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July 4, 2009
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Travel

CULTURE+TRAVEL: When In...

When in the Hamptons for... ArtHamptons

Urban dwellers flock to this Long Island haven for escape — and culture, thanks to ArtHamptons in July. >

Britain CULTURE+TRAVEL: When In...

When in… London

Cultural attractions in the British capital this summer run the gamut from the genteel to the... >

Art Parties

Storm King Unveils a Wavefield

Whitney Celebrates Founder and Fashion

High Line Hosts Elevated Soirée for Friends, Financiers

Antiquing in Paris

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Features

Painting Paradox

Claire Barliant and Christopher Turner talk to painter Charline von Heyl about the pains and pleasures of... >

When In...

When in Venice for the... Biennale

The world’s most charming city has a wealth of attractions for those attending the Biennale. >

Top Stories

Antoni Tàpies: An Artist’s Odyssey in the Age of Franco

The reigning cultural king of post-Picasso Spain recalls making art under a dictator’s rule.>

Museums

L.A. to Autry: Not So Fast, Cowboy

City Council brakes expansion as it seeks assurance that Native American museum won't be left behind. >

Museums

Cleveland Museum’s New Wing Makes the Case for Further Expansion

Architect Rafael Viñoly’s eight-year renovation project is only halfway completed, but standing still... >

Museums

Detroit Institute to Sell Art, But Not Its Own

The Detroit Institute of Arts is accepting donations of artwork from the public to sell at auction to... >

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Dispatch

Athens Biennial: Multinational Visions of Heaven

The event's second installment, titled “Heaven,” is an ambitious, if somewhat disjointed, exhibition... >

Comings & Goings

Timothy Rub Leaving Cleveland for Philadelphia Museum

Also, Tan Boon Hui has been named the next director of the Singapore Art Museum. >

Arts Policy

Kennedy Center Expands Effort to Aid Arts Organizations

The performing arts center’s president will meet with arts leaders in all 50 states. >

Art Market

After 75 Years, Grosvenor Shuts Down

The decision by the Grosvenor House hotel and the British Antique Dealers’ Association to close the art... >

People

California Group Supports Visual Artists

Economic turmoil notwithstanding, visual artists get fellowships. >

Old Masters & Antiquities

Teenage Rembrandt Identified in Painting

Art historian claims the Dutch master is the central figure in a painting by Jan Lievens. >

Museums

Museums

Seattle Museum to Return Aboriginal Object, Without Being Asked

The museum's African art curator has decided that the religious object, which has never been shown,... >

Museums

Met Vets Grab Buyouts

The museum's newsletter lists 96 voluntary departures. >

Design/Architecture

Design & Architecture

Long-Delayed Louis Kahn Park Inches Ahead

Facility on New York's Roosevelt Island set for August groundbreaking. >

Editor's Picks

London Gallery Stroll

Ten standout exhibitions in the British capital, featuring everything from contemporary art, to eerily... >

Art Market

Auction Reports

Market Motors Along at Christie’s Contemporary Sale

Results weren’t spectacular at the last evening auction of the season, but sell-through rates were high,... >

Postwar & Contemporary Art

Couple to Showcase Art Collection in New Miami Space

Plans call for the museum-like structure, now under construction, to open during Art Basel Miami Beach in... >

Auction Reports

Phillips Contemporary: That Was Then, This Is Now

Results were down 79 percent from last year, but there was a hint of optimism at the contemporary-art... >

Art Market

“Antiques Roadshow” Expert Snagged a Gainsborough for a Song at Sotheby’s

Sotheby's had listed the work — now authenticated as a Gainsborough and on offer for £750,000 — as by... >

Galleries

Art Parties

Chelsea Don’t Stop (’Til You Get Enough)

It may be a recession — and the rainiest June in recent memory — but New York's biggest gallery... >

Galleries

U.K. Rejects Nazi Victim Heirs’ Claim for Drawings’ Return

A government panel founded to resolve disputes about art lost in the Nazi era decides against the works’... >

Art Fairs

Postwar & Contemporary Art

Susan Collis Is Armory Show’s Next Commissioned Artist

The British artist is known for her painstaking re-creations of everyday objects with unlikely materials. >

Art Market

London’s Calling Lester

The art fair magnate is in talks to help run the Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair. >

Auctions

Auction Reports

Slim and Conservative, Sotheby’s Sale Proves a Winner

Top-loaded with fresh material, the auction house’s contemporary evening sale produced crackling results... >

Auction Reports

Sotheby’s Imp/Mod Sale Small but Solid

“What’s reassuring about tonight’s sale,” said Sotheby’s Melanie Clore, “is that there are people ready... >