Uh oh, it turns out that “art fairs like London’s Frieze are a symbol of society’s grotesque inequalities.” [The Guardian]
The Smithsonian Institute followed by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art attracted the biggest donations of the country’s cultural institutions in 2011-2012. [LA Times]
French parliament votes to reduce the import tax on art from 7 to 5.5 percent, just in time for FIAC, the modern and contemporary art fair opening tomorrow with a VIP preview at the Grand Palais. [The Art Newspaper]
“Cleveland Museum of Art Director David Franklin resigns for personal reasons, effective immediately.” [Cleveland Plain Dealer]
“Premier poster collections that were forfeited when the Nazis came to power in Germany and Austria are gradually going on the block after being returned to the owners’ families.” [NYT]
Dave Kehr appointed adjunct film curator at MoMA. [Artforum]
Ai Weiwei is conspicuously absent from Chinese contemporary art survey at Shanghai’s Power Station of Art. [Bloomberg]
Here’s a profile of the artist Jeff Elrod. [WSJ]
“Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is just $23 million away from taking over the entire historic Berwind Mansion at 828 Fifth Ave., sources exclusively tell Page Six.” [Page Six]
Czech artist gives Prague the finger. [NYT]
