A cleaning person “destroyed” a Kippenberger sculpture valued at more than $1 million in Dortmund, Germany, by removing what appeared to be a stain on the work. “It is now impossible to return it to its original state,” a museum spokesperson said. As some have noted, saying the work has been destroyed is a bit much, since the entire sculpture is, in fact, intact, and one imagines the museum will be able to retouch the work. [Telegraph]
Art.sy, the web company that bills itself as the Pandora for visual art and is supported by Dasha Zhukova and Wendi Murdoch, among others, just raised $6 million. [TechCrunch]
“Following the Smart Art Money”: Kelly Crow takes a look at what Lily Safra, Scott Black and other collectors and art experts recommend buying at this uncertain moment in the market. [WSJ] Read More
Ai Weiwei says the Chinese government has demanded $2.4 million from him in back taxes. [Bloomberg]
In other Ai Weiwei news: the dissident artist is active on Twitter again. Follow his latest comments on the Chinese government’s accusations that he committed tax fraud, on the English feed of his posts [@aiwwenglish] Read More
The Brooklyn Museum raises its suggested donation from $10 to $12 for adult admission. [NYT]
Coming soon: free lunch at MoMA, courtesy of Rirkrit Tiravanija. [Inside Art]
The Affordable Art Fair will stage an Indian edition in Sept. 2012. [India Times] Read More
Museum of Modern Art director Glenn Lowry explains the deal he struck with the High Museum, which will send six MoMA-sourced exhibitions down to Atlanta over the course of four years. He declined to discuss the financial arrangement, but said, “There is of course a considerable fee that the High is providing us.” [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] Read More
Affordable Housing or Lack Thereof
