More stories from the week that ended Jan 5 (click on bolded words for more information):
- Kendrick Lamar music vid features Eddie Peake & his work, conceptualized and directed by Darren Romanelli.
- 96 artifacts disappears from the Aswan Museum’s storehouse. Theft likely a inside job.
- Contrary to American Hustle’s claim, Worcester Art Museum’s Rembrandt is authentic.
- A exhibition about prestigious and famous forgeries.
- Knoedler fakes are still out there with unknown whereabouts as more victims sue the gallery.
- Banksy street pieces vandalized and damaged in Utah.
- Ai Weiwei wants to travel outside of China and feels that his art may be suffering as a result of ban.
- Hrag Vartanian’s 10 Biggest Art Disasters of 2013.
- Christian Viveros-Fauné looks at the art market shadiness of 2013.
- Antiques Roadshow painting purchased for £400 turns out to be a Anthony van Dyck piece.
- Artspace releases the winners for The 2013 Artspace Special-Achievement Awards
- Ben Davis has four predictions for the 2014 art world.
- Derek Gillman’s time in charge of the Barnes Foundation and his next moves.
- New England’s museum scene in 2013.
- Blake Gopnik gives us his picks for the 20 most-anticipated art exhibits in 2014.
- How funding for the arts in NYC may be affected with the new mayor de Blasio.
- Tara Gallery opens in Santa Monica and is devoted to showing contemporary art created by artists from Iran.
- Georgina Adam looks at what 2013 art market may mean for future of the market. Her predictions for 2014.
- Paris art market heating up, breaking records and becoming the sixth largest auction market in the world.
- New York Times talks to Christie’s auctioneer Jussi Pylkkanen about auctions and evaluating bidders.
- Kenny Schachter takes us on a tour of the St. Moritz gallery scene.
- A look at the breakout art stars of 2013.
- LA Times’ The most fascinating arts stories of 2013.
- A survey of Expert Art Predictions for 2014.
- Jerry Saltz on Anders Ramsell’s animated Blade Runner Aquarelle Edition.
- Lucien Smith’s Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin was the most favorited work on Artsy in 2013.
- A look at Pei-Shen Qian’s non-forgery works.
- Alexey Kljatov’s snowflakes and snow crystals macro photographs.
- Extensive interview with Rashid Johnson.
- Richard Serra interviewed by Charlie Rose.
- Josephine Meckseper interviewed in Interview Magazine.
- Interview with Lizzi Bougatsos.
- Kozyndan answers 12 questions for Stormcloudz.
- Hyperallergic, on the affects and reactions to Banksy’s success.
- Ugo Rondinone collaborates with Pierre Hugo to create a series of seven gold jewelry mask sculptures.
- John Cusak’s new graffiti writing and art career.
