Monday, February 28, 2011

Kuspit on the Iowa Pollock

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Donald Kuspit thinks " the university and state had the chance to do some human good with Mural and muffed the chance ": "Ra...
Saturday, February 26, 2011

"Deaccessioning is both legal and ethical ... and should be embraced as a tool for museum survival."

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Via The Deaccessioning Blog , a student Note entitled Let Them Sell Art: Why a Broader Deaccession Policy Today Could Save Museums Tomorrow ...
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Tell me again about the "public trust" (a continuing series)

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Because who needs another Renoir, right? How come no one seems to worry about nervous, fleeing donors when a museum ships a work like this ...

"The sales are designed to secure the fiscal health of the institution (and certainly not earmarked for future acquisitions)"

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Artnet's Walter Robinson reports that a German museum has been selling off some work, including a $13 million Richter, and does not pla...

Linkage

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Artist sues Kevin Costner . Collector sues Gerald Peters Gallery . The importance of model release forms .

Not his day

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ARCA's Catherine Schofield Sezgin notes a story that was making the rounds yesterday of "a security guard from Corsica's Fine ...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

In your face, Scotland!

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The LA Times has a little piece about the Getty's "new pride and joy," J.M.W. Turner's 1839 "Modern Rome -- Campo Va...
Monday, February 21, 2011

"My advice to art lovers? Do your due diligence before buying"

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Good counsel from the Art Loss Register's Chris Marinello in the Financial Times .

"The issue has become so cumbersomely emotional that reaching consensus is unlikely, the legislator pushing for the sale said today."

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The state legislator who proposed selling the University of Iowa Pollock (and using the money for more scholarships) has dropped the idea .
Thursday, February 17, 2011

No Standing

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Citing "important new evidence," opponents of the Barnes move have filed a petition to reopen the case. What's the new eviden...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

7th Circuit Wildflower Decision (UPDATED)

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The Seventh Circuit has issued its decision in the Chapman Kelley Wildflowers case. You can read it here . I won't have time to get to...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

LaChapelle v. Rihanna

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Photographer David LaChapelle is suing pop star Rihanna, claiming the video for her latest video infringes his work. The NYT's Randy Ke...

Court of Appeals Affirms Wildenstein Dismissal

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The New York Court of Appeals has unanimously affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against Guy Wildenstein arising out of the purchase of a G...
Monday, February 14, 2011

"There really is an opportunity cost of this money."

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Tyler Cowen says that states that are cutting back on arts funding are doing the right thing: "If you're a libertarian, the choice...

"Unable to sell art because of the legal battle, the university instead decided to terminate or restructure 18 academic programs."

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The Brandeis Hoot: Two years after The Rose: Where are we now?
Friday, February 11, 2011

Because we say so, that's why (UPDATED)

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One way of looking at disputes like the one around the University of Iowa Pollock is as a clash of values . On one side, you have the Art Lo...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

"If we have an asset valued at $100 million to $150 million . . ."

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" . . . are we not better served to have those resources deployed to actually educate Iowa students in the arts? " The idea of sel...

Ascalon Settlement

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I mentioned a couple months ago that David Ascalon's VARA lawsuit seemed to have settled. That's now been confirmed. The Pittsburg...

"My problem is that the figure is difficult to justify . . ."

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" . . . and detracts from the larger discussion about how to preserve, protect, and secure our cultural heritage ." Art Theft Cent...

Linkage

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Drouot death knell? More here . (Background here .) Dispute over Koenig Sphere . One very good reason to be reading The Journal of Art Crim...