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February 9, 2010
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Travel

CULTURE+TRAVEL: When In...

When in New York for… the Armory Show

Where to stay and eat and what to see while you’re in town for the Armory Show. >

CULTURE+TRAVEL: When In...

When in Rotterdam for… Art Rotterdam

Rotterdam has all the creative freedom of a second city — and an unpressurized, impressive art scene to... >

Art Parties

Art in the City of Angels

The Art World Steps Out for the Homeless

Singapore Comes to Chelsea

David LaChapelle Co-hosts Photo L.A.'s Opening Benefit

Features

Focusing on Iran

Iranian photographers working inside and outside the country artfully expose a society in turmoil. >

Features

Little Mitte

Berlin takes center stage at the Armory Show 2010. >

When In...

When in... Berlin

Twenty years after the fall of the Wall, Berlin is still buzzing with possibility. >

Top Stories

Chuck Close Joins Obama's Arts Advisors

The president has appointed the painter and artist-rights advocate to his committee on arts and the humanities.>

Appendix

The Appendix: Happy Birthday, Gerhard Richter

Also, Barnard College's Diana Center wins a positive review, Woodrow Wilson's walking sticks, and Hitler... >

Comings & Goings

Picasso Specialist Dies at 84

Also, Felice Quinto, "king of the paparazzi," dies at 80. >

More News

Style

Reflecting on Rodarte

Sartorial destruction hits the Smithsonian just in time for NYC Fashion Week. >

Performance Art

Marriage in the Name of Art

Performance artist Brian Feldman says he will marry a near stranger to protest Florida’s prohibition of... >

Museums

The Tampa Museum of Art Opens Its Doors

Architect Stanley Saitowitz designed the new 66,000-square-foot building, the latest addition to... >

Museums

Guggenheim and Malevich Heirs Resolve Painting Dispute

The details of the settlement are confidential. >

Art Fairs & Events

With Airier Aisles, the Palm Beach Art Fair Scores

In the second year of its new incarnation, the fair garnered respectable sales with a more... >

Art & Crime

Basquiat Suit Flares and Burns Out

A lawsuit filed by gallerist Lio Malca against an Upper East Side dealer was pulled soon after being... >

Museums

Museums

The Nelson-Atkins Turns 75 with a Trove of Artworks

On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, patrons of the museum have donated a bounty of art. >

Museums

Iran Severs Link with British Museum

The museum’s delays in loaning an ancient declaration of human rights provoked the move. >

Design/Architecture

Design & Architecture

Modern Amenity for Stonehenge Draws Ire

A proposed visitor center for the ancient site has prompted criticism for its edgy design. >

Art Fairs & Events

An Island of Art, and Some Sales

In Puerto Rico, the Circa art fair united a range of ambitous art, artists, and collectors. >

Art Market

Art Market

Putting the Environment on the Block at Christie’s

The acclaimed auction house will host its first Green Auction on April 22, 2010 >

People

Michael Crichton Paintings Venture to Auction

Four paintings from the author’s collection could earn $30 million, experts believe. >

Galleries

Beloved U.K. Art Bar to Close

The Foundry, long a locus of drunken creativity, has been slated for demolition. >

Galleries

Galleries

In New York: Opening this Week

Sterling Ruby, Guido van der Werve, and the Outsider Art Fair are among the most interesting openings... >

Galleries

Hauser & Wirth Announces New London Space

Louise Bourgeois will be the first artist to show in the new 15,000-square-foot gallery. >

Art Fairs

Art Fairs & Events

Winter Antiques Show Warms Up

Collectors are more willing to spend this year, dealers report. >

Art Fairs & Events

No Belgian Waffles

At the Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair, dealers reported strong early sales and confident buyers. >

Auctions

Auction Reports

Sotheby’s Historic Sale

Tallying £146,828,350 ($235,659,502), the Impressionist and modern evening sale broke records and buoyed... >

Auction Reports

London Auction Season Kicks Off With a Bang [Updated]

Picasso topped the rousing sale, which saw 21 works earn more than a million pounds. >