From the Art Basel Daily paper One of the major talking points as Art Basel opened its doors to the first of two waves of VIP guests yesterday was Rothko’s Untitled, 1954, a $78m yellow-and-peach painting watched over by a security guard on Marlborough Fine Art’s stand (2.0/D13). Such works are rarely offered openly on the secondary market: this piece was charmed out of a private Swiss collection after another work by the late artist, Orange, Red, Yellow, 1961, sold for $86.9m at Christie’s New York last month. “It is exceptional to get a piece like this; it is every bit as important as that Rothko,” said Andrew Renton, the director of Marlborough Contemporary, who is confident that the work will sell at the fair... READ MORE The controversial work has been rarely shown Is there enough time, energy and art for three major events in six weeks? Artists are increasingly using dead animals as material—and collectors need to know how to look after their specimens You may have noticed that in order to enter one side of Sean Kelly’s booth, you must pass through a narrow space between two stark naked people engaged in a stare down… all articles On the opening day of Art Unlimited, we spoke to artists and gallerists about the challenges of showing—and selling—large-scale, experimental art. An interview with Richard Armstrong, the director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, about the Guggenheim UBS Map Global Art Initiative, a five-year programme to work with artists, curators and educators from emerging regions to produce travelling exhibitions. | | | The Art Newspaper, 70 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1RL www.theartnewspaper.com | |
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