Archive | October 29, 2009

Attending Opening of Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity



I’ll be at the MOMA opening of Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity next week – which is about time, since the 70th anniversary of Bauhaus Movement is this year and there was already a major show in Berlin this summer.

Oskar Schlemmer. Bauhaus Stairway. 1932. Oil on canvas. 63 7/8 x 45″ (162.3 x 114.3 cm). The [...]

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Diane Arbus Photo Up for Auction at the Aperture Benefit!!



Diane Arbus Photo Up for Auction at the Aperture Benefit!! Check it out here… Yes.. so far this rare Diane Arbus photo has a current bid of only $1,750. Welcome to the Art Recession…That’s too low to be believed!! So..one of the most important photographers in history has a photo for sale at Monday’s Aperture Benefit auction. Can you ask for a better opportunity to add something amazing to your art collection? This is one of her very standard 14.25 in x 14.25 in, Gelatin Silver Prints made by photographer Neil Selkirk for the Arbus Estate. We’ve seen similar prints…

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A Mode 2 Timelapse from Mutuate Britain



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Corporate Art owned by Banks should go public – NY Times

Found an interesting piece in the New York Times tonight on how Banks Hoard Troves of Art where …
Deutsche Bank is believed to own the largest corporate collection in the world, with some 60,000 pieces of contemporary art. UBS owns 40,000 pieces, and JPMorgan Chase 30,000. Combined, that approaches the Museum of Modern Art’s trove. Banks have various [...]

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