A suit involving the artist John Chamberlain and a work that may or may not be by Andy Warhol will go forward, after a judge denied Mr. Chamberlain’s attorney’s request for summary judgment.
Tag: 08.26.08
Online UK Ticket Service Goes Bust After Failing To Deliver
“Xclusive Tickets is about to go into liquidation after 18,000 tickets for the Reading, Leeds and V Festivals, and the Beijing Olympics, did not arrive. A total of 4,329 people who bought tickets from the company have been left out of pocket.”
Inside An International Ballet Competition
“Sitting through the Genée International Ballet Competition in Toronto was an eye-opening experience. Some candidates shone from the beginning, while others came alive or faded from sight in the latter stages. The judges did not have an easy task.”
New Supersized Sculpture Changes The Scale Of Public Art
Antony Gormley’s towering Angel of the North sculpture has spawned a whole family of imitators. Now “the scale of public sculpture is about to be changed. Before this winter’s first frosts, a steel monster will creep across the debris around the old Tees Dock in Middlesbrough. At 164ft, it will stand almost three times the Angel’s height and its 360ft span will stretch the length of several city streets.”
Bad Economy Finally Catches Up With Australian Art Market
“Several major paintings failed to sell at Sotheby’s Melbourne auction, including animportant Tasmanian landscape by early 19th-century artist John Glover.”
Salman Rushdie Sues Author Over False Claims
“Ron Evans, a former Special Branch driver and a convicted fraudster, made a number of allegations in the book, On Her Majesty’s Service. It was to have been published at the beginning of August, but was delayed after being serialised in The Mail on Sunday when Sir Salman first became aware of its contents.”