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artreview.com 10 May 2008

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The End of Art on The Fourth Plinth?

By James Westcott

Now that Boris – his opponents in London's mayoral campaign tried desperately not to label him only by his cute first name, but allow the slip – is settling into city hall, London and its artworld in particular awaits an announcement on what he'll do with the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, which currently hosts Thomas Schutte's Model for a Hotel (2007) and has since 1999 been a forum for a series of commissioned artworks. In his campaign for mayor, Jo… Continue

Posted by artreview.com on 9th May 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments (Add)

Consumptive Culture: Is the Artworld Ready for the Crunch?

By Joshua Mack

A while ago a number of art world players, including MoMA's associate director Kathy Halbreich, downtown dealer Jeffrey Deitch, Amy Cappellazzo of Christie's and artist Yinka Shonibare, gathered at the New School for a discussion of the art market, organized by ArtForum and moderated by its editor, Tim Griffin.

Money, especially in the artworld, is a fascinating and repulsive topic, and the overflow crowd seemed hungry for juicy gossip about huge pr… Continue

Posted by artreview.com on 9th May 2008 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment (Add)

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The Art Newspaper–The new US embassy in Beijing, opening in August, will include art by Jeff Koons, Cai Guo-Qiang, Louise Bourgeois, Robert Rauschenberg, and others
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Buyers defy economy at Sotheby's NY art auction

Reuters–American art collectors defied a sinking economy on Wednesday, making up nearly 70 percent of buyers at a Sotheby's New York sale that saw records smashed for work by artists Edvard Munch and Fernand Leger.
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Wallinger, Whiteread Bid for $3.92 Million U.K. Sculpture Site

Bloomberg–Mark Wallinger, winner of the 2007 Turner Prize, is competing with four other artists for the chance to put up a towering 2 million pound ($3.92 million) work of art in former cement quarries near London.
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Andro Wekua: Blue Mirror

Gladstone Gallery, New York 1 March - 29 March Reviewed by Morgan Falconer Peter Shaffer didn't really know whether to believe the violent tale of blinded horses that seeded his 1973 play Equus; ... Continue

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Gregory Crewdson: Beneath the Roses

White Cube Mason's Yard 23 April – 24 May 2008 Reviewed by Erica MacArthur What is it about Gregory Crewdson's images of small town American life that is so delicious? It is because they evoke in... Continue

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