NEW YORK, NY.- World Monuments Fund announced today two new projects: the conservation of the choir of the renowned Albi Cathedral in France and of the Salon Rico in the Medina Al-Zahra in Cordoba, Spain. Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monumen…
Artist Richard Serra’s Sculpture to Anchor Qatar Museum Authority’s MIA Park
DOHA.- Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) announced today that it will open MIA Park, a new cultural destination on Doha’s Corniche, on December 16, 2011. Located on the grounds of the world-renowned Museum of Islamic Art, the nearly 280,000-square-met…
Artist Richard Serra’s Sculpture to Anchor Qatar Museum Authority’s MIA Park
DOHA.- Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) announced today that it will open MIA Park, a new cultural destination on Doha’s Corniche, on December 16, 2011. Located on the grounds of the world-renowned Museum of Islamic Art, the nearly 280,000-square-met…
Art 42 Basel International Art Fair From June 15th Through 19th
Basel.- The 42nd International Art Fair in Basel will be held from June 15th to June 19th. The world’s premier international art show for Modern and contemporary works, Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin Ameri…
Asia Week New York 2011 Announces Sales Over $250 Million, Double and Triple Attendance
NEW YORK, NY.- Collectors, curators, scholars and Asian art enthusiasts from around the world convened for Asia Week New York 2011 in March—nine days of exhibitions, private sales, public auctions, special events and fund-raising, spending more th…
Asia Week New York 2011 Announces Sales Over $250 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- Collectors, curators, scholars and Asian art enthusiasts from around the world convened for Asia Week New York 2011 in March—nine days of exhibitions, private sales, public auctions, special events and fund-raising, spending more th…
Rare 1914 Brooklyn Oil Painting By Kentucky Impressionist to Be Auctioned
MIDLAND PARK, NJ.- When a lovely painting by the mysterious American artist Paul Sawyier (1865-1917) turns up, it is usually a watercolor capturing the long lost history of rural Kentucky. However, just four years before his death, this talented artist…
Art Chicago Atracts International Modern & Contemporary Galleries
Chicago,IL – Art Chicago was founded as an American version of the Art Basel contemporary art exposition in 1980. It was the first such in North America. For years it was held in the long barnlike sheds on Chicago’s Navy Pier. In 1989 the leaky old …
Artspace.com Closes a $1.2 Million Round of Investment Financing and Launches Today
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Artspace, the premiere online marketplace for contemporary art, announce the closing of a $1.2 million round of financing from professional and super-angel investors. Launching today, Artspace offers collectors and art enthusiasts the …
13th Annual Postcards From the Edge Exhibition and Sale: International Artists Fight AIDS by Donating Artwork
NEW YORK, NY.- Visual AIDS, the country’s premiere non-profit organization uniting visual artists and HIV prevention and awareness will hold their largest benefit, Postcards From the Edge from January 7 – 9, 2011 at CRG Gallery. Known amongst art …