Leslie Hindman Auctioneers inaugural Denver auction drwas standing room only crowd
DENVER, CO.- Leslie Hindman Auctioneers opened its fourth regional office and auction room with the sale of the Anne S. and Robert E. Clay Collection of Native American Art to a packed room in Denver on Sunday, March 11, 2012. The Clays began buying Na…
Doris Salcedo’s "Mute Prayer" opens at Maxxi in Rome
ROME.- Doris Salcedo has cracked the floor of the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in London (2007), walled up a room of the Castello di Rivoli near Turin (2005) and filled the “human void” left by the destruction of a building in Istanbul wit…
Peruvians feel robbed over Spain getting treasure
LIMA (AP).- We were robbed! That’s how many Peruvians feel, now that U.S. courts have given Spain the 17 tons of silver and gold coins that a private company salvaged from the wreck of a colonial-era Spanish sailing ship. The treasure’s origin is not i…
Tom Burr explores the physical and psychological dimension of objects at Bortolami Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Bortolami Gallery presents Tom Burr’s second exhibition with the gallery, deep wood drive, on view now and running through April 26th. In deep wood drive Burr continues his visual exploration of the physical and psychological dimens…
Picasso sketch for Diaghilev Ballet costume to feature in Bonhams next Impressionist auction
LONDON.- A delicate costume design by Picasso for Diaghilev’s ballet Parade is one of the highlights of the next Impressionist & Modern Art auction on April 4th 2012 at Bonhams, 13 Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge, London. Ruth Graham of Bonhams …
Lynda Benglis: Prints and Cast Paper from the 1970’s-2000’s on view at Goya Contemporary
BALTIMORE, MD.- Goya Contemporary Gallery is presenting a solo exhibition of post-minimalist, cult American artist, Lynda Benglis (b. 1941, Lake Charles, Louisiana). This major survey of works ON and OF paper is the artist’s first in Baltimore. …
Antiques Roadshow discovery valued at $1 million to appear at auction at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, NY.- A group of five Rhinoceros Horn cups that first came to light when they were appraised during an Antiques Roadshow event in Tulsa, Oklahoma will be a highlight of Sotheby’s Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art auction on 20 March …
Contemporary art expert Amelie von Bülow appointed as Bonhams representative in Cologne
LONDON.- Bonhams, the international fine art auction house, has announced the appointment of Amelie von Bülow as the company’s new representative in Cologne with immediate effect. For the last four years Amelie has worked as an expert in Contempo…
Dallas Museum of Art announces creation of three new positions to enhance leadership team
DALLAS, TX.- Maxwell L. Anderson, The Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art, announced the creation of three new positions to enhance and expand the Museum’s leadership team. The positions include: • Associate Director of Cura…
Modern and Contemporary South Asian art sale on 19 March announced at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, NY.- On 19 March 2012, Sotheby’s New York Asia Week series of sales will open with Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art. The sale will be led by of the most significant paintings by Sayed Haider Raza ever to appear on the market – Vil…