Drift 10: London’s Biennial Art Exhibition to Transform the River Thames

LONDON.- A stretch of the Thames in central London and Canary Wharf is set to be transformed this winter by a series of contemporary art works placed directly in the water and along its banks.  Now in its second year, the groundbreaking art show, DRIFT, gets fully underway on Thursday, 4 November, and continues into early January next year.  Canary Wharf by Julius Popp Staged by leading London arts company, ILLUMINATE PRODUCTIONS, the installations include breathtaking waterfalls at two locations on the [...]

Sale of Southeast Asian Modern & Contemporary Art Announced at Christie’s

HONG KONG.- Christie’s announces its Spring sale of Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art will take place on 30 May at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Featuring over 130 quality works spanning the history and geography in the Southeast Asian region, the sale brings together modern masterpieces of undisputed provenance and some of the most sought-after contemporary artworks. The category’s modern masters and contemporary stars continue to be represented by works of the highest quality in the sale [...]

Did Duchamp was a quack? What about contemporary artists?

How an artist can consider his masterpiece an object that he even produced? For me, Duchamp was a quack, but I forgot one thing: the historical context!

London International Fine Art Fair at Olympia Relaunches

LONDON.- The relaunched London International Fine Art Fair (LIFAF) at Olympia will kick off the Summer Season presenting the most broad ranging fine art and antiques event in London when it opens to the public on Friday 4 June 2010 for ten days of summer fair excitement. This new event is designed to enhance London’s role as a natural focal point for fine art and antiques each June. With a 37 year history, LIFAF is London’s largest fair of its [...]

Freeman’s Auctioneers to Sell Remainder Of Lehman Brothers Art Collection

PHILADELPHIA, PA.- On February 12th, Freeman’s Auctioneers will offer for sale at auction 374 lots of contemporary artworks of the former global financial services firm, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LBHI). The artworks are from the offices of the former global financial services firm and the sale represents the remainder of the Lehman property to be sold by the Philadelphia auctioneer. This follows the successful sales of paintings and works on paper on November 1, 2009 in the ‘Modern & Contemporary [...]

Joslyn Begins 2010 with Exhibition of Contemporary Artworks

OMAHA, NE.- Joslyn Art Museum begins the New Year with an exhibition of contemporary artworks devoted to the human figure. “The Human Touch: Selections from the RBC Wealth Management Art Collection” ranges from serious to whimsical, from realistic to abstract, and includes photography, painting, and sculpture. The title refers to both the ability of the figure to reflect the human condition and to the facility of artists to depict it. “The Human Touch” opens at Joslyn Art Museum on Saturday, [...]