leAD Frieze confirms New York fair  NEW YORK. The organisers of London's Frieze Art fair have confirmed they will open a New York event in 2012 on Randall's Island. The inaugural Stateside fair will coincide with New York's contemporary auction week, and will open to VIPs on 2 May with public access from 3 to 6 May. The fair will be “almost exactly the same size” as the London original, says Frieze co-founder Matthew Slotover, and will focus entirely on contemporary art. The American version will also include Frieze Frame, the section devoted to younger galleries that was introduced in London two years ago... READ MORE 
articles The death of the mega exhibition has been predicted for years. So why is it still very much alive? The German painter on the burdens of being a professor, the need for figures and his prophetic abilities City culture secretary doubles budget with World Cup and Olympics on the horizon São Paulo fair ramps up sales But most of the work on show and the deals made remain local Can sex save the Barnes? Campaign to keep doctor’s art in Merion receives a tonic Broken pledges, bankrupt donors and sharing works of art Hot topics from the 2011 Legal Issues in Museums conference Two by two at Seven on Seven Arts and technology conference creates unlikely pairs and unique works Buyers are looking for quality and rarity, but are dismissing aggressive estimates all articles
video The People Have The Power  Patti Smith on American Politics and Art. Patti Smith talks to Anna Somers Cocks about her hopes for America's future and how she has branched out from writing into the visual arts. Untelligent, uninformed public art  Antony Gormley talks about art in public spaces and how the idea of allocating a portion of new buildings' construction costs to public art is a good idea in principle but in practice generally leads to mediocre works coming to the fore. He also discusses his vision for the Fourth Plinth in London's Trafalgar square entitled One and Other. Gormely plans to occupy the plinth with one member of the public every hour over a 24 hour period for 100 consecutive days. more videos In the new look What's On: Constantin Brancusi and Richard Serra  BASEL. The Fondation Beyeler’s pairing of two of the past century’s sculptural giants emerged from the concerns of Oliver Wick, curator-at-large at the foundation, about the isolation of Brancusi’s sculpture from today’s art. “Because [his work] is so treasured, it lacks the link to contemporary sculpture. It has become something very precious,” he says. “Out of this, it became a visual necessity to put it into a dialogue, to bring back a certain tension that maybe has been lost in the way that.... all exhibitions
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offers Defining the market for art investment, the 5th Annual London Business School Art Investment Conference taking place on 27th May, brings together world-class industry and finance professionals to discuss current trends affecting the sector. Speakers include Lord Hindlip, former Chairman Christie’s, Arnaud de Servigny, Head of Investment Strategy Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management and Sandy Nairne, Director National Portrait Gallery. The first 5 Art Newspaper subscribers to register will receive an invitation to join an exclusive drinks reception reserved for speakers and VIPs of the Conference on Thursday 26th May at Trinity House Gallery in London. Please use the promotional code “AP_SPECIAL”. Book your tickets on: www.aiclondon.com | 
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