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ART FAIRS
Volta Art Fair Ends in Basel With Great Applause
Visitors contemplating Intervention by Franklin Evans at Federico Luger during Volta art fair. Photo: Nicholas Winter Photography. Image courtesy of Federico Luger ART FAIR: Collectors brave Basel’s bad weather to makeVolta Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Art Basel Collectors Exhibited Due Diligence Collecting Art
Wealthy Art Basel collectors exhibited due diligence before collecting art at this year’s art fair. They appeared determined to collect only the best artworks
ART & DESIGN
Murakami Jellyfish Eyes Tackles How Children Respond to Tragedy
In Jellyfish Eyes, Takashi Murakami’s debut film reveals his concern for social issues including the plight of children during disasters and the dangers of nuclear.
ART & DESIGN
Galleries, Artists and Rich Collectors Converge at Art Basel
Artists, collectors, galleries and art lovers outside Art Basel in Basel. Image courtesy of Art Basel ART FAIR Galleries and artists present their best works to rich art collectors at Full Article »
ART NEWS
Portrait Inspired By Bible Story Wins BP Portrait Award
Matan Ben-Cnaan, Annabelle and Guy 1980. Oil on board 1200 x 1300mm. First place winner of BP Portrait Award 2015. Image courtesy of NPG ART NEWS Israeli artist Matan Ben-Cnaan Full Article »
ART NEWS
Culture Across River Nile: Omar Khalil’s Artistic Journey
Sudanese American contemporary artist traces culture across River Nile with links between Egypt and Sudan
ART AUCTION
Asian Collectors Renew Interest in Old Masters at Christie’s
Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793), Venice, the Bacino di San Marco with the Departure of the Bucintoro, oil on canvas. Estimate: $150,000-250,000. Sold for $605,000 to one of the Asian collectors. Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Handbag Sells for $222,912 at Christie’s in Hong Kong
An Exceptional Shiny Fuchsia Porosus Crocodile Diamond Birkin 35 with 18k White Gold & Diamond Hardware, Hermès, 2014 handbag. Sold for $222,912. Image courtesy of Christie’s Image Ltd ART AUCTION Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Sculpture by Beaumont Reveals Passion for Human Experience
Hanneke Beaumont, Three Men on a Bench, bronze sculpture circa 1995. Image courtesy of LiveAuctineers ART AUCTION Sculpture of ‘Three Men on Bench’ by Beaumont Reveals passion for human figure Full Article »
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
Baltimore Cultural Life Impacted by Riots and Protests
Royal Man’s Mask (Mukenga). The 1970s. Kuba kingdom, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Baltimore Cultural Life. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Gift of the Friends of the Arts of Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Giacometti Pointing Man Sculpture Expected to Surpass Auction Estimate
Giacometti Pointing Man appears at Christie’s Auction House to challenge the current auction record for any sculpture
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 AUCTION
Iconic Picasso Painting Ignites Global Art Market Frenzy
Christie’s goes for a new world art auction record with an iconic Picasso painting titled Les femmes d’Alger (Version O)
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 & DESIGN
Glass Art Artists Captivate Audience With Stunning Designs
Glass art artists showed stunning glass sculptures, figurines, vases, mosaics, and stained glass at the Baltimore Craft Show. Here are the top glass art artists at the event
