NEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams, the international fine art auction house, has appointed Amy Corcoran as the company’s representative for the American Northeast, based in Wellesley, MA. Ms. Corcoran is a business development professional with twenty-plus y…
Bonhams in New York Appoints Amy Corcoran as New England Representative
NEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams, the international fine art auction house, has appointed Amy Corcoran as the company’s representative for the American Northeast, based in Wellesley, MA. Ms. Corcoran is a business development professional with twenty-plus y…
Anna Wintour Becomes an Elective Trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
NEW YORK, NY.- Anna Wintour has been named an Elective Trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was announced by James R. Houghton, the Museum’s Chairman. Ms. Wintour’s election took place at the May 10 meeting of the Board. “Anna Wintour’s tirele…
Eight Museums and Galleries Win Share of £75,000 to Buy New Objects at COLLECT
LONDON.- On Thursday 5 May, curators from eight museums and galleries won a share of £75,000 to buy a unique object for their public collections. They were all shortlisted for Art Fund Collect, a unique initiative run by the Art Fund and Crafts Counci…
Art Fund Collect Offers £75,000 to Museums and Galleries for New Craft Purchases
LONDON.- For the fourth consecutive year the Art Fund is collaborating with the Crafts Council to run Art Fund Collect, a £75,000 initiative offering selected curators the chance to win an object for their public collections at COLLECT. Art Fund Colle…
Sotheby’s to Exhibit In Turkey Highlights From Its Forthcoming Sale of Contemporary Turkish Art
LONDON.- Sotheby’s will be staging an exhibition of highlights from its forthcoming London Sale of Contemporary Turkish Art at the Marmara Esma Sultan, Yaliçikmazi Sok No: 20, Ortaköy in Istanbul, which will be on view to the public from 1pm to 6pm o…
China Stops Prominent Artist, Ai Weiwei, from Leaving the Country on a Flight to South Korea
BEIJING (REUTERS).- Chinese police have prevented artist Ai Weiwei from traveling to South Korea, he said on Friday, linking it to a crackdown on dissidents ahead of the formal awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a prominent rights activist. Ai had be…
China Stops Prominent Artist, Ai Weiwei, from Leaving the Country on a Flight to South Korea
BEIJING (REUTERS).- Chinese police have prevented artist Ai Weiwei from traveling to South Korea, he said on Friday, linking it to a crackdown on dissidents ahead of the formal awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a prominent rights activist. Ai had be…
Auction Houses in London Eye Russian Recovery Ahead of Next Week’s Sales
LONDON (REUTERS).-Rich Russians return to London next week for a series of art sales which auctioneers hope will prove the once-booming market is on a path to growth. Estimates suggest expectations are for solid gains on last year, although they are li…
Auction Houses in London Eye Russian Recovery Ahead of Next Week’s Sales
LONDON (REUTERS).-Rich Russians return to London next week for a series of art sales which auctioneers hope will prove the once-booming market is on a path to growth. Estimates suggest expectations are for solid gains on last year, although they are li…