Louise Bourgeois, renowned sculptor died Monday at the age of 98. She died at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, New York after suffering a heart attack.
Jan
26
(Picasso, The Actor, image via Yahoo)
Pablo Picasso’s painting, The Actor, was damaged when a New York woman, attending an art class, allegedly lost her balance, tripped and fell onto the painting, and ripped the lower right hand corner. One wonders how someone looses her balance and falls onto a painting. Usually security who is bored out of their minds is always telling you not to stand so close to the painting. Do some people not respect the velvet rope? Perhaps not. So this woman who ever she is, is a complete moron. Artsy is just saying it out loud. How does one loose their balance and immediately grab onto the painting hanging on the wall? Out of all the things you can grab onto you decide, hey I’m gonna grab onto this $130 million dollar painting in a musuem to break my fall. If she had any brains she would have just fell and sued the Met. No she insisted on grabbing the painting. Good job klutz. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
16
(image via ArtInfo)
Edward Munch’s art seems to be a hot commodity in Norway these days. Thieves smashed the window of Nyborgs Kunst gallery and stole the lithograph called History.
Oslo art dealer Pascal Nyborg states the hand painted lithograph is worth millions. Other dealers have valued the work at $355,000 (2 million kroner). Previously at auction in 2001 it was sold for 200,000 kroner ($35,000)
Previously in 2001, armed gunmen stole 2 of Munch’s pieces from the Munch Museum. They were eventually captured and incarcerated. Police hope the similar result in this case.
Police claim to have found the getaway vehicle abandoned in the city. They currently have no leads.
Image by ny mag
Pulse Park is the US debut of artist Rafeal Lozeana-Hermmer’s interactive work. His interactive light installation can be seen from dusk till 10pm. The artist specifically chose winter, as the sun would set earlier and people would be able to view it for a longer period of time. The installation allows viewers to have their systolic and diastolic heart rates measured by one of two sensor sculptures installed at the North and South ends of the Oval Lawn. The heart rates are then translated into beams of light that pulse throughout the lawn. Its rather interesting to see how your heart beat is turned into lights for everyone around to see. Whether you’re heart is racing or just calm and collected, everyone seems to be different.
Madison Square Park [madison square park]
The Annotated Artwork: ‘Pulse Park’ [ny mag]
Madison Square Park Checks your Pulse [gothamist]
Image via ArtsyFerret
Chanel has landed in Central Park. Rumsey Field in Central Park will host the Chanel Mobile Art exhibit until Nov 9th. No there is no #5 samples given out, just a portable pavilion designed by Zaha Hadid that houses the creative interpretations of what a chanel bag means to a selected group of artists. Selected by Karl Lagerfield, these pieces are on display for free. The only thing that it does require is your time to stand on line and wait. Chanel is never cheap.
Chanel Mobile Art [Chanel Mobile]
Chanel Mobile Art Container [thecoolhunter]
Chanel Mobile Art Lands in NY [artinfo]
Chanel Mobile Art Exhibition [elle.com]
Video: Inside the Chanel Mobile Art [ny mag]
Image via Gothamist
Banksy spotted in NYC! This image is located on the corner of Grand and Wooster street here in New York City. If you’re in the area check it out! The collaboration between Banksy and Colossal Media takes up a side of a building in Soho. Whether or not Banksy participated for the mural is up for speculation. Banksy may or may not be attending the Lazarides show on Houston and Bowery.
Banksy Mural Going Up in Soho [Gothamist]
Banksy Loves New York [eyebeam]
Maurizio Cattelan, Untitled, (2007) via New Musuem
Cattelan’s taxidermic horse caused quite a stir online when images of it were first released. Naturally it would be part of the New Museum’s exhibit his works along with other artists who have a different take on Nature. The exhibition contains works in all different mediums from all different artists and filmmakers to show the decay and depressing side of nature as well as uncertain disaster with uncertainty. How humans have a hand in nature is also depicted.
Aug
28
Sorry for the lack of updates. Artsy Ferret has been out of town and running around, and updates will return in Sept. Artsy was unable to find a replacement ferret, but there will be daily articles posted again in Sept. Thanks for reading, and thanks for checking up on the site. Be back soon!
image via Okinoba Soba
Image via Guardian
The Louvre began construction on its new Islamic art wing. Dubbed “the Veil”, it is described by its designers as a glass Muslim headscarf in the heart of Paris. Italian designer Mario Bellini described it as “a headscarf blowing in the wind.” The €86 million ($133 million) will open in 2010, creating 3,000 square metres of gallery space. The “veil” will float above the ground, covering 2 floors. President Nicolas Sarkozy and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a major donor for the project, took part in Wednesday’s groundbreaking ceremony. This is one of the most daring projects the Louvre has done since I.M. Pei’s giant glass pyramid 20 years ago. This project hopes to create a dialogue between the French and the Arab countries, in hopes of a better understanding of their diverse cultures. France has outlawed the headscarf and other religious symbols in public schools, as they believe religion is a private matter and should be be displayed publicly.
Louvre Gets a Major Hit of Islam [artsjournal]
Culture: Louvre draws a veil over artistic neglect with bold new Islamic wing [guardian]
France: Louvre to Add Islamic Art [NY Times]
Sarkozy lauds Islam at Louvre ceremony with Saudi prince [AFP]
Louvre breaks ground on new Islamic Arts gallery [Daily Star]
Prince funds Louvre Islamic wing [BBC]
First stone laid for Louvre’s Islamic art gallery [Associated Press]
Louvre Gets Islamic Art Wing [IslamOnline]
Caravaggio’s The Taking of Christ (or, The Kiss of Judas) was stolen from the Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art in the Ukraine. Police stated the thieves entered through the window, by removing the glass pane rather than smashing it. By doing so, they did not trigger the alarm, and were able to steal the painting. They escaped through the museum’s roof. The museum had been urged to update their alarm system but did not due to financial reasons.
Another version of the painting hangs in the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin.
Caravaggio Stolen From Odessa Museum [artinfo]
Ukraine laments theft of a Caravaggio from museum [Reuters]