Arts Digest: Dalí Fishes Out a Record at $136 Mil Christie's Sale, Frank Gehry's NYC Tower Astonishes, Ben Davis on the Google Art Project, and More

Daily Arts Digest Thursday, February 10, 2011 ADVERTISEMENT Dalí's Surreal Day at the Beach Caught a Record at Christie's Tidy $136 Million London Sale The painting made $6.5 million in a Surrealist add-on to the Impressionist and Modern auction, which was dominated by two phone bidders from the former USSR. by Judd Tully | Auction Reports View Slide Show Slide Show of the Day Spills and Thrills: Lynda Benglis's Opening at the New Museum Pooled Together Generations of the Avant Garde ADVERTISEMENT Frank Gehry's New York Tower Gets Sky-High Praise, Natalie Portman on the Necessity of Art, and More Must-Read Art News by ARTINFO | The Daily Checklist Hype and Hyperreality: Zooming in on the Google Art Project by Ben Davis | Interventions The Agenda: February 9-15 by ARTINFO | Editor's Picks Our Favorite Facebook Post "Better to keep the artifacts safe for the world to view, rather than having them plundered in their home countries." -- in reaction to Egyptian Antiquities Boss to Protesters: The Sphinx Says Go Home Our Favorite Tweet "The art world has been a contentious place of late, as these letters to our editors demonstrate: http://bit.ly/e9TKE5" -- from To the Editors: On Defending Midtown From Jean Nouvel, Old Theaters From Rocco Landesman, Google From Haters, and Other Recent Disputes Image Conscious by Karen Archey Featured Review: Lauren Christiansen on Jon Rafman and Tabor Robak's Bnpj.exe The Secret History of Art by Noah Charney Book Review: "Hitler's Holy Relics" by Sidney B. Kirkpatrick Modern Art Notes by Tyler Green A 'worst idea ever' re-emerges ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you registered with ARTINFO. To change any of your user information please sign in here. If you would like to stop receiving the daily newsletter, unsubscribe junaldpogi.maggots@blogger.com from this list. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MAGAZINES | ADVERTISE | CHANGE YOUR EMAIL | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT Delivered by ARTINFO - Copyright © 2011, Louise Blouin Media. All rights reserved.