Backlash Over Looted Art Claims "Seventy years after the Nazis stole their property, a new wave of Jewish families is winning back valuable artefacts in Germany and Austria. What was once a trickle of successful claims has become a flood. But now there is a backlash. German politicians and museum directors are expressing fears about the break-up of key collections and, after years of recognising the moral rights of claimants, are questioning the motives of those pursuing the claims."
The Observer (UK) 12/10/06 Posted: 12/10/2006 6:06 amHow Basel Miami Got To Be America's Largest Art Fair "Unlike London, where the major museums are setting their exhibition clocks to Frieze Art Fair time, or New York, where the art machine is big enough to swallow almost any art fair whole, Miami offers what might be called a level playing field for different viewing circumstances: i.e., fairs, museums, the private collector/alternative spaces and a few other ventures. All contribute equally to the flow of information."
The New York Times 12/10/06 Posted: 12/10/2006 5:19 amA Return To Printing By Hand "Letterpress, which became obsolete in the 1980s with the rise of desktop publishing, is experiencing a resurgence as artists and consumers rediscover the allure of hand-set type."
The New York Times 12/10/06 Posted: 12/10/2006 5:08 amThe Man Who Is Taking On Museum Donations Senator Chuck Grassley has been going after the way art is donated to museums in America. "The idea that a wealthy collector can win a big tax deduction for giving away something that remains on his walls offends Mr. Grassley. 'Call it what it is, a subsidy for millionaires to buy art. Where I come from the word giving doesn’t mean keeping'."
The New York Times 12/10/06 Posted: 12/10/2006 4:59 am