A Tour of Art Basel Miami Beach
Bob Dylan at Gagosian
MoMA PS1 Hosts Hurricane Sandy Relief Benefit at the Delano on Friday
Those on the lookout for something to do in Miami Beach on Friday evening with a charitable flavor, take note: in place of its standard Miami Basel party, MoMA PS1 is hosting a benefit for the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, which is supporting relief efforts in that Sandy–battered section of New York. Read More
Artadia NADA Award to Margaret Lee
Today, Artadia, the New York–based nonprofit founded by Christopher E. Vroom, announced that Margaret Lee has been named the winner of its first-ever NADA award, which goes to one artist showing work at the fair. Ms. Lee, who will receive a $4,000 unrestricted grant, has work at two booths at this year’s NADA Miami Beach, those belonging to Milwaukee’s Green Gallery and New York’s Jack Hanley Gallery. Her work at Hanley includes a phone with a cucumber for a handset. She is also the co-proprietor of the 47 Canal gallery, which is set up at the fair just a stone’s throw from those two booths. MoMA PS1 curator Peter Eleey and Kunsthalle Zürich director and curator Beatrix Ruff selected the winner. Read More
Jeff Koons to Show at David Zwirner
The Art Newspaper reported in Miami today (subscribers only) that Jeff Koons has planned a show at David Zwirner for this May, his first with the gallery and a major coup for the blue-chip Chelsea stalwart. Read More
Richard Prince’s Arizona Flavor Inspired by Hannah Wilke, Piero Manzoni
Without having tasted it, we’re clearly fans of Richard Prince’s Arizona flavor, Lemon Fizz. There are plenty of places to try it if you’re down in Miami this week, though if you aren’t, T: The New York Times Style Magazine has a few new details about it for you. Read More
Dallas Art Museum Will No Longer Charge Admission
Starting on Jan. 21 next year, the Dallas Art Museum will no longer charge its $10 general admission fee. The decision comes from the museum’s new executive director Maxwell L. Anderson, who told the Waco Tribune-Herald, “We’re a public institution supported by the taxpayers of Dallas, and many of those taxpayers don’t have the disposable income to toss around for cultural endeavors.” Read More
Kraftwerk Retrospective to Travel to the Tate
J. Paul Getty Museum Acquires ‘Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies’ Illuminated Manuscript
The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today that it has acquired a Flemish illuminated manuscript by Lieven van Lathem, Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies. The Los Angeles Times reports that the book was purchased for $6.2 million at Sotheby’s London on Wednesday. Read More
Teresita Fernández Wins 2013 Aspen Award For Art
The Aspen Art Museum announced today that the Brooklyn-based Teresita Fernández has won its 2013 Aspen Award for Art. Read More
Morning Links: Oscar Niemeyer Edition
Charlotte Burns on the art world’s crisis of values. [The Art Newspaper]
Architect Oscar Niemeyer has died at 104. [NYT]
Art dealers talking about the fiscal cliff. [The Art Newspaper] Read More
