LONDON.- A stunning discovery at Bonhams turns out to be a gift passed between two of the most important statesmen of the late Qing Dynasty, who attempted to modernise China and represented the Qing Dynasty in diplomatic negotiations with Western power…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams announced its Asian Decorative Arts sale, March 13 in San Francisco. The auction will feature a variety of fine items at this 600-plus lot session, over 400 of which are Chinese. The sale will include a broad array of late …
NEW YORK, NY.- On Thursday, March 8 Swann Galleries will conduct a two-part auction, beginning with an exceptional collection of prints, drawings, paintings and livres d’artiste by Jean-Émile Laboureur, and followed by more than 600 lots of 19th …
BERLIN.- Christoph Schlingensief worked on the idea for the Operndorf Afrika (Opera Village Africa) from 2008 onwards. He conceived it as a place for intercultural encounters and experiments, as well as an artistic reservoir for the future. The foundat…
NEW YORK, NY.- On May 17, Christie’s will present a sale of over 150 exceptional works from the personal collection of Van Cliburn, one of America’s greatest pianists. The collection comprises superb examples of English furniture, Russian Art, Sil…
BEIRUT (AP).- Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold where the last dispatches from a veteran American-born war correspondent chronicled the suffering of civilians caught in the relentless shelling. An intense morning barrage killed her and a …
NEW YORK, NY.- Marlborough Chelsea announced that an exhibition of recent sculptures by the Spanish artist David Rodríguez Caballero opened today, and continues through March 24, 2012. The exhibition features Rodríguez Caballero’s characteristic…
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has acquired a pair of the iconic ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio led a group of “angel donors” whose gifts to th…
WASHINGTON, DC.- In keeping with its mission to rediscover and celebrate women artists of the past and demonstrate their continued relevance, the National Museum of Women in Arts presents Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versaille…
LONDON.- The new commission for the Fourth Plinth, Powerless Structures, Fig. 101, by artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, was unveiled today in London’s Trafalgar Square. Commissioned by the Mayor of London and supported by Arts Council England, AlixPa…
