— Delaware Names First Deacquisition: Despite vocal protests for its decision to sell four works from its collection to pay down a debt, the Delaware Art Museum has named the first painting it will sell next month at Christie’s in London: Pre-Raphaelite William Holman Hunt’s “Isabella and the Pot of Basil.” The museum, which has some of the most significant Pre-Raphaelite holdings outside of the UK, has declined to release the names of the other three paintings it will sell. [Delaware]
— Corcoran Loses Monet Money: At last night’s Christie’s auction, a rare Monet water lilies painting from the estate of Huguette Clark went for $24 million, $1 million shy of the sum necessary for a portion of the proceeds to go to Washington, D.C.’s Corcoran Gallery. Due to a strange clause in the disputed estate of Clark, the Corcoran could have gained half the proceeds of the hammer price. The sale is a serious let down for the struggling Corcoran, which is in talks to merge with to George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art. [WP]
— Artist Faces Charges for Rooster-Penis Dance: South African artist Stephen Cohen has been charged with sexual exhibitionism after performing with a rooster tied to his penis in a public square near Paris’s Eiffel Tower last September, and is being asked to pay a €1,000 fine. The performance lasted for 10 minutes before police interfered and featured Cohen wearing platform shoes, a feathered headdress made of a stuffed pheasant, and dancing with the rooster attached to his penis. “I think the victim is art,” Cohen said of the incident. “I’m not saying I’m going to, but my desire is to complete what was incorrectly halted by the authorities.” [Art Daily]
— RIP Maria Lassnig: Artist Maria Lassnig, who currently has a survey up at MoMA PS1, has passed away at the age of 94. [Gallerist]
— NYC Subway’s First Oil Painting on Tour: Ralph Fasanella’s painting “Subway Riders,” the first oil painting ever installed in a New York City subway station, has been removed and will take part in the traveling exhibition “Self Taught Genius: Treasures From the American Folk Art Museum” for the next three-and-a-half years. [NYT]
— Barney and Wilson to Perform at UCLA CAP: The 2014-15 season line up for UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance will include new and recent works by Robert Wilson, Matthew Barney, and John Zorn, films by Andy Warhol, and dance productions by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. [LAT]
— Christie’s Preview Video Mocked: Michael H. Miller hilariously dissected Christie’s preview video for its upcoming contemporary art sale, which featured professional skateboarder Chris Martin gliding through the building to the music of Awolnation. [Gallerist]
— A new bill makes it more attractive for international museums to loan works to the US. [Cincinnati]
— Former El Museo del Barrio director Jack Agüeros has died at 80. [Artforum]
— Turns out Chagall’s granddaughter, Bella Meyer, has a “floral design shop” downtown. [WSJ]
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