October 22, 2003 | October Outlook

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AT THE CROSSROADS By Jerry Saltz With exhibitions of John Currin, Arshile Gorky and Lucas Samaras on its fall schedule, the Whitney Museum of American Art should perk up. It better, because this institution is in trouble brought on by good intentions, bad curators, meddling trustees and an inept director. Now the Whitney is trying to right things by turning back the clock: Adam Weinberg, its former curator of collections, recently director of Andover's Addison Gallery, returned as its director on October 1. Weinberg is an encouraging choice; he's smart, convivial, knows the board and loves art.    more     Rudolf Koppitz, Bewegungsstudie Christie's New York Estimate: $70,000 - 90,000 USD View artworks for sale in Upcoming Auctions. Print Week New York 2003 Exhibitions, auctions and the IFPDA print fair in New York City Art Market Guide 2003 by Richard Polsky Takashi Murakami, art's latest "must-have" accessory. San Francisco Frequency by Oriane Stender An interview with San Francisco art critic Kenneth Baker. Horoscope/The October Perspective by Leigh Oswald Mixed signs for the arts, and for the world.   Stephan Balkenhol, Kopf Sotheby's London Research prices in our Fine Art Auctions Database.   Featured Artist: Stephan Balkenhol, German Sculptor, (b. 1957) - View images in our Member Galleries. - Research prices in our Fine Art Auctions Database. Art Cologne 2003 View artnet galleries at the fair. City Focus: Cologne Featured Specialty: German Expressionism October Exhibitions Calendar   Karen Karuza's "Lobster Hat," a tribute to Schiaparelli Photos by Mary Barone   Out With Mary Photos by Mary Barone Elsa Schiaparelli at the Philadelphia Museum.   With over 1,300 galleries, the artnet Gallery Network is the largest of its kind. Other services include artnet Magazine, the insider's daily guide to the art market; and the Fine Art Auctions Database, the industry standard for illustrated auction price records. We hope that you enjoyed reading about news in the art world and at artnet. However, if you would prefer to take your address off of our list, click on unsubscribe to cancel your subscription. For more information on this newsletter, please contact support@artnet.com.