Toronto

Joyner auction of Canadian art kicks off fall season

1892 oil by Paul Peel titled Orchestra Chairs fetches the most dollars.  Globe and Mail, November 23, 2010

Peel, Hewton works sold at Joyner art auction Comments

Coveted paintings by Canadian artists Paul Peel, Randolph Stanley Hewton and Jack Bush took the spotlight at the Joyner Canadian Fine Art auction in Toronto Monday night.  CBC, November 23, 2010

New Haven

Yale University Agrees To Return Machu Picchu Artifacts

"The Peruvian government welcomes this decision and recognizes that Yale University preserved these artifacts, which otherwise would have ended up scattered in private collections around the world or would have even disappeared." InsideHigherEd 11/23/10

Sag Harbor, New York

Is It Art or Just a Zoning Violation? Larry Rivers's Long Legs in Sag Harbor

"The legs are a sculpture, on display for the past two years on the side of a former Baptist church that is now the part-time home of two art dealers. The legs - which stand 16 feet, 1 inch - and the famous name of their creator have touched off a spirited debate over what qualifies as art in this artsy community" in eastern Long Island. Wall Street Journal, November 22, 2010

New York

Stolen statues found by police expert on holiday

Two ancient statues stolen from Italian museums in the 1980s have been returned after one of them was spotted by an eagle-eyed police art squad expert on holiday in the U.S.  CBC, November 23, 2010

Abu Dhabi
Tom Krens Off The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Project

"Rumours of his departure have been circulating since the Abu Dhabi Art fair last month after Krens, whose profile had been high in the region, was not present." The Art Newspaper, November 23, 2010

China

Chinese Art Prices Soar, Signalling A Shift In Taste

"The phenomenal prices being paid for Chinese works of art provides a fascinating insight into the tastes of China's new rich who are driving the market." The Telegraph (UK), November 23, 2010

Singapore

Natee Utarit: Art Shaped by Thailand's Changing Landscape

In a mid-career retrospective, it’s evident that the Thai artist Natee Utarit, best known work that questions the nature of images, has begun making subtle comments on his country’s fortunes.

Auckland

Group of Seven painting bought for $ 5 fetches $ 40,000 at sale

A painting bought at a rummage sale for $4 Cdn and attributed to Group of Seven artist Lawren Harris has sold at auction in New Zealand for $40,000 Cdn.  Aesthete Gallery says the unsigned oil-on-canvas went to a phone bidder from Wellington, New Zealand, at Monday's auction.  Vancouver Sun, November 23, 2010

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