Art benefits are a fact of life in the nonprofit world. Artists are regularly asked to donate artworks to fund-raisers held by alternative spaces, artist-run projects and ordinary charities.
The Battery Park City Authority has rejected a donation of a group of seven lion sculptures by public artist Tom Otterness that were to be installed at the entryway of the new library at the north end of the celebrated development on the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan.
After nearly 20 years in storage,Alexander Calder’s 26-foot-tall standing mobile Horizontal (1974) has been permanently installed in one of the most iconic locations in Paris -- on the plaza in front of the Centre Pompidou.
President Barack Obama has asked to borrow the famous Norman Rockwell painting TheProblem We All Live With from the Norman Rockwell Museum to hang at the White House through Oct. 31, 2011.
Ever wanted a glittery rainbow-colored bicycle designed by Talking Head and all-around art person David Byrne? Now’s your chance. The sleek, one-of-a-kind Biomega Copenhagen bike will be raffled off during a benefit party at Exit Art on July 14, 2011.
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