April 6 | A daily digest of art news

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As of July 1, The Essl Museum in Klosterneuburg, Austria, will close its doors. Whilst the contemporary art collection will be kept in storage, and the museum will serve as depot and conservation facility, no new exhibitions will be held and the establishment will be closed to the public.

Karlheinz Essl’s, the museum’s founder, explained that he was “forced to cease exhibition activity” due to the lack of economic support from the central Austrian government. More information on The Art Newspaper.


Also closing their doors are Christie’s offices in Boston, Philadelphia and Palm Beach, Florida. Clients in these regions will be served from Christie’s New York offices. In an attempt to strengthen their influence on the West coast, the auction house plans on opening a new office space in Beverly Hills, California. (source AFP) The news comes as auctions houses — including Sotheby’s — prepare to face a significant market slowdown. Read more on Bloomberg.


Altman Siegel, the San Francisco gallery, will move from the Financial District to the Dogpatch district of the Golden City. The gallery will now occupy a 5.000-square-metre space at 1150 25th Street, almost doubling its size. Following the move, Altman Siegel will be part of the city’s new art hub, surrounded by a number of other galleries, studios and art spaces, according to Art News.


Liste, the satellite fair of Art Basel, has revealed its 2016 exhibitor list. The art fair, which is “dedicated exclusively to new galleries and primarily to young art,” will welcome, among others, New York’s Bridget Donahue and Dublin’s Ellis King galleries, Nate Freeman reports for Art News.


The Valsani brass foundry, the infamous producer of bronze copies of Edgar Degas’ ballerina sculptures, will also close its doors. Whilst Valsani will be liquidated to pay off creditors, disputes over the authenticity of the pieces continue to animate the art market. Read more on The New York Times.