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June 7, 2011
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Art Parties/Openings

Swooning at the Whitney's Downtown Art Party

The Whitney's Artist-Packed Groundbreaking Party

Peter Brant's Sumptuous Fête for Josh Smith

See the Kitchen's 40th Anniversary Bash

Culture+Travel

When In...

When in Venice ... for the Biennale

The Biennale sets whole nations abuzz as their artists compete for the coveted Golden Lion. And in the... >

When In...

When in Chicago ... for Art Chicago

The City of the Big Shoulders has plenty to offer for those in town for Art Chicago and NEXT, the... >


Features

All Eyes on Her

Ambitious, glamorous, and connected, art world czarina Dasha Zhukova symbolizes a new Russia that wants... >

Portfolio

Newsmaker: Miranda July

The writer, artist, and filmmaker talks about T-shirt dances, dashed dreams, and the expense of that... >

Top Stories

ARTINFO's Rundown of the Winners of the Golden and Silver Lions at the 54th Venice Biennale

Germany's pavilion took the prize for best national pavilion, while Haroon Mirza took the Silver Lion for most promising artist.>

Design & Architecture

Hong Kong Prison to Be Rehabilitated as Lavish $231 Million Art Complex, With a Hand From Herzog & de Meuron

The Central Police Station Project is just one of the city's exciting new initiatives, which also include... >

Performing Arts

High-Society Homicide: Christopher Mason, Host of the New TV Show "Behind Mansion Walls," on the Fine Art... of Murder

From poisoned marmalade to the cross-dressing Wall Street strangler, Mason explores — and explains — the... >

More News

Performing Arts

Bono Faces Artistic Counter-Performance at Glastonbury in Protest of U2's Tax Dodging

At the June 24 show, Art Uncut plans to hold an illuminated "Bono Pay Up!" sign and pass a giant wad of... >

Venice Biennale 2011

The Nine Best National Pavilions at the Venice Biennale

From Egypt's tribute to a martyred activist to Mike Nelson's Turkish toilet. >

The Daily Checklist

Roman Abramovich's Mega-Yacht Angers Venetians, Museum Spotlights the Dark Surrealist Art of Jack Kevorkian, and More Must-Read Art News

Plus, art patron and centenarian Rachel Mellon is implicated in the John Edwards sex cover-up. >

ART+AUCTION:

Summer Page-Turners

Stories from the French Rococo court, the Dutch Old Masters' studios, Art Deco showrooms, and Southern... >

Impressionist & Modern Art

Surrealist Claude Cahun's Radical, Gender-Bending Art Gets Its Due in Paris Show

Way before Cindy Sherman, this French artist created daring photo personae. >

ART+AUCTION:

Keeping Up With Tradition

Henri Loyrette guides the Louvre into the future while never losing sight of the museum's glorious past. >

Museums

Museums

On the Metropolitan Museum's New $25 "Suggested" Admission Fee, and Heartbreak

Of course, you don't have to pay, but staff members will bore into your soul with their laser-beam eyes... >

Venice Biennale 2011

François Pinault Serves Up a Lose-Lose Pair of Art Experiences in Venice

The Caroline Bourgeois-curated exhibitions at the Palazzo Grassi and the Punta della Dogana mainly come... >

OPINION

Databank

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How did art compare with other assets over the past decade? >
Art+Auction

Design/Architecture

Art Fairs & Events

London to Launch Summer Festival Dedicated to Arab Art and Culture

Institutions from the Tate Modern to Sotheby's will spotlight the Middle East as part of "Shubbak: A... >

Art Market/Fairs

Venice Biennale 2011

Stampede of the Glitterati: Stars Swarm Dasha Zhukova's "Commercial Break" Party at the Bauer Hotel

The glamorous Venice party was overrun by high-wattage art party-goers. >

Venice Biennale 2011

Museo Fortuny's Eccentric "TRA" Show Sinks While the Future Generation Art Prize Exhibition Soars in Venice

Amid the glut of events that have come to dominate the Venice Biennale preview week, sometimes less is... >

Art Fairs & Events

Art Forum Berlin Is Kaput: The German Fair Dissolves Itself Rather Than Merge With Art Berlin Contemporary

The management of the two fairs clashed over control, and whether or not traditional booths were "cages." >

Galleries

Art Fairs & Events

The Best and Worst of Art HK 2011

As the fair nears its close, ARTINFO China metes out judgement on the most noteworthy booths, artworks,... >

Art Fairs & Events

At a Hard-Charging Art HK, Blue-Chip Western Dealers Finally Sense Asia's Market Winds Blowing Their Way

Not everyone had luck breaking through to the sleeping-giant market, but the ones who did are hopeful for... >

Auctions

Auction Reports

Priciest Lots Stumbled While Obscure Works Soared at Christie's $22.6 Million Latin American Art Sales

A traditional scene by Mexico's Miguel Corvarrubias skyrocketed to more than $1 million, but... >

Auction Reports

Botero and Tamayo Power Sotheby's to a Record $26.8 Million for Latin American Art

The four sessions making up this week's market offerings included the auction house's highest evening... >

Fashion/Style

Modern Painters Weekend Reviews
Galerie de l'UQAM
1400 rue Berri, Montreal
May 4-7, 2011