HOUSTON, TX.- Houston, America’s third largest art market, will be home to the first annual Houston Fine Art Fair September 15 – 18, 2011. Approximately 80+ international, national and Texas galleries will all be available under one roof, inside t…
America’s Third Largest Art Market Announces the First Houston Fine Art Fair
HOUSTON, TX.- Houston, America’s third largest art market, will be home to the first annual Houston Fine Art Fair September 15 – 18, 2011. Approximately 80+ international, national and Texas galleries will all be available under one roof, inside t…
Museu da Electricidade in Lisbon Opens Exhibition of Manuel Baptista’s Work
By: João Pinharanda
LISBON.- The present exhibition is a rare historical opportunity: it reveals to us unknown parts of the artist’s work (projects created from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, but never built until now). A concentration on paint…
ARCOmadrid 2011: Newfound Optimism and Energy for the Contemporary Art Market
MADRID.- On February 16th, ARCOmadrid, the International Contemporary Art Fair is, as usual, an exciting event showcasing the art of today and a focal point for the art market all over the world. The fair opens the doors on its 30th edition, optimistic…
Anthony McNerney Appointed Head of Contemporary Art at Bonhams
LONDON.- Bonhams announced this week that Anthony McNerney has been appointed Head of Contemporary Art. He takes up this new role on February 14th. Anthony McNerney has considerable experience and in-depth knowledge of the international Contemporary Ar…
Francis Bacon, Salvador Dali Works Boost Bumper Sotheby’s "Looking Closely" Sale
LONDON.- A triptych of British painter Lucian Freud by his friend Francis Bacon fetched 23 million pounds ($37 million) on Thursday at a Sotheby’s auction in London, more than double its high estimate. Combined with a new auction record for any surrea…
Inaugural Edition of VIP Art Fair Redefines Possibilities for the Online Art Market
NEW YORK, NY.- The inaugural edition of VIP Art Fair, the world’s first exclusively online art fair, closed on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 11:59 PM. The Fair—an acronym for “Viewing in Private”—attracted more than 41,000 collec…
With Financial Crisis a Distant Memory and as Art Market Booms, Some See the Risk of Bust
LONDON (REUTERS).- At the top end of the art market, the financial crisis seems a distant memory — surging prices saw Christie’s and Sotheby’s post impressive 2010 results that were back to, or above pre-crisis levels. Yet while the market leaders are…
With Financial Crisis a Distant Memory and as Art Market Booms, Some See the Risk of Bust
LONDON (REUTERS).- At the top end of the art market, the financial crisis seems a distant memory — surging prices saw Christie’s and Sotheby’s post impressive 2010 results that were back to, or above pre-crisis levels. Yet while the market leaders are…
Italy’s Largest and Most Important Art Fair Arte Fiera Art First Celebrates Contemporary Art
BOLOGNA.- Arte Fiera Art First celebrates its 35th edition this year, to be held in Bologna from 28 to 31 January 2011. One of the first international modern and contemporary art fairs organized in Italy in the 1970s, Arte Fiera has gradually become It…