leAD  AMSTERDAM. The Rembrandt Research Project (RRP) is to be closed down, although it is tantalisingly near to finishing its full catalogue. After 42 years of work, five volumes of the Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings have been published, the most recent last October (Springer publishing, €1,200). There was to have been one more detailed volume, but this has been dropped. READ MORE
articles The occupants of Weihai Road 696 face the end of their leases and their cheap rents Foreign institutions have already expressed an interest in collaborating, says Louisiana Museum curator Anselm Kiefer releases a new publication and series of works reinterpreting the myth of Jason and the Argonauts Christchurch's Scape biennial was already postponed after September earthquake Swedish artist pays tribute to Magritte, Turin foundation asks Italian businesses to donate annually to museums, and more While its Eastern European neighbours announce curators and artists, Bulgaria has decided it cannot afford to fund an exhibition The German gallerist on her move away from the Mitte district and why she hopes Berlin Gallery Weekend won’t be too busy With just 29 lots, pared-down auction is perhaps an indication that the auction house has begun to stop the rot A change in the fair’s director and a tighter focus helps restore exhibitors’ and collectors’ confidence—although the economic crisis is still felt in prices Post-war and contemporary auction provides more energy, quality and above-estimate prices than rival Sotheby’s the previous night Much of the bidding was done over the phone and works sold around pre-sale estimates all articles
video  Inspired in part by the Zapruder films of the Kennedy assassination which were analysed frame by frame during the inquest, Naeem looks at how his work is viewed in the gallery space, in particular pieces dealing with the assassination of the first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975. Interview by Jean Wainwright.
 Artist Christo and Deputy Chief Curator of the Smithsonian American Art Museum George Gurney, look back at the Running Fence, Christo and Jeanne-Claude's work which was completed in 1976. The piece consisted of almost 40 miles of fabric supported by 2,050 steel poles erected on the hills of the Sonoma and Marin Counties in California and though nothing remains of the installation, which was in place for a limited 2 week period, the impact of the work would be felt for many years to come. A collection of photographs, drawings, plans and artifacts from the Running Fence is currently on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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exhibitions  The Solomon Islands consist of almost 1,000 mountainous islands located southeast of Papa New Guinea in the South Pacific, with 1,500km between their westernmost and easternmost boundaries. The region’s diverse artistic heritage is celebrated in this show, which pulls together works from major Australian collections including Museum Victoria and the Queensland Museum.
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jobs The Paris Mint, an Industrial and Commercial Public Institution, is responsible for the printing of the national currency, but is also involved in the commercial production and sale of currencies, collecting of medals and decorations, art and jewellery creation, management of the Mint Museum of Paris , maintenance of the Mint, and the ongoing fight against counterfeiting. all jobs
oFFERS Art Industry Summit
Presented by The Art Newspaper in association with ADAA Transparency in the market: can we have more of it...
Thursday 3rd March, 5.30pm.
Park Avenue Armory, New York Transparency is a topic of much debate and controversy within the art world. Transparency is seen as healthy but is this always the case? Would more transparency ruin the art market as some believe? Or are the intricacies and complexities of transactions forms of art themselves? THE ART NEWSPAPER Art Industry Summit in association with the ADAA aims to address these questions in a panel discussion at the Park Avenue Armory, Thursday 3rd March at 5.30pm.
HOST
Anna Somers Cocks
Founder and Group Editorial Director of The Art Newspaper
PANELISTS
Peter Stern, Art Lawyer
Richard Feigen, Art Dealer
Lucy Mitchell-Innes, Art Dealer
Allan Schwartzman, Art Consultant
Ed Dolman, Chairman Christie’s International
LOCATION
The Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue, New York City FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RESERVE A SEAT
please visit www.artdealers.org/events | 
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