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Phillips de Pury & Co. Highlights from Its New York Theme Sale

Cheri Samba - J’aime la couleur, 2007 - Acrylic and glitter on canvas. 214.6 x 135.3 cm.  Estimate: $60,000-80,000

NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company
announced highlights from the forthcoming New York auction AFRICA on
Saturday 15
May 2010, including works of contemporary art, photographs, and editions
which
reflect the spirit of the continent and its global impact, as expressed
by
African and non-African artists from around the world. The sale is
accompanied
by a special edition catalogue, an art and lifestyle magazine which
includes
interviews with artists, curators and collectors, art world news and
more.
Featured editorial includes an inside look at the
technicolor
dreamlike world of Yinka Shonibare MBE; an interview with the
adventurous
collector, Monique Barbier-Mueller; a conversation between Youssef Nabil
and
Karen Wright; a feature on Jakob Boeskov on Nollywood; and an interview
with the
notorious South African artist Kendell Geers.