His first major exhibition in the U.S. in more than 25 years, Chris Burden brings an expansive presentation to the New Museum that occupies all five floors of the museum and features ambitious installations assembled on the museum’s exterior. Read more
“The Art of Music” sale, the premiere auction of fine art music photography from the Morrison Hotel Art Gallery at Antiquorum, drew fans from all over the globe for a night of enthusiastic bidding.
Friday, Oct. 4 Edition
The Street is in Play
Notorious graffiti artist Banksy has New Yorkers and tourists shuffling through the city to catch a glimpse of his artworks, part of a new art show Better Out Than In. According to the website, a new photo of the graffiti artwork will be posted on site with a clue to its location.
Which Banksy artwork have you caught a glimpse of so far?
Peggy Guggenheim, 1952. Peggy Guggenheim Album, Private Collection. Photo: Eugene Kolb
When asked how she began to discover modern art, Peggy Guggenheim answered: it was her moral duty to be interested in the art of one’s time. The 1969 exhibition Works from the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation at the Guggenheim was the first time her personal collection was exhibited in the U.S.
Listen to the full 1969 interview with Peggy Guggenheim and Hilary Brown, who was the museum’s head of publicity.
The Building of the Day on Monday, Oct. 14 is the New York City Center.
A month-long festival, Archtober is in its third year and features hundreds of exhibitions, programs, lectures and tours throughout NYC on design and architecture.
Every day in October, people are invited to go on a tour of some of the greatest buildings and parks in New York City, including the New York City Center, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Queens Museum of Art and Soho’s Drawing Center.
Is Digitally Copying Millions of Books Legal?That’s the question U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin has to decide, which will end an 8-year-old lawsuit by the Authors Guild and individual writers against Google Inc, owner of the largest search engine in the world.
Bloomberg: “‘Google has engaged in a massive campaign of bulk copying of books, which could adversely affect actual and potential markets for copyrighted books,’ authors said in a court brief.”