— Phaidon May Buy Artspace: Last week there were rumors that German auction site Auctionata was in the final stages of talks to buy New York-based online art seller Artspace. Now, talk has shifted to favor Leon Black’s Phaidon Press as the purchaser. According to an inside source, an agreement is expected to be reached by the end of the week. [Bloomberg]
— Digitization Saves Warhol Films: A new collaboration between the Andy Warhol Museum and MoMA will digitize 1,000 fragile rolls of Andy Warhol’s films, most of which have never been screened extensively due to their condition. “I think the art world in particular, and hopefully the culture as a whole, will come to feel the way we do,” said Warhol Museum deputy director Patrick Moore, “which is that the films are every bit as significant and revolutionary as Warhol’s paintings.” [NYT]
— Yvonne Rainer Plans New Piece: On October 3 and 4, Yvonne Rainer will present a new dance work-in-progress at LA’s Getty Center. Part of the Getty Research Institute’s exhibition “Yvonne Rainer: Dances and Films,” the work is titled “The Concept of Dust, or How do you look when there’s nothing left to move?” [LAT]
— World Trade Center Debuts Logo: Port Authority has unveiled a new minimalist logo for the 16-acre World Trade Center site and it is steeped in symbolism. [NYT]
— LaChapelle Sues Torres: Photographer David LaChapelle is suing his former dealer Fred Torres for $2.8 million. [Artnet]
— Online Sales Without the Premium: Paddle8 and Dreweatts & Bloomsbury are teaming up for four online sales with no buyer’s premium, a significant step away from the traditional model. [TAN]
— Vassar College professor Andrew Tallon is making a 3-D map of the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. [WP]
— Bay Area veteran curator Renny Pritikin is raising the profile of the Contemporary Jewish Museum with some buzzy curating. [SF Chronicle]
— Here’s the trailer for “Mortdecai” — that movie where Johnny Depp plays an art dealer. [Apple]
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