LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announces the opening on January 10th 2011, in partnership with awardwinning gallery The Lightbox, of an exhibition featuring sculptures and sculptors’ drawings from a major collection of 20th Century British Art, Th…
A Hedonist’s Guide to Art Reveals the Secrets of the World of Art
LONDON.- Hg2 Art is a handbook that gives readers an insight into both the darker reaches of the art world and some of its more enchanting pockets. Revealing insider secrets, it answers the questions every would-be art collector wants to know. Hg2 Art …
New Exhibition in China Celebrates Three Decades of British Art
LONDON.- The British Council opened an exhibition of British art from the last 30 years that will tour four cities in China (Chengdu, Xi’an, Hong Kong New Territories and Suzhou), at a time of increased interest in cultural relations between China…
Website Helps Medieval Ivories Come to Light, Hosted by The Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- When in 1924 the French scholar Raymond Koechlin published his three-volume study of French Gothic Ivories, his catalogue numbered 1,328 objects and was illustrated by some 500 images. Since then, many more ivories have surfaced in auction ho…
Website Helps Medieval Ivories Come to Light Hosted by The Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- When in 1924 the French scholar Raymond Koechlin published his three-volume study of French Gothic Ivories, his catalogue numbered 1,328 objects and was illustrated by some 500 images. Since then, many more ivories have surfaced in auction ho…
Website Helps Medieval Ivories Come to Light Hosted by The Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- When in 1924 the French scholar Raymond Koechlin published his three-volume study of French Gothic Ivories, his catalogue numbered 1,328 objects and was illustrated by some 500 images. Since then, many more ivories have surfaced in auction ho…
Glasgow-Born Sound Artist Susan Philipsz Wins 2010 Turner Prize for Contemporary Art
LONDON (AP).- An artist who used her own singing voice in an art installation won the prestigious Turner Prize award for contemporary art on Monday. Susan Philipsz received the 25,000 pound ($39,000) prize at the Tate Britain in London for her recordin…
Major Gifts Establish Centre for the Study of Drawings at the Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- The Courtauld Institute of Art announce a major philanthropic gift of £600,000 from the International Music and Art Foundation to create the IMAF Centre for the Study and Conservation of Drawings at The Courtauld Gallery. Ranging from the ear…
Major Gifts Establish Centre for the Study of Drawings at the Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- The Courtauld Institute of Art announce a major philanthropic gift of £600,000 from the International Music and Art Foundation to create the IMAF Centre for the Study and Conservation of Drawings at The Courtauld Gallery. Ranging from the ear…
Sotheby’s London Sees Strong Prices for Spanish, Scandinavian, Orientalist and Greek Art
LONDON.- Sotheby’s sale of 19th Century European Paintings in London today (which included works by Spanish, Orientalist, German, Austrian, Scandinavian and Symbolist artists) brought a total of £11,166,050 (€13,168,101), a figure comfortabl…