Headlines from *The Art Newspaper*

by on November 14, 2008 at 7:31 am in The Arts | Permalink

For the first time in history, the Grand Canal and St. Mark’s Square are carrying huge advertisements

Deutsche Bank offers 600 major post-war works cut-price…

Christie’s has "worst Islamic sale in 17 years"

Contemporary Chinese art levels off

This year’s Sao Paulo Bienal shows almost no art; is this conceptual choice or just lack of funding?

Ujjwal November 14, 2008 at 7:48 am

I was in Venice last weekend and the advertisements are the single biggest eyesore it has been my misfortune to see. The Bridge of Sighs has an ad for a Daewoo Cielo which just looks beyond ridiculous (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21781733@N06/2824072237/). Not sure what the authorities were thinking…

Melpomene November 14, 2008 at 11:36 am

About time.

j November 15, 2008 at 6:48 am

People are realizing that a stuffed goat in a glass box is not worth $20 million??

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nana May 14, 2009 at 8:25 pm

It seems we will be in economy ression for quite a long time. We can see the economy crisis effect everywhere

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