The Art Dossier

09/23/2015

The challenges of talking to kids about contemporary art:

http://www.npr.org/2015/09/21/442308377/new-contemporary-art-museum-in-los-angeles-engages-kids-with-audio-tours

The Broad contemporary art museum opened in Los Angeles this weekend, and NPR explores how the museum's audio tour addresses the challenge of how talk to kids about contemporary art.

09/10/2015

Stunning portraits from the Met's vaults.

Over a century's worth of portraits detailing the intimate lives of West Africans have gone on show for the first time at The Met, New York.

09/02/2015

Police are investigating whether or not the "rediscovered" Dada artist Karl Waldmann ever existed...

German police are investigating an allegedly fictitious German Dada artist, Karl Waldmann, that fooled art experts and collectors for years.

01/12/2015

Congrats to our friends Steven and William Ladd. Their exhibition 'Mary Queen of the Universe' at the Parrish Art Museum just got a great write-up in the The New York Times!

Two exhibitions in Water Mill feature Midwestern artists who have morphed ordinary objects into high art.

05/29/2014

You can now buy Andy Warhol's old Rolls-Royce on ebay...

Volunteer army of 100 conservators set to restore the Glasgow School of Art after Friday's fire. Parisian department store redesign highlights the problem with Paris. New exhibition explores how gifs became the rebellious teenagers of the art world. Andy Warhol's old Rolls-Royce is available for sal…

05/15/2014

Philadelphia’s newest art venue...

Christie's has a record-breaking night. In the wake of New York Public Library's scrapped controversial renovation plan, the WSJ looks at the woman who 'saved' the library. Amid praise and controversy, the 9/11 memorial museum prepares to open today. Philadelphia's newest art venue: Amtrak corridor.

04/22/2014

An invisible barn that disappears into the landscape...

Annie Leibovitz’s new book comes with a table. In the tradition of Helmut Newton’s “SUMO,” the new volume is about 20-by-27 inches and 476 pages deep. It sells for $2,500 and comes with its own table, but the true richness can be found in the pictures, from Queen Elizabeth to R2-D2, from “The Sopran…

04/19/2014

This weekend is your last chance to paint the walls of the New Museum...

Artnet releases a list of 25 women on top of the artworld. Pharrell will curate an exhibition at Emmanuel Perrotin. This weekend is your last chance to paint the walls of the New Museum. Acne's new collection is inspired by Swedish artist Hilma af Klint.

04/16/2014

Love Art (sister fair to global brand Affordable Art Fair New York City) is a fun, four day contemporary art fair hosting its first edition in Toronto May 7-11, 2014. Click below for details and to register...

Register for VIP status at Toronto's newest contemporary art fair.

04/09/2014

What do you think about Sotheby's new look?

What's in the news... Wednesday's links: http://www.theartdossier.com/featured/news-375/

04/03/2014

Thursday's links: http://www.theartdossier.com/featured/news-371/

Meet Ai Weiwei, the next sci-fi action star. A respected Swiss art historian is being dragged into the never ending Knoedler forgery case. Artists come together to support Ukraine.

03/28/2014

It's time for the 5 things you need to know this week. Click below for the full recap...

The fake Richter commissioned by Jerry Saltz is now on view at the Gazelli Art House in London. "In November 2012, the art critic Jerry Saltz... [What's in the news]