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Carmen Tisch a 36 year old US woman has been arrested for damaging a canvas painting by the now deceased abstract expressionist painter Clyfford Still born in North Dakota 1904. Tisch is accused of pulling down her pants, sliding her buttocks against the painting surface and attempting to urinate onto the works. Tisch allegedly while intoxicated punched and scratched the painting valued at $US30mil. A spokeswoman for the Denver District Attorney’s Office, stated the oil-on-canvas called 1957-J no.2, was on display at the recently opened Clyfford Still museum in Denver. Tisch has been charged with felony criminal mischief and is held on a $US20k bond pending a formal hearing. “It doesn’t appear she urinated on the painting or that the urine damaged it, so she’s not being charged with that,” stated the spokesperson, although tests are to be conducted to determine if any urine damage has occurred.

 

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Richard William Hamilton the 89 year old UK painter and collage artist had been preparing for a major museum retrospective at the time of his recent death. The retrospective was scheduled to travel to four cities in both the US and Europe over the coming two years. Hamilton was renowned as the father of ‘Pop Art’ with the beginnings going back to 1956 with his collage titled ‘Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing?’, he is also credited with the first coining the phrase “pop art” itself. In a statement from his gallery representative stated that Hamilton was a “pioneering artist of unparalleled skill, invention and lasting authority. His influence on subsequent generations of artists continues to be immeasurable.” Hamilton was also often politically outspoken in his artistic practice.

 

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Liu Yiqian the 45 year old Shanghai born Chinese entrepreneurial investor, now part of the new super rich generation of Chinese has become China’s largest collector of art. From a working class background, initially working for his mother making and selling hand bags from a street stall, Liu developed a taste for the world of capitalism through uncanny stock trading investments, and now with his curator wife Wang Wei to the collection of ancient Chinese art and collectables from the Song, Yuan and Qing Dynasties valued in their billions. Liu and Wang are proceeding with planning for a suitable venue to permanently display the collection in Shanghai. Plans include the construction of a purpose built Museum to house the entire collection for public viewing. Inspired by Nick Rosen ow.ly/5wNAj image source Jingdaily ow.ly/5wNAS Eccentric because he wears T-shirts (July 10 2011)

Liu Yiqian the 45 year old Shanghai born Chinese entrepreneurial investor, now part of the new super rich generation of Chinese has become China’s largest collector of art. From a working class background, initially working for his mother making and selling hand bags from a street stall, Liu developed a taste for the world of capitalism through uncanny stock trading investments, and now with his curator wife Wang Wei to the collection of ancient Chinese art and collectables from the Song, Yuan and Qing Dynasties valued in their billions. Liu and Wang are proceeding with planning for a suitable venue to permanently display the collection in Shanghai. Plans include the construction of a purpose built Museum to house the entire collection for public viewing.

 

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