(MENAFN- USA Art News) NEED-TO-READ London's Art Scene, 25 Years After“Sensation” – The looks back on“Sensation,” the art show that put London—and the so-called“Young British Artists” like Damien Hirst—on the international art map. ( )
Concerns Raised Over Former Museum Director's Dealings – Ex-MFA Boston director Malcolm Rogers has come under fire over expert opinions he offered to collector James Stunt on a number of works by Van Dyck and other artists that upgraded their attributions and increased their value by more than $77 million. ( )
Festival of Britain Is Being Audited – The U.K.'s national audit office is investigating the £120 million arts festival, Unboxed, following criticism from parliamentary officials who deemed it an“excessive waste of money.” ()
Countess Sues Art Dealer Over Chardin Sale – The Countess of Wemyss and March is suing art dealer Simon Dickinson for lost funds after he sold her painting, which was at that time attributed to“Chardin and studio,” for a mere £1.2 million in 2014. When the version of was subsequently deep cleaned and reattributed to Chardin himself, it would go on to sell for the equivalent of $10.5 million (£9.3 million)—£6.6 million in cash plus a £2.7 million Watteau. ( )
MOVERS & SHAKERS Art Reporter Grace Glueck Has Died – The veteran journalist whose revelatory writing elevated art reporting to an essential subject, and whose sex-discrimination lawsuit was instrumental in opening up the to female reporters, has died at 96. ( )
U.K. Government Art Collection Gets a Permanent Space – The government art collection will open a public viewing room at its headquarters in the Old Admiralty building near Trafalgar Square in 2023. There, it will show selections from its 15,000-work collection which ranges from Thomas Gainsborough to Tracey Emin. ( )
Philadelphia Museum Is Getting Trolled Online – The museum has disabled comments on its Instagram and Twitter accounts after they were flooded with messages of support for striking workers, who are trying to negotiate a fair contract on healthcare and wages. ( )
FOR ART'S SAKE Fondation Louis Vuitton Opens“Monet – Mitchell” Blockbuster – Ahead of the new Paris + art fair, the Paris museum brings together Monet's 13-foot (c. 1915–26) and a selection of 10 paintings from Joan Mitchel's“Grand Vallée” series (1983–84), among other works that explore the artists' common interests in nature and atmosphere. ()
Installation view,“Monet- Mitchell” at the Fondation Louis Vuitton.
Installation view,“Monet- Mitchell” at the Fondation Louis Vuitton.
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