Late-period Mark Rothko: some of American art’s best...

"Mark Rothko, the late American painter whose work commands multimillion-pound prices, offered Tate Gallery a gift of 30 paintings which was not accepted because trustees feared he would expect to see them on permanent display. […] If the Tate had accepted the work, it would most likely be worth $1bn in the current art market."...... more

La obra de Mark Rothko no encontró un comprador que pagará más de $16 millones.... more

I’m sure I needn’t explain, but for those that need a little more info… A word from our sponsor about Mark Rothko. (Full disclosure: Ovation TV is a sponsor of both Americans for the Arts and LA Stage Alliance, but also works the search engine optimization because the page listed above came up in my image search for Mark Rothko Chapel Houston) Thanks to Bob for the lift! ... more

tylercoates : OH MY GOD. According to Wikipedia (which is always right), this is the tracklisting for Marianne Faithfull’s upcoming album, Easy Come, Easy Go . It’s Disc 2, Track 7 that I reckon I’d like to hear most. Just cos, hello, how weird. But also potentially awesome. (As for ‘The Crane Wife’, I wonder which part it’d be.) ... more

Audio Slide Show: On the Street: The Thin Man : Bill Cunningham should have never been given the chance to write more than a caption about his On The Street features. As for 2 minutes to speak about it? Complete disaster. This whole juxtaposition of ‘serious’ dressing (he says, as he shows a man with a gold lame scarf and gold shoes on) with economic turmoil…well, it’s a bit of a stretch. Let’s just stick to the pictures, please. ... more

Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire (Calvin Harris Remix)... more

(via therealjanelle ) Love Rob Ryan. Ryantown is right around the corner from my flat, and it is something else. ... more