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  • June 2008
    • Art Basel: Brisk Sales, but No Frenzy

      Art Basel: Brisk Sales, but No Frenzy

      (Newser) - Art Basel, the world's most prestigious (and most expensive) art fair, opened Tuesday in Switzerland amid grumbles that works for sale were of middling quality and overpriced. "Now there are just too many art fairs," said a director of PaceWildenstein, one of New York's biggest galleries. As the New York Times writes, this year's Art Basel is loaded with well-known names at the expense of new discoveries. More »

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      art   Switzerland   art market   Art Basel

  • December 2007
    • In Miami, High Prices Make Buyers Hesitate

      In Miami, High Prices Make Buyers Hesitate

      (Newser) - Art Basel Miami Beach opens to the public today, but yesterday's VIP preview saw the now-traditional mad dash of collectors to snatch up works. Many people attending the preview were complaining about high prices, the Miami Herald reports—not least at those galleries that are pricing work in euros. Despite the crush of visitors, some are saying that this year's fair has got off to a slow start. More »

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      art   Miami   art market   Art Basel

  • August 2007
    • Museum Looks Picture-Perfect Online

      Museum Looks Picture-Perfect Online

      (Newser) - Dresden’s Old Masters Picture gallery is the first museum to create an online clone, now appearing in all its glory—down to the trash cans and fountains—as a location in the virtual reality game Second Life . The building’s 750 paintings have been reproduced digitally, as have the 37,000 square feet of the grounds itself, Wired reports More »

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      painting   museum   Second Life   Art Basel   Dresden

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