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Cultural diplomacy with Iran comes at a price: officials in Tehran are negotiating a loan fee of up to $3m with their German counterparts, we understand. The fee is for a planned exhibition organised by Berlin State Museums of works of Modern art from the collection of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA).

Billionaire Ken Griffin donated $40 million to New York’s Museum of Modern Art, one of the largest gifts in the institution’s 85-year history.

The unrestricted gift from the founder of Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel will help provide education and exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, the museum said Tuesday in a statement. In recognition of the gift, MoMA will name its 1964 Philip Johnson-designed East Wing after Griffin.

Ever since Noah Horowitz announced in July that he was stepping down as head of the Armory Show, the art world has wondered who would replace him at a time when that mammoth fair for Modern and contemporary art faces increasing competition from Frieze New York.

ow there is a decision: Benjamin Genocchio, the editor in chief of Artnet News, will become the fair’s executive director next month, in time to put his stamp on the Armory Show on Piers 92 and 94 in March.

Within the Museum of Modern Art’s announcement on Tuesday of coming exhibitions were signs of a seismic shift underway in how it collects and displays modern and contemporary art — changes that are expected to have a powerful impact on the museum’s renovation.

While curatorial activities used to be highly segregated by department, with paintings and sculpture considered the most important, the museum has gradually been upending that traditional hierarchy, organizing exhibitions in a more fluid fashion across disciplinary lines and redefining its practice of showing art from a linear historical perspective.

1. Horse Country Estate by Cullman & Kravis - This beautifully appointed country estate favors refined elegance over classic rusticity. Boasting stunning antiques as well as a spectacular collection of modern art, the home remains incredibly inviting thanks to sumptuous furnishings and textiles.

1. Westchester House by Glenn Gissler Design

This inviting Westchester residence is home to a museum-worthy modern art collection that includes works by such luminaries as Robert Motherwell, Cy Twombly and Jean Dubuffet. Designer Glenn Gissler sought to create a stylish and sophisticated setting that highlighted these exceptional works without ostentation. To complement the collection, Gissler selected furniture from the early and mid-twentieth century, including designs by Mies van der Rohe, Pierre Chareau, Carlo Scarpa, Hans Wegner and Eero Saarinen, as well as Colonial era pieces, creating a...

Modern art, architecture and decorative arts created in the middle of the 20th century were swamped by the reactionary ruckus of the late 20th century post-modernist movement. 

Given the quality and originality of so much of the mid-century’s aesthetic industry, its relegation to obscurity was a big mistake and a now recognized lapse of taste. However, all wasn’t lost.

The Museum of Modern Art is planning its biggest masterpiece yet, not that you’ll get it.

The museum is moving ahead with plans for an estimated $93 million expansion at the former home of the American Folk Art Museum, according to an application filed with the New York City Department of Buildings Tuesday.

The plans for an adjacent lot, at 45 West 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, call for 32,842 square feet of new space, which will include theaters, a library/lounge, classrooms, exhibit space and gardens, the application indicates.

The New York evening sales concluded tonight with the Impressionist and modern sale at Christie’s, which racked up $145.5 million, well above its low estimate of $108.8 million—a quite successful tally accrued during a slow, steady waltz through a list of 59 relatively low-priced lots. The almost complete lack of any sky-high estimates—only two lots had valuations that passed into eight figures—allowed attendees to raise their paddles early and often, and a solid 83 percent of the cautiously priced works found buyers.