not to mention distract visitors from the artworks themselves. The Museum of Natural History became the latest museum to release an iPhone app this week, but some museumgoers aren’t pleased. Our take: And here we thought print was a thing of the past.Ĥ. The first-annual sale will offer deals on rare and out-of-print books, signed artist catalogs, and DVDs. Is David Zwirner switching careers? The Chelsea gallerist announced he will open a summer pop-up bookstore-but only for one week, starting August 9. Our take: What? Could the Artinfo editors not afford Casa Lever or Sant Ambroeus? Petaluma? Caprice? Red Cat? B.E.S.? When was the last time you saw Larry at Bottino? And what about sushi? Although the methodology behind their choices is never explained, Chelsea’s Bottino is their pick for New York. Our take: The Guardian might sound snotty, but we have to agree-in a city that’s home to Michelangelo’s David and Boticelli’s Birth of Venus, why choose a building filled with government offices for this experiment?Īrtinfo culled a list of five art-world power restaurants around the globe. The Guardian‘s issue with the experiment? The testing site isn’t beautiful enough. Scientists Investigate Stendhal SyndromeĪ group of scientists in Florence are monitoring the vital signs of museum-going tourists in an effort to determine whether or not Stendhal Syndrome-a psychosomatic illness in which viewers become dizzy or faint in response to a work of art-actually exists. This week in art news: Your guiltiest pleasures.ġ. The Smithsonian discovers just how much the Abstract Expressionists drank, Artinfo puts together a list of artworlders’ favorite restaurants, and bloggers worry celebrity obsession has hit a new high.
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