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- A court in Argentina accused the daughter and son of top Nazi officials of hiding in the art of World War II.
- The iconic designer Giorgio Armani, also a supporter of contemporary art, died at the age of 91.
- The Louvre Museum is called Bénédict Savoy as the next “Chairman of the Louvre”.
Headline News
Nazi daughter accused. Argentine court accuses Nazi official of daughter and son Friedrich Kadgien Hidden with looted works of art, AFP Report Friday. Kadgien, Financial Advisor Adolf Hitler, He fled to Argentina after the war and died in 1978. Police raid his family’s beachfront house in Mar del Plata after a snapshot of a plundered baroque painting Giuseppe Ghislandi Appear on the property’s online real estate listing and disappear. In addition to restoring the 18th-century Ghislandi portrait that once belonged to Jewish collectors Jacques GoudstikkerAccording to reports, police found 22 works Henri Matisse and other arts. Their source is under investigation. Patricia KadgienAt 58, her 60-year-old husband was accused of hiding, although they eventually doubled, estimated to be worth about $50,000.
In memory. Giorgio Armanithe iconic designer, long known as the “King”, died in Milan and is 91 years old. Women wear it every day. Armani’s influence expanded to the world of visual arts, and in 2000 he became Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum In New York, Serrant, Germany. The show “marks a turning point in how museums interact with fashion” Art newspaper Famous. In addition to collecting photography and supporting international museum exhibitions, he also converted his Armani/Silos warehouse into a cultural venue connecting fashion and art, with his design archives.
Digestion
Upcoming exhibitions V&A East Warehouse Revealed this David BowieThe last “secret” project before his death in 2016 was an 18th century musical called audience. His notes on the project were inspired by the newspaper of the same name from 1711 to 1712, detailing his fascination with satire and artistic development. [BBC]
this Louvre The museum has been appointed Bénédictesavoy As the “Chairman” of the next “Louvre”, this is a typical but influential position. The Chairman usually gives a series of lectures on the history, culture and collections of the museum. Savoy is an outspoken advocate who returns African art to the former colonies and a controversial report commissioned by the French government claims that from sub-Saharan Africa, more than 90% of important artworks are located in museums outside the African continent. [The New York Times]
Gothic filmmaker Guillermo del Toro Some artworks, books and artifacts are being sold, including props and devils from his iconic movies, such as The shape of water and Pacific Rim. Between September 11 and 25 Legacy Auction The first deal of three-part sales will begin from his infamous “Desolate House” and begins within his curiosity. [Hypebeast]
What happens when art auction bidders change their minds? The prompt for the “Cat” button, named after the excuse commonly used, because their cat jumped on the “Send” button, so the bidder accidentally clicked the bid. What about the digital era version of “Cat Eat My Homework”? Continue reading to learn about an auction house’s solutions. [Observer]
Kicking
“What happened in New York?” Ask Alexander Herman, Director of the Institute of Arts and Law Art newspaper. He’s referring to Manhattan District AttorneyIn recent years, Office S has occupied thousands of plundered antiquities and has been repatriated around the world. Herman argues that the office’s ongoing action “worth further review” because “New York’s approach is very unusual: other jurisdictions tend to respect foreign goodwill purchases and limiting periods of operation.” This is not the case in New York, where DA’s view (in an April state Supreme Court ruling alleged that if past art was stolen, regardless of current owners or how they gain ownership, it was still stolen. As a result, Herman warned that when a person brings art to the city, even if it was purchased sincerely, “all bets are closed.” Will this stop people from bringing art to New York? For most people, it doesn’t seem to be. Still, Chicago Academy of Art appeal in April ruling, which allows for seizure Egon Schiele‘ Russian war prisoners (In 1916), the museum acquired a drawing more than 50 years ago, and the court agreed to be plundered by the Nazis. “unless [that ruling] Being overthrown, many people will undoubtedly think twice before taking their work to New York. ” Herman concluded.
