Art News Blog
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Friend who inherited Bacon's £11m fortune went on 11-year spending spree
Despite a reputation for being difficult, Francis Bacon did - in death at least - live up to his celebrated toast of "Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends".
So it's hard to know what the artist would have made of the behaviour of John Edwards, the man to whom he left his £11m fortune when he died in 1992.
Guardian
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So it's hard to know what the artist would have made of the behaviour of John Edwards, the man to whom he left his £11m fortune when he died in 1992.
Guardian
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Monday, August 30, 2004
Art News Online
Some excellent sources for art news online..
The Guardian Arts - UK based newspaper online with a good arts section.
The Art Newspaper - World art news online, includes free weekly newsletter with art news updates.
Art Daily - Art news, art reviews and exhibition information online.
Art Forum Online - The art magazine with an online presence - includes art news and stories from the magazine.
Arts & Letters Daily - Comprehensive list of news and reviews, covers a wide range of arts related topics.
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The Guardian Arts - UK based newspaper online with a good arts section.
The Art Newspaper - World art news online, includes free weekly newsletter with art news updates.
Art Daily - Art news, art reviews and exhibition information online.
Art Forum Online - The art magazine with an online presence - includes art news and stories from the magazine.
Arts & Letters Daily - Comprehensive list of news and reviews, covers a wide range of arts related topics.
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More on Munch's Scream..
Plenty of news around at the moment about Munch's Scream.. (recently stolen and still not found). Yeow Kai Chai of the Straits Times (singapore) talks about why the famous Scream painting is so popular..
"Scrawny hands clasp both sides of the misshapen face as the gender-neutral figure runs directly at us, enveloped by a sky swirling with bloody red and yellow; waters streaked and ominous under the bridge."
StraitsTimes
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"Scrawny hands clasp both sides of the misshapen face as the gender-neutral figure runs directly at us, enveloped by a sky swirling with bloody red and yellow; waters streaked and ominous under the bridge."
StraitsTimes
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Sunday, August 29, 2004
How auto-destructive art work got destroyed too soon
When is a bag of rubbish not a bag of rubbish? When it's an integral piece of a high-profile exhibition at one of London's most famous galleries.
Arts - Guardian
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Arts - Guardian
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Saturday, August 28, 2004
Departing with the art
The reasons people steal valuable paintings are many and complex, CRAIG BURNETT says, but one thing is sure: They don't do it for the money.
theGlobeandMail.com
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theGlobeandMail.com
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Landmark Van Gogh receives thumbs-up from the law, but will the disputed painting ever find a buyer?
A 10-year legal saga has ended in Paris after the Cour de Cassation, the highest court in France, pronounced that Van Gogh’s “Jardin à Auvers” is authentic. The painting made legal history in France when its owner sued the French State, and won because the painting had been refused an export licence by the government, That victory had a lasting impact on the system of art exports from France.
the artnewspaper
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the artnewspaper
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