LONDON.- This autumn Tate Britain embarks on a process which takes the gallery into the first phase of a major building project, through a period of transition and into a changed approach to showing the collections in newly refurbished galleries. The t…
Christie’s Hong Kong Achieves Highest Ever Sale Total for Chinese Paintings
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong completed its two sales of Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings on Tuesday, November 30th, 2010, tallying the highest total ever for the category with HK$669 million/ US$ 86 million. The morning session of Fine Chine…
First Solo Exhibition in London by Spanish Artist Francesc Ruiz Opens at Gasworks
LONDON.- For his first solo exhibition in London, Spanish artist Francesc Ruiz transformed Gasworks into a bookshop specialising in yaoi comic books. Gasworks Yaoi is the result of research conducted during Francesc Ruiz’s residency at Gasworks in autu…
Philippe Parreno’s First Solo Exhibition in the UK Opens at the Serpentine Gallery
LONDON.- This autumn the Serpentine Gallery presents Philippe Parreno’s first solo exhibition in a public institution in the UK. Parreno rose to prominence in the 1990s, earning critical acclaim for his work, which employs a diversity of media inc…
Philippe Parreno’s First Solo Exhibition in a Public Institution in the UK Opens at the Serpentine Gallery
LONDON.- This autumn the Serpentine Gallery presents Philippe Parreno’s first solo exhibition in a public institution in the UK. Parreno rose to prominence in the 1990s, earning critical acclaim for his work, which employs a diversity of media inc…
Masterpieces by Felix Vallotton to Take Centre Stage in Sotheby’s Zurich Swiss Art Sale
ZURICH.- This autumn, Sotheby’s Zurich auction of Swiss Art on 6 December will celebrate Félix Vallotton in a sale bringing together masterpieces by the Swiss master. Estimated between CHF 9.3 and 12.9 million, the 133- lot sale will also be spea…
Masterpieces by Felix Vallotton to Take Centre Stage in Sotheby’s Zurich Swiss Art Sale
ZURICH.- This autumn, Sotheby’s Zurich auction of Swiss Art on 6 December will celebrate Félix Vallotton in a sale bringing together masterpieces by the Swiss master. Estimated between CHF 9.3 and 12.9 million, the 133- lot sale will also be spea…
Johan Thorn Prikker: Beyond Art Nouveau at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
ROTTERDAM.- This autumn Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is showing more than 200 highlights from the multifaceted oeuvre of Johan Thorn Prikker (1868-1932). This is the first major exhibition devoted to one of the most prominent designers from the heyday…
First Retrospective of Designer Hella Jongerius at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
ROTTERDAM.- This autumn Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is presenting the first retrospective exhibition in the Netherlands of the designer Hella Jongerius. It is a unique survey of her working practices, experiments and innovative products. The exhibiti…
Sales of Russian Art at Sotheby’s Total $14.4 Million, Important Russian Enamels and Fabergé Sold
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s autumn 2010 auctions of Russian Art in New York brought a total of $14,397,064. The day began with an inaugural sale of Important Russian Paintings that achieved $10.6 million and set several new auction records. The highl…