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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
Jeff Koons: ‘Cat on a Clothesline’ at Art Basel
Jeff Koons, Cat on a Clothesline (Orange), 1994-2001, polyethylene, 123 × 110 × 50 inches (312.4 × 279.4 × 127 cm), 1 of 5 unique versions © Jeff Koons Image Full Article »
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 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 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
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 AUCTION
Nigerian Artists Gain And Thrive With A Focus On Contemporary African Art
Nigerian artists gain at modern and contemporary African art auctions as their works attract wealthy art collectors in the global art market
ART NEWS
Egyptian Artist Celebrates Lifestyle and Culture in Egypt
Sufi Musicians, an oil on canvas painting by Egyptian artist George Bahgory Celebrates Lifestyle and Culture in Egypt. Image courtesy of Al Masar Gallery for Contemporary Art. ART REVIEW Renowned Egyptian artist Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Bonhams Smashes Art Auction Records for Ben Enwonwu in London
Ben Enwonwu, The Durbar of Eid ul-Fitr, Kano, Nigeria, broke the artist’s previous best by selling for £193,250. Image courtesy of Bonhams ART AUCTION: Ben Enwonwu, one of Africa’s leading artists, Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Cézanne’s Landscape Painting at Christie’s Ignites Art Market
Paul Cézanne, Vue sur L’Estaque et Le Château d’If, circa 1883-1885. Estimate: £8-12 million. Image courtesy of Christie’s ART AUCTION BY KAZAD Vue sur L’Estaque et Le Château d’If, a Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Netherlands Rijksmuseum Buys Adrien de Vries Sculpture
Adrien de Vries, Bacchic Figure Supporting the Globe. Sold for $27.9 million, the sculpture will be on display at the Netherlands Rijksmuseum. Image courtesy of Christie’s ART AUCTION Christie’s Sells Bacchic Figure Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Norman Rockwell’s Painting Tops Christie’s American Art Auction
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), Hills and Mesa to the West, oil on canvas, painted in 1945. Sold for $3,749,000 as part of Christie’s American Art Sale. Image courtesy of Christie’s ART Full Article »
ART NEWS
Berlin Wall Fall: Mythical Sculptures Celebrate Anniversary
Berlin Wall Guardians of Time, sculptures by Manfred Kielnhofer, float like a mirage through Berlin as part of the 25th year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Top Ten Lots at Christie’s Fall Asian Art Week in New York
A Superb and Very Rare Cloisonné Enamel Deep Bowl, Ming Dynasty, 15th-Early 16th century. Price Realized: $2,629,000. Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd ART AUCTION PRICES BY KAZAD NEW YORK, NY., Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Jeff Koons Art Celebrated at Whitney Museum of American Art
Jeff Koons: A Retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art rekindles old controversies about Jeff Koons art and artistic career
ART NEWS
Modern Sculptures by David Drumlin Reveals a New Direction
David Drumlin’s modern sculptures employ the emotive power of texture, shapes, and design to react to the glorification of material perfection in contemporary life.
ARTCENTRON CELEBRATED
Photojournalism Under Scrutiny In Hamdi Attia’s Paintings
Hamdi Attia calls attention to the Innocence of photojournalism in his new paintings
ART PROJECTS
Sculpture of Palestinian Worker Crossing the Border Highlights an Unresolved Conflict
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues despite all efforts to curtail it. David Mesguich’s sculpture of a Palestinian worker sneaking across the Israeli borderline is a reminder of an unresolved gruesome conflict.
ART AUCTION
Bonsai Trees: The Remarkable Sculptures of Ancient Chinese Art
When art collides with nature, the result is magnificent. The Bonsai Trees on display at Sotheby’s Hong accentuate the harmonious relationship of man and nature.
ART & DESIGN
British Folk Art Emerges From the Abyss of Art History
British Folk Art Emerges from the Abyss of Art History in the first survey at the Tate Britain featuring paintings, sculptures, textiles and objects. Discover the extraordinary and surprising works by Britain’s unsung folk artists
