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April 27, 2009
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Travel

CULTURE+TRAVEL: When In...

When in Mexico City for… Zona Maco

April's Zona Maco fair is only part of the lively art scene here that appeals to worldly travelers. >

CULTURE+TRAVEL: When In...

When in Maastricht for... TEFAF

Every year the forces of European art descend on this quiet town for the European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF).... >

Art Parties

Spring Benefits Begin

Chelsea Roundup

L.A. Steps Out

Un Pavillon in Paris

Features

Confidence Killers?

The high-end art market suffers little in the wake of scams and scandals. >

Features

Lightning Fields

Hiroshi Sugimoto thinks that a good photographer always has to be part scientist. He gives us an... >

Taste

Bicoastal Bivalves

From Hamma Mamma to the Glidden Middens, oysters convey a sense of place. >

Top Stories

The Invented Worlds of Paolo Ventura

The Italian photographer explains how he creates startlingly evocative tableaux from the humblest of materials.>

Comings & Goings

Marc Wilson, Nelson-Atkins Director for 27 Years, to Retire

Also, New Museum curator Massimiliano Gioni has been named artistic director for the upcoming Gwangju... >

People

Hirst Teams with Pinchuk to Fund Ukrainian Neonatal Center

After years of gaining attention for his artworks incorporating morbid imagery — dead animals, skulls,... >

Museums

Met Honors Helen Levitt With Endowment, Exhibition

The museum has established a new endowment fund in honor of the late street photographer using a planned... >

More News

Art Market

Sotheby’s Targets Ukrainian Collectors for June Russian Sale

Searching for buyers in new markets, Sotheby's will include Ukrainian artworks in their June contemporary... >

Postwar & Contemporary Art

Wealthy Michigander Launches $250,000 Art Contest

Members of the public will vote digitally to select the winner in Rick DeVos's new ArtPrize competition. >

Art Market

Thirteen Hitler Watercolors Outpace Their Estimates at Auction

The works, which included a signed self-portrait and several landscapes, were painted between 1908 and... >

Old Masters & Antiquities

A Newly Discovered Leonardo?

A curator believes that he has discovered a new work by Leonardo da Vinci hidden within a seven-part... >

Galleries

Galleries on the Move in London and New York

Dealers are changing locations and opening new spaces in London, New York, and beyond. >

Art Market

Christie’s Jewelry Sale Earns Close to $20M

The top earner was a pear-shaped D, Internally Flawless type IIa diamond of 30.02cts, which sold... >

Museums

People

Strick Has Outstanding Loan from MOCA

The former director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, says the terms of his more... >

Design & Architecture

Design Unveiled for National Children’s Museum

The new building, designed by Cesar Pelli, is scheduled to open in 2013. >

Design/Architecture

Design & Architecture

Frank Gehry Feuds With Miami Beach Over Funding for Project

The world-famous architect is embroiled in a dispute with the New World Symphony in Miami, which had... >

Art Parties

“Compass in Hand”

MoMA opens its largest drawing exhibition to date. >

Art Market

ART+AUCTION: Datebook

Century 19

While Christie’s merged its 19th-century European art and Old Masters departments last June, Sotheby’s... >

Auction Reports

Russian Art Passes First Test of the Season at Sotheby’s

The sale earned a total of $13,842,175, just within the pre-sale estimate range of $12.5–17.5 million. >

Art Market

Disgruntled Murakami Buyer Accuses Vuitton of Fraud

Clint Arthur argues that Vuitton tried to hide the fact that the limited-edition Murakami prints it... >

Art Market

London Overtakes New York as Top Art Sales Location in 2008

New York's share of global art auction sales fell from 43 to 35.6 percent last year, while London's sales... >

Galleries

Weekend Picks

Jeff Perrott in New York

The Boston-based artist's newest work looks like a cross between contemporary art and the latest Mac... >

Galleries

New York Gallery Expands to Berlin

New York dealer Achim Moeller is opening a new gallery in "the heart of Europe's contemporary art scene"... >

Art Fairs

Art Market

SOFA Fairs Sold

Two former executives at dmg world media have purchased four fairs from the company and started a new... >

Art Market

Contemporary Art Fair Canceled in London

Organizers hope to bring back the Battersea Contemporary Art Fair in 2010. >

Auctions

Auction Reports

Russian Art Market to Face First Big Test of 2009

“It’s hard to predict where this sale will go,” said Karen Kettering, the vice president and specialist... >

Auction Reports

“The Greatest Auction That Never Was”

An auction of some 1,400 of Michael Jackson's personal belongings scheduled to take place this week was... >