…you get a book, you get a book, YOU GET A BOOK!     Met Publications recently released over 1,500 titles to be made available online, 422 for free download – that’s right, FREE! Since it’s founding in 1870, it’s repertoire ranges from exhibition catalogues, collection catalogues, and guides to the collections – making them a perfect resource for art history students and aficionados alike. You can...

“The important thing to say, is that institutions like yours, like my museum—the curators in my department would all resign if the Metropolitan Museum placed a single bid for any one of your objects, even in another department. I know that’s true.” -his insightful words on the saving of Detroit’s collection I first became aware of the great work of Walter Liedtke during the financial crisis that the Detroit Institute of Art...

A little summary of the week that’s just been! Including art history news, DIY tips, exhibition & literature reviews, auction announcements, etc. Email me with your ideas. I’d love to hear from you.     1. A Chagall for the Price of Potatoes The Moscow Times reports on the amazing story of avant-garde collector George Costakis. His collection contained the likes of Kazimir Malevich, Marc Chagall, Wassily Kandinsky and many more...

A little summary of the week that’s just been! Including art history news, DIY tips, exhibition & literature reviews, auction announcements, etc. Email me with your ideas. I’d love to hear from you.     1. Dulwich Picture Gallery to House a Fake ArtNews reported on the latest and most unusual installation at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in South London. American artist Doug Fishbone is working on a new project titled Made in...

video: National Gallery of Canada Christmas Tree

A little summary of the week that’s just been! Including art history news, DIY tips, exhibition & literature reviews, auction announcements, etc. Email me with your ideas. I’d love to hear from you.   1. Testament of Youth Awards season is right around the corner, get ready for an onslaught of trailers, starting now: Based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth is a story of love, war and remembrance. The...

…another visit to the Biennial Edward Burtynsky Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, India 2013   Last week I posted about my love for Geoffrey Farmer’s Leaves of Grass — this week I’ll take you on a little arm chair tour of Sublime Disruptions featuring the work of Edward Burtynsky, Dave McMillan and Isabelle Hayeur. With an emphasis on creating images descriptive of environmental concerns, the gallery was full of large,...

…while being detained in Beijing   Seasoned curator Adrian Locke is planning an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London that is presenting many unique challenges. First of which is that the artist in question – Ai Weiwei is being detained in Beijing by the Chinese government. Giving Weiwei a digital tour of the galleries, and many trips to Beijing for the RA staff to meet in person are all apart of formulating the...