Tate Liverpool Appoints Helen Legg Director: Helen Legg has been Director of Spike Island since September 2010. Previously she was Curator at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (2005 -2010). She has two decades of curatorial expertise, having worked extensively with British and international contemporary artists, including Hedwig Houben, Anthony McCall, Haroun Mirza, Tatzu Nishi, Laure Prouvost, Cally Spooner and Gillian Wearing. …
The Broad Reveals It Bought Mark Bradford’s Helter Skelter I: Phillips, Jean-Paul Engelen released this statement this morning:
- “We are delighted that the Broad Museum, one of the world’s great contemporary art museums, purchased Mark Bradford’s Helter Skelter I, which set a new world record for the artist at our London auction last week. I would like to thank John McEnroe for entrusting this work to Phillips.” …
Hirst’s Latest Show in LA Sold Out, Gagosian Says: For a newspaper that complains endlessly about the art world’s fixation on a few artists loved by the world’s wealthy the New York Times sure spends a lot of time giving an artist like Damien Hirst coverage. The latest is an update on Hirst’s new show in Los Angeles:
- “Representatives from Gagosian Gallery say the entire series has sold. Mr. Gagosian, who has represented Mr. Hirst for three decades (Mr. Hirst left him in 2012 but returned in 2016), said the series sold so quickly, he may have underpriced the paintings. ‘He’s never shown work like this, so we agreed on pricing that we thought was correct. They went from half a million for the smallest, $1.7 million for the larger ones.‘”
- “If they’re all sold, it’s a testament to the fan base of Damien,” said Adam Lindemann, a New York collector who owns a handful of the artist’s work and said he doesn’t intend to sell. “People believe in him and follow him, those collectors aren’t just market conscious. They’re not buying as speculation.” …
Julian Schnabel Is Almost Finished with His van Gogh Movie: The New York Times checks in with Julian Schnabel to find out that he’s editing his van Gogh movie while he travels:
- A well-known workaholic, while in Costa Rica he was immersed in editing his next movie, “At Eternity’s Gate,” about Vincent van Gogh in Arles, France, starring Willem Dafoe with Oscar Isaac as Paul Gauguin. Mr. Schnabel was delighted that a portable Avid editing system allowed him to work on the film wherever he traveled.