Orson Welles’s “Citizen Kane” Oscar Fetches $860,000 in Los Angeles
Can you put a price on winning one of the most important awards in film? Apparently you can, and the sum in this case is $860,000. That’s what Orson Welles’s gold statuette — which he received for...
View Article“Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry” Snubbed for Best Documentary Oscar Nomination
After not one but two art world documentaries received Academy Awards nominations in 2011 — the Banksy-Mr. Brainwash film “Exit Through the Gift Shop” and the doc following Vik Muniz’s project in a...
View ArticleLos Angeles Galleries Brought Out the Celebs With Oscars Week Openings
As Angelenos gave themselves whiplash in their attempts not to miss any Oscar-week star sightings, the art world played a supporting role to Hollywood’s leading-lady position. Nevertheless,...
View ArticleFrance Picks Renoir Biopic as its Official Entry for 2014 Foreign Language Oscar
France has selected Pierre-Auguste Renoir to represent it at next year’s Oscars. The 2012 Gilles Bourdos-directed biopic “Renoir” is the country’s submission for consideration in the Best Foreign Film...
View ArticleChecklist: Artists Attacked by Indian Police, & More
Jutta Koether withdrew her nomination for the Vincent Van Gogh Biennial Award. (Credit: Patrick McMullan) — Art Collective Assaulted by Police in India: The Indian collective Kalakakshi has alleged...
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