Art market looks ugly Oct 31, 2009
After months of trauma that saw auctions shrivel, fairs cancelled and prices nosedive, Zurich-and-London gallery Hauser sold a Louise Bourgeois sculpture at Frieze for 2. 4-million, while New York's David Zwirner pocketed 680 000 for a Neo Rauch. (iAfrica.com)
Absolut Vodka Institutes the Absolut Art Award Oct 30, 2009
- Keren Cytter Receives the First-Ever Absolut Art Award. STOCKHOLM, Oct. 30 /CNW/ - Through its frequent collaborations with cutting-edge artists, designers and photographers, ABSOLUT VODKA is a proud supporter of the arts. (Canada Newswire)
Paul Tschinkel at Freies Museum Berlin Oct 21, 2009
Paul Tschinkel @ Freies Museum Oct. 20 2009 - Oct. 21 2009 Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louise Bourgeois, Cindy Sherman, Nam June Paik, Mark Kostabi and others by Paul Tschinkel ... Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cindy Sherman, Jeff Koons, Louise Bourgeois, Kiki Smith, Laurie Anderson, Nam June Paik, Robert Mapplethorpe, Lee Krasner and Mark Kostabi are just a few of the artists that Tschinkel accompanied in the last thirty years ... 7:00 Jeff Koons 7:30 Kiki Smith, Louise Bourgeois... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Women's Hall of Fame inducts new class Oct 12, 2009
Louise Bourgeois, a world renowned artist. Mildred Cohn, a scientist and biologist, who helped further the understanding of enzymatic reactions. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
A building for the future Jun 19, 2009
" The architectural plan is that of Rafael Vinoly Architects, a firm brought on by the museum in 2001. The CMA's Strean said six architects expressed interest in the mammoth project. "Four came with proposals, but Vinoly came with a model and a plan," he said. Strean only hinted at the difficulty of winning over the staff of a major metropolitan art museum to such a plan on such a grand scale. "Let's just say he's an incredible presenter," he said. One of the largest and most prestigious art... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Critic's picks - visual arts May 3, 2009
A sprightly overview of art in New York in the 1950s and '60s, complicating the standard roll call of major figures like de Kooning, Rauschenberg, and Guston with less obvious choices, including Alex Katz, Norman Bluhm, and Louise Bourgeois. Through July 19. (Boston Globe)
'Crouching Spider' saying farewell to S.F. Apr 18, 2009
Louise Bourgeois' 10-foot bronze spider sculpture is leaving its home on the Embarcadero at Pier 14 where it's crouched since November 2007 ... Crouching Spider' saying farewell to S.F. Articles You've got less than a week to bid adieu to the "Crouching Spider." Louise Bourgeois ' 10-foot bronze spider sculpture is leaving its home on the Embarcadero at Pier 14 where it's crouched since November 2007. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Opportunity knocks at European fine art fair Mar 29, 2009
In the fair's early days - it ran March 13-22 - a number of things priced in seven figures sold, including three bronzes by Louise Bourgeois, each tagged at $1. 3 million. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'Galaxy' expands Berkeley Art Museum's horizons Mar 28, 2009
"You could put it next to Louise Bourgeois or put it in a Mission Street gallery, and it would look fantastic. The title is 'Karuna,' which is Sanskrit for compassion, though it looks sort of like a chair.". In assembling "Galaxy," Rinder said, "I was aiming to show that we have an unbelievably strong collection, however eclectic it may be. It's a collection that I personally love, and I want other people to love it." The selection process inevitably took him far afield of his specialization in... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Obama faulted as indifferent on markets Mar 8, 2009
Concern urged by Republicans, economists for stocks. () Sunday, March 8, 2009. (Insight on the News)
