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“Safety Curtain” is an exhibition series conceived by museum in progress in cooperation with the Vienna State Opera, which transforms the safety curtain into a temporary exhibition space for contemporary art. For the 22nd “Safety Curtain”, the jury (Daniel Birnbaum and Hans-Ulrich Obrist) selected the internationally renowned artist Martha Jungwirth. Her large-scale picture will be presented at a press conference on Thursday, 10 October 2019 at 11am. In the Donizetti-Salon at the Wiener Staatsoper, museum in progress exhibits original … Read More

Observer: Should Art Be Insured Against Terrorism?

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Every year, Crozier, a major fine art storage company with six locations on the east coast and one in Los Angeles, holds what Simon Hornby, the company’s president, calls “risk matrix exercises.” Though it might sound like something out of a Tom Cruise franchise, the reality is a little more mundane. It’s essentially a test of “all of the exposures we are subject to,” said Hornby. The potential for physical break-ins, for instance, or the possibility … Read More

Artsy: Art Gets Damaged All the Time

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Art Gets Damaged All the Time. Here’s How It Gets Back to the Market artsy/Elena Goukassian When a fire broke out in a second-floor storage space of Paula Cooper Gallery on July 10th, a number of Chelsea Art galleries were thrown into a mad scramble to save their valuable artworks. The cause of the fire, believed to have been electrical, is still under investigation, as is the extent of the fire and smoke damage to both … Read More

2 Charged With Stealing $8M In Rare Books

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$8 Million in Rarities Stolen From Pittsburgh Library Gregory Priore, the former archivist at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, after his arraignment on Friday. He told the authorities he sometimes used an X-Acto knife to remove a part of a book. NYT/Associated Press/By Sarah Mervosh   A 1787 first-edition book signed by Thomas Jefferson. A rare copy of “The Journal of Major George Washington.” A version of Isaac Newton’s “Principia,” among the most influential books … Read More

Art: A child knocked over a $132,000 sculpture, parents may have to pay

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Art: A child knocked over a $132,000 sculpture at a public art center—and the parents may have to cover the cost. For some museumgoers, the fear of damaging an artwork can come off as a bit paranoid. Most museums and galleries have guards that block off the distance you should stand from an art work, and incorporate floor plans to minimize the chances of an accidental booty-bump. But, even if you do accidentally break an art … Read More

Art: How to Restore a Damaged Painting

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Art: How to Restore a Damaged Painting barrons.com/penta/Abby Schultz Collectors who learned through news reports that a painting owned by Steve Wynn was damaged before it was to be auctioned at Christie’s evening sale of impressionist and modern art on Tuesday likely took in a collective gasp. The painting, Pablo Picasso’s 1943 self-portrait, Le Marin (The Sailor), was examined after the accident by outside conservators who “have made recommendations for the successful restoration of the … Read More

Barta & Partner proud partner of Austrian Pavilion/La Biennale di Venezia 2018

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Barta & Partner partner of Austrian Pavilion at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia. Thoughts Form Matter The Austrian contribution Thoughts Form Matter is a plea for the power of architecture as an intellectual analysis of the world and for the freedom to design spaces that are not subject to functional and economic constraints. LAAC, Henke Schreieck and Sagmeister & Walsh are creating a conceptually and materially complex spatial installation which … Read More

Art: A museum in France said that 82 (out of 140!) works are actually fakes

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A French museum discovered half its collection is forged. A museum in Elne, France, devoted to the art of painter Étienne Terrus said that 82 works from the institution’s collection purportedly by the artist are actually fakes, NPR reported. The forgiers were discovered by an outside curator who noticed that several works attributed to Terrus portrayed buildings that were built decades after the artist’s death in 1922. Anachronisms? “Some of the paintings feature buildings that had not … Read More

The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel in Hong Kong

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The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel in Hong Kong Alexander Forbes/artsy.net The sixth edition of Art Basel in Hong Kong opened on Tuesday with 248 galleries setting up shop for the week in the massive Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, which overlooks Victoria Harbour. With each passing year, as the market in Asia and the sophistication of the audiences are both on the rise, the quality of work dealers bring to this fair increases, as … Read More

Art: Instagram is changing the way we experience art

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Here’s how Instagram is changing the way we experience art Businessinsider.com/ADAM SUESS, KYLIE BUDGE, THE CONVERSATION With 800 million users and growing, it was perhaps inevitable that Instagram would shake up the art world. The social photo platform has been accused by the media of fanning a narcissistic selfie culture. But in galleries, research is showing that the negative aspects are far outweighed by the positive. Instagram is changing the way we experience and share our visits … Read More