Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

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Sotheby’s announces painting by Monet is star lot of London Impressionist & Modern Art Sale Sotheby’s announces painting by Monet is star lot of London Impressionist & Modern Art Sale

LONDON.- Coinciding with the public opening of the Venice Biennale, Sotheby’s announced that on 19th June it will offer an exceptionally rare and important view of Venice by Claude Monet. Estimated at £15 – 20 million / HK$ 176 – 235 million, Le Palais Contarini (The Contarini Palace) will be the star lot of the summer sales season in London.... [Read full article]


Most important collection of Gursky “Stock Exchanges” to be offered at Sotheby’s London Most important collection of Gursky “Stock Exchanges” to be offered at Sotheby’s London

LONDON.- On 26th June 2013, Sotheby’s London will offer a collection of five iconic depictions of international stock exchanges by Andreas Gursky. These monumental and dynamic images, with a combined estimate of £2.5-3.4 million, represent one of the most arresting metaphors for the socioeconomic topography of our age. Initiated in 1990, and revisited... [Read full article]


First exhibition in Spain of Camille Pissarro’s work opens at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum First exhibition in Spain of Camille Pissarro’s work opens at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

MADRID.- The Museo Thyssen‐Bornemisza is presenting the first monographic exhibition in Spain on the Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro (1830‐1903). The exhibition brings together 79 works loaned from numerous museums and collections world‐wide, including a famous palette on which the artist painted a rural scene using all the colours of... [Read full article]


Polish Art Now: An exhibition of Polish Contemporary art opens at The Saatchi Gallery Polish Art Now: An exhibition of Polish Contemporary art opens at The Saatchi Gallery

LONDON.- Abbey House, Poland’s renowned fine art auctioneer, announced an exhibition of contemporary Polish art at the Saatchi Gallery. Opening on 3 June 2013, the exhibition will showcase work by some of the country’s foremost contemporary artists. Founded in 2010, Abbey House provides an important platform for the growing artist community in... [Read full article]


Works by Romuald Karmakar, Santu Mofokeng, Dayanita Singh, and Ai Weiwei featured in German pavilion Works by Romuald Karmakar, Santu Mofokeng, Dayanita Singh, and Ai Weiwei featured in German pavilion

VENICE.- The production of art in Germany today is defined by various forms of collaboration between artists from all over the world and by an intellectual and cultural climate that is profoundly international. Susanne Gaensheimer therefore intends to continue her critical examination of the meaning of traditional forms of “national representation”... [Read full article]


Future Woman: Lawrence Ferlinghetti opens exhibition at George Krevsky Gallery Future Woman: Lawrence Ferlinghetti opens exhibition at George Krevsky Gallery

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Lawrence Ferlinghetti creates “Future Woman,” by drawing on the vision of a passionate male artist. At 94, with his seventh solo exhibition that opened May 30th at George Krevsky Gallery, he shares with us a wide range of lively and expressionistic impressions of the female form. Working from the model in his Hunter’s Point... [Read full article]


Grogan & Company celebrates twenty-five years with auction to be held on June 16th Grogan & Company celebrates twenty-five years with auction to be held on June 16th

DEDHAM, MASS.- Twenty-five years ago this past March, Michael Grogan conducted the Inaugural Auction of his new company, Grogan & Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers. To commemorate this milestone, Grogan and Company will be holding their Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Auction on June 16th, 2013. The auction will offer a fine selection of Fine... [Read full article]


Ravenel Taipei Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Auction realizes US$ 14 million Ravenel Taipei Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Auction realizes US$ 14 million

TAIPEI.- Ravenel’s Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Auction concluded with a grand round of applause in Taipei today, totaling NT$420 million/ US$14 million, whereas the whole spring auction series realized NT$ 830 million/ US$ 27.7 million. “Special Auction of Works by Shiy De-jinn From His Close Friend’s Collection of 30 Years” was 100%... [Read full article]


New exhibition at Levis Fine Art features works solely from the estate of Beauford Delaney New exhibition at Levis Fine Art features works solely from the estate of Beauford Delaney

NEW YORK, NY.- Levis Fine Art announced Beauford Delaney: Internal Light, an exhibition of the extraordinary artistic legacy from the Paris period (1953-1972) of this modern master, who exhibited in museums throughout Europe and the United States. Many of these historically significant paintings have not been viewed since the artist’s landmark 1978... [Read full article]


Exhibition of photographic works by ten Nigerian artists opens at Skoto Gallery Exhibition of photographic works by ten Nigerian artists opens at Skoto Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- Skoto Gallery presents a group exhibition of photographic works by ten Nigerian artists who are among a new generation of African photographers that explore unique visions, strong emotional and aesthetic perspectives to tell their own stories and challenge assumptions about the African continent. Each of the artists is widely traveled... [Read full article]


“The Encyclopedic Palace”: Harsh world on display at 2013 Venice Biennale art festival “The Encyclopedic Palace”: Harsh world on display at 2013 Venice Biennale art festival

VENICE (AFP).- The power of money, tragedy and destruction: the world looks pitiless and harsh through the lens of the 55th Biennale art festival in Venice, which started on Saturday. A record number of 88 national pavilions are taking part — including, for the first time, the Vatican — in a festival that takes an overall jaded view of... [Read full article]


Renoir, Mucha, Natzler and Lalique highlight Design, European and Decorative Arts events Renoir, Mucha, Natzler and Lalique highlight Design, European and Decorative Arts events

DALLAS, TX.- Maurice de Vlaminck’s circa 1930 winter scene oil on canvas of the Normandy countryside, a signature example of Fauvism from the 20th century’s first movement in modern art, is expected to realize $70,000+ as part of Heritage Auctions‘ Decorative Art & European Paintings Signature® Auction, June 15 in Dallas. The... [Read full article]


Largest-ever exhibition of Pop Art from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery’s collection opens Largest-ever exhibition of Pop Art from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery’s collection opens

BUFFALO, NY.- Sweet Dreams Baby! Life of Pop, London to Warhol is the first comprehensive survey of the Gallery’s expansive holdings by this important group of artists. Exploring the trajectory from Abstract Expressionism to Pop art’s explosive, colorful, and witty portrayals of the modern world, the exhibition features many iconic works acquired... [Read full article]


Russian pavilion in Venice turns around the ancient Greek myth of Danae Russian pavilion in Venice turns around the ancient Greek myth of Danae

VENICE.- Vadim Zakharov’s Danaë project represents Russia at the 55th International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia. Zakharov’s installation has united the upper and lower storeys of the Pavilion in a single project for the first time in the building’s long history (the Pavilion was built in 1914 by the Russian architect Alexei Shchusev... [Read full article]


Mark Manders’ Room with Broken Sentence represents the Netherlands at la Biennale di Venezia Mark Manders’ Room with Broken Sentence represents the Netherlands at la Biennale di Venezia

VENICE.- Mark Manders (1968) is representing the Netherlands at the 55th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia. The Dutch pavilion showcases Room with Broken Sentence, curated by Lorenzo Benedetti (1972). The exhibition covers a 23 year span of Manders’ activity, combining existing installations with a spectacular 4 meter high... [Read full article]