An announcement from the gallery sent Thursday revealed that Hauser & Wirth would represent the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. Established in 2007, before the artist’s death in 2012, the foundation provides grants for projects completed in mediums he worked in during his lifetime, such as drawing, painting, video, photograph, sculpture, and installation. Hauser & Wirth has locations in New York, London, Somerset, Zurich, and a forthcoming space in Los Angeles. [Los Angeles Times]
Super Bowl wagers are serious business. And one between Seattle Art Museum and the Clark Art Institute for Super Bowl XLIX has high stakes. The two institutions have wagered temporary loans of paintings by Albert Bierstadt and Winslow Homer, with the winning museum receiving work from the other for a three-month period, with shipping paid by the loser. Well, this is definitely one way to negotiate exhibition loans. [Art Daily]
John Constable’s Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows sold for $5.2 million at Sotheby’s Old Masters on Thursday. But juicy story is actually in its provenance. It turns out that Christie’s has the consignment two years ago and sold it $5,212. At that time, it had been sold in an estate sale and attributed to “Follower of John Constable.” But after the new buyer cleaned it off, it became clear it was likely the real thing. Christie’s, however, still isn’t so sure. “We are aware that Sotheby’s have sold this work as by Constable. We took the view at the time of our sale in 2013 that it was by a “follower of.” We understand that there is no clear consensus of expertise on the new attribution,” said a spokesperson from the house. [Bloomberg]
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is planning an exhibition of Isamu Noguchi works, set to open September 8. The show will include 15 artworks, dating from the 1940s to the 1980s, and will be the garden’s first major exhibition of art. “Isamu Noguchi at Brooklyn Botanic Garden” will be timed with the centennial celebration of its Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, as well as the 30th anniversary of the Noguchi Museum and Sculpture Garden in Long Island City. [New York Times]
The art world really doesn’t need another trending hashtag. But it’s got a new one anyway: #empty is taking off on Instagram from New York to London, capturing iconic arts spaces after hours, sans visitors. Started by Dave Krugman in 2013 with photos of an empty Metropolitan Museum of Art, the movement has grown to include the Royal Opera House in London and the Tate Modern. [Guardian]
The Detroit Institute of Arts is making good use of two grants from the Michigan Council for Arts and Culture. It plans to use $100,000 from one to fix mortar joints, broken stones, clean its marble façade, and spruce up the replica Donatello and Michelangelo bronzes that greet visitors at the entrance. [AP via Washington Times]
