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Outstanding Modern and Contemporary South Asian masterpieces at Sotheby’s London
LONDON.- Hot on the heels of the landmark Amaya Collection, its first Evening Auction of Indian art, Sotheby‟s has sourced an exceptional line-up of works – many fresh to the market and with outstanding provenances – for its Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art sale in London on 11th June. In this, the centenary year of his birth,... [Read full article]
Art Basel highlights Hong Kong’s new status as arts hub with an array of international art
HONG KONG (AFP).- The first Art Basel fair to be hosted by Hong Kong boasts a prestigious array of international art, highlighting the city’s new role as a global arts hub amid an explosion of personal wealth in mainland China. The four-day annual show is the world’s premier art fair and has until now only been held in Switzerland and... [Read full article]
Museum of the Moving Image in New York to open new gallery devoted to Jim Henson
ASTORIA, NY ( ).- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Museum of the Moving Image, The Jim Henson Legacy, and other officials today announced that the family of Jim Henson has donated nearly 400 puppets, costumes, props, and other objects to the Museum, which will build a new gallery devoted to Henson’s important and lasting creative achievements. The project,... [Read full article]
German art smuggling suspect Nils Jennrich leaves China after more than 100 days in prison
BERLIN (AFP).- A German man held in a Beijing prison for more than 100 days last year on suspicion of art smuggling has left China, Germany’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Guido Westerwelle said in a statement that Nils Jennrich had departed China on Tuesday and voiced relief that “many months of uncertainty and concern” for his... [Read full article]
Chapman Brothers unveil diabolical art installation at White Cube in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AFP).- The Chapman brothers presented their latest epic installation featuring thousands of little figures in violent conflict Tuesday at the sidelines of Art Basel in Hong Kong, but dismissed the renowned fair as a “shop”. “The Sum of all Evil” by Jake and Dinos Chapman builds on previous works “Hell”... [Read full article]
International bidding drives California works to new highs
VAN NUYS, CA.- Los Angeles Modern Auctions set multiple world records for works of art and design in its May 19, 2013 auction, selling major works by California artists to American, European, and Asian buyers. The auction broke world records for a work by Vija Celmins, the highest price achieved at auction for a work on canvas by the artist, and a... [Read full article]
Major outdoor exhibition of Mark di Suvero’s sculptures near Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- From May 22, 2013, to May 26, 2014, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy presents a major outdoor exhibition of sculptor Mark di Suvero’s works near the Golden Gate Bridge: eight large-scale steel sculptures installed at historic... [Read full article]
Exhibition presents a South African curator/artist-run organization currently in residence at New Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- This spring, the Museum as Hub will present “After-after Tears,” a project exploring the operational strategies of Center for Historical Reenactments (CHR), a Johannesburg-based platform founded in 2010, currently in residence at the New Museum. Over the course of two years, CHR gained local and international recognition through... [Read full article]
Even more rediscovered masterpieces to be unveiled during Master Paintings Week 2013
LONDON.- Master Paintings Week, now in its fifth year and already an important event in the London art calendar, takes place from 28 June to 5 July 2013 and, for the first time, will have the support of The Crown Estate. The successful collaboration between twenty leading dealers and three international auction houses highlights the extraordinarily... [Read full article]
China’s most influential portrait artist, Mao Yan exhibits at Pace Gallery in Beijing
BEIJING.- Pace Beijing is presenting the solo exhibition of China’s most influential portrait artist, Mao Yan. This exhibition is also the first exhibition of Mao Yan since his representation by Pace Beijing. Mao Yan is well known by his portrait art. His artworks reveal the momentary glory of peace and attract audience into his artworks through... [Read full article]
Sale features Newmarket Race paintings owned by former CEO of the Ritz, the late Lord Matthews
LONDON.- Christie’s Sporting & Wildlife Art auction on 5 June 2013 will feature over 50 paintings of horses, which show a shift in the naturalistic representation of animals throughout the ages. The auction includes 113 lots with works from the 18th to the 20th centuries, ranging from £1,000 to £80,000. Among the highlights of the sale are... [Read full article]
Centre Pompidou in Paris exhibits works by a master figure of abstraction: Simon Hantaï
PARIS.- The Centre Pompidou brings together for the first time the work of one of the greatest painters of the second half of the 20th century, a master figure of abstraction: Simon Hantaï. Five years after the death of the artist, the Centre Pompidou dedicates an original exhibition to Hantaï’s work – the first in over thirty-five years.... [Read full article]
English photographer Stephen Gill’s first retrospective exhibition opens at Foam
AMSTERDAM.- Foam presents the first retrospective exhibition of English photographer Stephen Gill (Bristol, 1971). The Best Before End exhibition comprises a large number of series that Gill has made over the past fourteen years in and around the London Hackney district, as well as recent work being shown for the first time at Foam. The series in... [Read full article]
Groundbreaking exhibition presents works by Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi together for the first time
ANN ARBOR, MI.- The University of Michigan Museum of Art is presenting Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi: Beijing 1930, an exhibition of drawings and paintings by the two eminent artists seen side-by-side for the first time and the first large-scale exhibition to focus on the fruits of Noguchi’s six-month stay in Beijing in 1930. This exhibition showcases... [Read full article]
Newly discovered masterwork to lead Sotheby’s Sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art
LONDON.- On 11 June 2013, Sotheby’s will present a 20th Century masterpiece by Indian artist, Vasudeo S. Gaitonde as the pre-eminent highlight of its Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art auction. Coming to the market for the first time in 50 years, Vasudeo Gaitonde’s luminous Painting No.1, of 1962, was acquired in New York during the... [Read full article]
