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15-17 June 2012 Download today's issue of the Art Basel daily paper (PDF) in print In print only: French government blocks export of Foucault archive Jeddah’s sculptures by Henry Moore Moscow to build Pompidou-style centre Warsaw gets a McDonald’s before a new modern art museum Islamic extremists threaten the Muslim tombs and treasures of Timbuktu The new Barnes reviewed (and the saga of building it revisited) The art-fair marathon is longer than ever, and brand-name galleries are getting bigger, but is the model sustainable? Documenta special: this year’s creative director on how Kassel is a stage for its 13th edition Click for full list of articles in the current issue subscribe The Art Newspaper is available in print and online versions. Subscribe now. unsubscribe You received this email from The Art Newspaper because you are on the Thursday newsletter list. Unsubscribe to permanently remove yourself from this list   From the Art Basel Daily paper Things that go pop: Jeff Koons's seesaw market One American artist seems to be everywhere this year. At the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, the acclaimed exhibition “Jeff Koons” opened on 13 May (until 2 September). The celebrations continue in Frankfurt on 20 June, when simultaneous exhibitions—one of his painting, the other of his sculpture—open at the Schirn Kunsthalle and the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung (until 23 September). A Koons retrospective is being organised by New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, which is due to open next year and will travel to the Centre Pompidou, Paris. Works by Koons are for sale at Art Basel and in the saleroom. Christie’s is selling a Baroque Egg with Bow (Blue/Turquoise), 1994-2008, from the “Celebration” series, in its auction in London on 27 June. One of five differently coloured versions, it is estimated at £2.5m to £3.5m... READ MORE Collectors expect—and find—the best Dealers upbeat as first waves of visitors to Art Basel put any economic worries aside The uncanny world of Philippe Parreno The artist’s solo show at the Beyeler this month includes new films starring a black garden and a robotic Marilyn Monroe The importance of being active From guerrilla architecture to radical politics, socially aware art is an increasingly common response to volatile times Art Basel diary: why Pam is Jeff's pin-up queen The former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson was a surprise guest at Art Basel and Jeff Koons's book signing event at the Fondation Beyeler on Thursday night… all articles   video Tracey Emin: an artist's view of Art Basel Tracey Emin speaks to us on the opening day of Art Basel 43 about what it feels like to visit the fair as an artist and which works of art have caught her eye.   A global Guggenheim: interview with director Richard Armstrong 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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