NEW YORK, NY.- Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery presents Conjuring Constellations, a solo exhibition of Korean artist Noh, Sang-Kyoon. Noh, Sang-Kyoon chooses to follow his personal mythos as a source and driver for his creative process. Covered in thousands of…
600-Pound Bronze Moose Among California Statue Thefts
SAN DIEGO (AP).- San Diego County authorities are looking for art thieves who have made off with at least 18 metal, wood and concrete statues — including a 600-pound bronze moose. The North County Times reports the thieves have stolen nearly $44,00…
Carlton Rochell Asian Art to Participate in Winter Antiques Show at Park Avenue Armory
NEW YORK, NY.- Carlton Rochell, specializing in art from India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia, will exhibit museum-quality works ranging from the 1st century A.D. to the 19th century at the Winter Antiques Show, a first for this collecting category …
Two Exceptional Gilt Bronze Figures from a Private European Collection Offered at Sotheby’s
PARIS.- A tour through the highlights of the Asian Art sale on 16th December at Sotheby’s in Paris gives an insight into the diversity and creativity of Asia in all its forms. Key among the works in the auction are two exceptional gilt bronze figu…
Chinese Mine in Afghanistan Threatens Ancient Find
By: Heidi Vogt, Associated Press
MES AYNAK (AP).- It was another day on the rocky hillside, as archaeologists and laborers dug out statues of Buddha and excavated a sprawling 2,600-year-old Buddhist monastery. A Chinese woman in slacks, carrying an umb…
Miami Art Museum Presents Susan Rothenberg’s First South Florida Exhibition
MIAMI, FL.- Miami Art Museum (MAM) presents Susan Rothenberg: Moving in Place, the artist’s first museum show in over a decade and first exhibition in South Florida. The exhibition features a select group of 25 paintings ranging from Rothenberg…
Storm King Installs Newly Acquired Monumental Sculpture by Zhang Huan
MOUNTAINVILLE, NY.- Storm King Art Center
has
completed installation of Three Legged Buddha (2007), a colossal
sculpture by
the internationally celebrated Chinese artist Zhang Huan. The work,
which stands
nearly twenty-eight feet high and …
United States Returns 7 Stolen Ancient Cambodian Sculptures
PHNOM PENH (AP).- The United States returned seven sculptures from the great Angkorian era on Thursday that had been smuggled out of Cambodia. Cambodian Buddhist monks blessed the artifacts during a handover ceremony at the port of Sihanoukville, said …
Sotheby’s Achieves Highest-Ever Total for a Sale of Asian Art in France
PARIS.- The sale of Asian Art here totalled €13.2m ($15.9m), well ahead of pre-sale total estimate of €3.9-5.5m and a 106% increase on the corresponding sale in June 2009. The sale was 93.8% sold by value and 71% of lots cleared their high es…