“The Digitorial: The Multimedia Preparation Course For The Monet Exhibition” promises the Staedel Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, setting an example on how old masters can embrace current technology. Experience the show beforehand or use it to check back ex post. Although a fan of coffee table book-type catalogues, I highly appreciate playing with this digital version. See for yourself here.
Article on the little known fate of books looted by the Nazis from private libraries – “NS-Raubgut: In der Berliner Staatsbibliothek lagern tausende gestohlene Bücher.” (Tagesspiegel, January 30, 2015)
Just discussed this issue with a colleague – and here The Telegraph reports on a recent ruling: Caravaggio in court: Sotheby’s wins case after ‘£10m’ painting sold for £42,000
Jetzt in West ART Meisterwerke im WDR: “Die Ideale der Väter” von Konrad Klapheck im Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf.
A compilations of travel destinations for book lovers. And the list for extraordinary libraries is still open for submissions.
After years of negotiating, anxious waiting, a court ruling, and more anxious waiting, the Detroit Institute of Art’s collection was finally saved from being sold off in the wake of the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy. I had the pleasure to sit next to the DIA’s director Graham Beal during a dinner in November, and I repeat here: Chapeau. Now he has announced plans to retire. read here
The number of museums registered in China has now reached 4,165, according to china.org.cn
Art clubs and their annual gifts as an indicator for change in artistic practices and younger audiences – read more in Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (“Kunstvereine: Neue Trends für junges Publikum”)
A comment on Art Basel in Miami Beach, and a contribution to the debate about the role and the effects of the growing number of art fairs: here on ArtNet.
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