Cooper Occupation Enters Third Week With Protestors, Administration at Impasse
Glafira Rosales, Dealer Tied to Allegedly Fake Knoedler Paintings, Charged With Tax Fraud, Concealing $12.5 M. in Proceeds
Morning Links: Ear Plugs Edition
Amazon Plans ‘Online Gallery’
Last week, the online retailer Amazon reached out to a number of prominent art galleries (and some not-so-prominent ones) to invite them to a meeting in New York this Wednesday where it plans to unveil a new project called the Amazon Fine Art Gallery. Read More
Miami’s Pérez Museum Receives $15 M. Anonymous Donation
Paddle8 Hires Former Pace Gallery Flack Sarah Goulet
Paddle8, the online auctioneer founded in 2011 by Alexander Gilkes and Aditya Julka, has tapped Sarah Goulet to be their in-house head of worldwide communications. Ms. Goulet joins Paddle8 after three years working with the PR department of Pace Gallery, which runs four galleries in New York, as well as spaces in London and Beijing. Monday was Ms. Goulet’s first day at the new gig.
There Are Fewer Than 10 Full-Time Art Critics in the U.S. [Updated]
Since it’s a pretty nice day out, I figured it might be an okay time to share some fairly depressing news, which you may have just read in the headline above: there are now less than 10 full-time art critics working at newspapers and magazines in the United States. This comes to us via Deborah Solomon on her recent WNYC appearance. (It seems that Chicago’s edition of Time Out laid off its art critic last month.) At least we can all celebrate that the majority of the survivors work in New York. Read More
10 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before May 26
MONDAY, MAY 20
Benefit: Fire Island Pines Performance Series Benefit Party
A benefit that includes performances by Tyler Ashley, Megha Barnabas and Ryan McNamara, plus music by Thinner, Lauren Dillard and JD Samson. Hosted by John Early and Ladyfag. —Michael H. Miller
209 Elizabeth Street, New York, VIP 6-8 p.m., after party at 8 p.m. Tickets $25 to $100, available at iheartfireisland.org
Inaugural Hyperallergic ArtTalk: Klaus Biesenbach
Want to hear Klaus talk about “Expo 1?” Want to drink some Pernod? Want to high five Hrag Vartanian? Sure you do! —Dan Duray
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Morning Links: Luxembourg Edition
It’s Looking Like a Great Saturday for Art Books
If the weather reports are to be believed, this is going to be one gorgeous Saturday in New York—a high of about 72, pretty much no chance of rain and just a few clouds in the sky.
It’s also shaping up to be a banner day for art books, with at least three major events on tap for May 18, which are listed below. Read More
Edgar Allan Poe Museum to Reopen This Fall
The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum in Baltimore will reopen in October. The museum closed in September 2012 due to lack of funding. The new museum will focus on the story of Poe in Baltimore, as well as on the house itself. Read More
Scotiabank Photography Award to Stan Douglas
Photographer Stan Douglas has been selected for this year’s Scotiabank Photography Award, beating out Angela Grauerholz and Robert Walker. Mr. Douglas will take home a $50,000 prize, have a selection of his work published in a book by Steidl and have a one-person show at Toronto’s 2014 CONTACT Photography Festival. (Pretty nice selection of benefits.) Read More
