HAMBURG.- Two of the most important collections of contemporary art have been brought together in a joint show this summer at Deichtorhallen. One main feature of the collection of doctor and chemist Thomas Olbricht, who lives in Essen and Berlin, is a…
Former Lawrence Salander Gallery Director Guilty in Case with De Niro as Witness
NEW YORK (AP).- A former art gallery director was convicted Wednesday in an art fraud case that brought Robert De Niro to a witness stand to discuss a role he generally plays behind the scenes: artist’s son. Leigh Morse was found guilty of scheming to…
Dutch Collectors’s 30,000 Toy Soldiers to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A vast collection of 30,000 toy soldiers accumulated by Dutch collector, Gijs Scholtens, is to be sold at Bonhams, Knowle, as part of its auction of Toys, Dolls and Soldiers on 5 April 2011. Echoing the historic journey of Stadtholder William …
Nicolas Krupp Contemporary Art Presents the Documentary Allegory of Peter Friedl
BASEL.- Images can tell stories in different ways. But what images does history leave behind, and how much history do they contain? Peter Friedl’s recent works deal with the political historicity of images, exploring and conjuring up their narrati…
Lawyer Takes a Look at the Legal and Practical Lessons Learned at Art Basel Miami Beach 2010
MIAMI BEACH, FL.- The 2010 Art Basel Miami Beach (“ABMB”) ran from December 2, 2010 through December 5, 2010. ABMB was a fantastic event. Galleries, artists, collectors, art insiders, and the general public mixed in appreciation of some truly…
Mandela Objects to Sale of His Artwork at Auction
LONDON (AP).- A London auction house has sold artwork said to be by Nelson Mandela despite objections from Mandela’s lawyer. The lawyer, Bally Chuene, said in a statement that Mandela “strongly disassociates himself” from the auction, and the artwork …
Philantropist and Arts Patron Announces His Significant Bequest to the Art Gallery of New South Wales
SYDNEY.- Kenneth Reed today announced his intention to bequeath to the Art Gallery of New South Wales a substantial collection of old master paintings, Italian Maiolica and European 18th-century porcelain. Numbering over 70 items in total the Ken Reed …
Son in NY Dead Sea Scrolls Case: There’s No Crime
NEW YORK (AP).- A lawyer charged with impersonating a Judaic studies professor online took the witness stand in his defense Monday, offering jurors a history lesson on the Dead Sea Scrolls and arguing his attempts to defend his father’s lifelong resear…
Co-Owner of Painting Missing in New York ID’d as a Thief
NEW YORK (AP).- First it was a curious tale of a $1.3 million painting a middleman said he drunkenly lost while trying to help a friend sell it. Now the story has gotten stranger still: A part owner of the canvas identified its co-owner as an admitted …
Early Nation of Islam Documents Found in House Attic in Detroit
DETROIT (AP).- More than 1,000 documents, including some dating back to the beginning of the Nation of Islam, were found in the attic of a home in Detroit, the city where the secretive movement started 80 years ago, a lawyer said. Attorney Gregory Reed…