Saatchi and Salle Reunion? 41 Mr. Chows; Gun Crazy
Is adman turned art-gallery kingmaker Charles Saatchi regretting the fact that in the early 90’s he dumped an assortment of paintings by David Salle–as well as his Schnabels, Clementes and so on? Mr....
View ArticleMoney-Not Art-Rules Show
Well, I’ve been over to Brooklyn to see the Sensation show and–guess what?–it’s a lousy exhibition. It’s an appallingly witless and stupid exhibition. But that’s what it was expected to be, wasn’t it?...
View ArticleThe Times : Another Dupe in Charles Saatchi’s Con Game
As expected, a Federal judge has rejected Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s attempt to withhold funds from the Brooklyn Museum of Art for exhibiting the odious Sensation exhibition. Once again, First Amendment...
View ArticleMarc Quinn Sculpture Meets Shock Standard For Limbless Nudes
The British sculptor Marc Quinn, whose work is on view at the Mary Boone Gallery, is an artist with a résumé guaranteed to command both attention and revulsion. In 1991, he caused a sensation in London...
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Secrets of the Star Art Collectors
Clichés die hard and slow, mainly because most people simplify things in order to process them. When it comes to art collecting, people love to talk up the storied collectors of old to give hope to new...
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Art Snapshot: Marilyn Manson, Sarah Palin, and Absolut Vodka Make Art Headlines
Marilyn Manson takes on the role of fine artist, a Velazquez parades as basement junk, and Louis Vuitton purses and porn are reconfigured into fine art with varying results. This week in art news: Come...
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Charles Saatchi's Highs and Lows Revisited by Reissued Book
Charles Saatchi is the most influential collector of the past 25 years, and one of the most controversial. Notorious for never appearing at his own openings and for not granting interviews, the...
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Charles Saatchi Smacks Publisher Phaidon, Claims ‘Restraint of Trade’
The prolific art collector and gallerist Charles Saatchi has taken Phaidon Press to court in the U.K., claiming that his contract with the company amounts to a “restraint of trade” because it bans him...
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Report: British Museums Not Exactly Rushing to Accept Charles Saatchi’s $47...
According to The Guardian, Charles Saatchi’s proposed gift to the nation, a trove of late-20th-century British art estimated to be worth £30 million ($47.1 million), which he offered up two years ago,...
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A Fresh Look at Chris Ofili, a Painter Propelled by Controversy, at the New...
One wonders what the fuss was all about all those years ago. Now the stuff of legend, Chris Ofili’s painting The Holy Virgin Mary (1996) ignited a firestorm when it made its U.S. debut at the Brooklyn...
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The Savvy Guide to Finally Starting an Art Collection
Contemporary art affords an opportunity of expressing something about ourselves that our choice of sofa can never convey. Despite promises to create signature environments, many interior designers...
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The Rolling Stones Announce 2016 International Tour—Headed to an Art Museum...
The Rolling Stones have announced plans for a 2016 tour, but rather than taking the stage they’ll be taking galleries by storm. The group will be the subject of a large-scale retrospective exhibition,...
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The London Art Galleries Not to Miss On Your Next Visit
London is a capital city in more ways than one—not only the official capital of the United Kingdom, but also the beating heart of the country’s political establishment, its finance and business...
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Late Finance Executive Ralph Goldenberg’s $16M Art Collection Is Headed to...
The minimalist London home of the late financial trader Ralph Goldenberg was always intended to house art. Originally designed by architect John Pawson for Doris Saatchi, first wife of mega art...
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