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ART NEWS
Hairstyles, Tattoos, Body Markings, and Women’s Pride
Victor Ekpuk, Asian Uboikpa (Hip Sista) Series #.11, 2015, one of the paintings investigating the importance of hairstyles, tattoos and body markings of women in Diaspora. Image courtesy of Morton Full Article »
ART AUCTION
AUCTION: Rothko Leads Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Sale
Roy Lichtenstein, The Ring (Engagement), Oil on canvas sold at Auction. Price Realized: $41,690,000 (£26,762,100). Image courtesy of Sotheby’s ART AUCTION Sotheby’s May Contemporary Art Evening Sale Totals $380 Million Full Article »
ART NEWS
Violence Against Girls and Women Remembered at Venice Biennale
New York artist Patricia Cronin highlights violence against girls and women in her new art installation at the Venice Biennale. Her shrines and altars to girls stress the need to end violence against girls and women.
ART AUCTION
Record Auction Prices at Christie’s Evening Sale in New York
Christie’s Global President Jussi Pylkkanen at the rostrum during the auction of Picasso’s Les femmes d’Alger, Version O from 1955 that made auction record selling for $179,365,000. Record Auction-Image courtesy Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Picasso Painting Makes Auction Record Selling for Over $179 Million
Pablo Picasso Les femmes d’Alger (Version O), oil on canvas painting, Painted on February 14, 1955. Estimate: in the region of US$140 million. Sold for $179,365,000 (including buyer’s premium). © Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
India Meets Pakistan at Venice Biennale to Confront History
India Meets Pakistan at Venice. An exhibition at Venice Biennale investigates the conflict between India and Pakistan, two mortal enemies with common cultural cartography.
ART AUCTION
Evening Post Covers Lift American Art at Heritage Auctions
Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971), Polar Expedition, 1944, oil on canvas 34 x 44 inches (86.4 x 111.8 cm). Estimate: $200,000 – $300,000. Sold: $605,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions ART Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Animation Art Collector Pays $47,800 for Wicked Queen
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The Old Hag Production Cel and Key Master Background Setup animation (Walt Disney, 1937). Sold for $47,800 Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions ART AUCTION: Heritage Full Article »
ART
Video Details ‘Pointing Man’ Sculpture by Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti Pointing Man (L’homme au doigt). Estimated at $130 million. Courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2015 © 2015 Alberto Giacometti Estate Licensed by VAGA and ARS, New York VIDEO/ART Full Article »
ART NEWS
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China Take on Jiajing Emperor
Shao Jun Assassin’s Creed Chronicles:China. Image courtesy of Ubisoft ART NEWS Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China explores amazing art to bring Shao Jun’s adventure to life SAN FRANCISCO — The much Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Edward Hopper Leads Christie’s American Art Sale With ‘Two Puritans’
Edward Hopper (1882-1967), Two Puritans, oil on canvas, painted in 1945. Estimate: $20,000,000 – 30,000,000. Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd ART AUCTION Two Puritans by Edward Hopper expected to Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Rare Coins Collectors Fight Over World & Ancient Coins at Auction
Great Britain: George IV gold Proof 5 Pounds 1826 PR62 Cameo PCGS . Sold for $76,375.Rare coins Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions ART AUCTION Bidding war at Heritage Auctions as rare Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Iraqi Modernism: Iraqi Artists Shine at Bonhams Auction
Shakir Hassan Al Said (Iraq, 1925-2004), Cubist Cockerel, oil on board, framed, 53 x 56cm (20 7/8 x 22 1/16in). Estimate: £25,000 – 35,000/US$ 38,000 – 53,000. Sold for £194,500 Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Bonhams Restructures ‘Africa Now’ to Attract Collectors
Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994), Africa Dances, oil on canvas, 105 x 114cm (41 5/16 x 44 7/8in). Estimated at £60,000 – 90,000-US$90,000 – 140,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
World Art Day Celebrations Begin and Art Lovers Reflect
World Art Day: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), The Last Supper (1495-1498), tempera on gesso, pitch and mastic. Via Wikimedia Commons ART NEWS As art celebrations begin in museums and art Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Artcentron 2015 ‘ Flowers We Love’ Photo Contest Begins
Beautiful Flowers at the street corner by John Wilson reminds us of Spring and to take photos of the Flowers We Love PHOTO CONTEST Artcentron ‘Flowers We Love’ Photo Contest becomes Full Article »
ART NEWS
Artcentron Celebrates Past Winners of Photo Contest
Brian Lim, Elegant. This photo of rose flowers taken in Malaysia won the 2013 Flowers We Love Photo Contest. Photo: Brian Lim PHOTOGRAPHY Artcentron celebrates past winners of the ‘Flowers Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Christie’s Auction House Sells ‘Love’ for $626,296
Kazuo Shiraga Untitled, oil on canvas, painted in 1965. Sold for $269,152. Image courtesy of Christie’s auction house ART AUCTION At the auction of Eastern and Western contemporary art in Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Artworks By Young Australian Artists Reveal Creative Future
Callum Croker, Petals in Evolution I 2014, archival digital print 59.2 x 58.4 cm irreg. (image), 84.0 x 61.0 cm (sheet) Wesley College, Melbourne. Image courtesy of National Gallery of Full Article »
ART FAIR
Armory Art Fair Opens in New York With High Hopes
Two guests closely examine artworks at The Armory Show in New York. Image courtesy of Roberto Chamorro for The Armory Show ART NEWS Art business watchers optimistic that 2015 Armory Full Article »
