Museums – Page 42

Liu Yiqian, China’s Top Art Collector, Is Selling a Modigliani

Liu Yiqian made global headlines in 2014 and 2015 by paying top prices for paintings and antiquities but is starting to liquidate some of his artworks.

By Keith Bradsher

Art Computer and Video Games Dancing Geffen, David, Hall (Manhattan, NY) Metropolitan Museum of Art Museums Satterwhite, Jacolby

‘A Metta Prayer’ Brings a High-Energy Beat to the Met’s Great Hall

Bucking the rules, and the canon, Jacolby Satterwhite remakes the Met’s Great Hall with his multimedia “A Metta Prayer.” It draws on Titian and video games.

By Ted Loos

Actors and Actresses Coppola, Sofia Crabtree-Ireland, Duncan Hollywood (Calif) Los Angeles County (Calif) Movies Museums Parties (Social) SAG-AFTRA Streep, Meryl Strikes

Hollywood Gala Will Welcome Striking Stars, but Not Studio Bosses

How will the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures put on its star-studded fund-raiser this year, amid the polarizing strike? Very carefully.

By Robin Pogrebin

Art Chuke, Onyedika Museums New York City O'Flaherty's (Manhattan, NY, Gallery) Ortega y Gasset Projects Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Brooklyn, NY, Gallery)

Where the Artists Are Present — and in Charge

Galleries owned and operated by artists have a rich history in New York as an alternative to the mainstream. They are now as important as ever.

By Jennifer Wilson