LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that its forthcoming summer Contemporary Art Evening Auction will be led by Crouching Nude, an important masterwork by the renowned British artist Francis Bacon (est. £7-9 million / $10-15 million)* which has never be…
Christie’s New York Announces Post-War and Contemporary Day Sale May 12
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces the auction of a finely honed private collection of important Contemporary art, with works from marquee artists such as Damien Hirst, Robert Indiana, Andy Warhol and Takashi Murakami. The Private European Collec…
Sotheby’s to Sell Major Masterwork by Leading British Post-War Artist Francis Bacon
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that its forthcoming summer Contemporary Art Evening Auction will be led by Crouching Nude, an important masterwork by the renowned British artist Francis Bacon (est. £7-9 million / $10-15 million)* which has never be…
Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover Announce Details of Frieze Art Fair 2011
LONDON.- The Directors of Frieze Art Fair, Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, have announced today the details of the 2011 fair. Frieze Art Fair is one of the world’s most influential contemporary art fairs and brings an international focus to the…
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Acquires 24-Hour Video The Clock by Christian Marclay
BOSTON, MA.- A unique and compelling new work created by world-renowned sound and video artist Christian Marclay has been acquired jointly by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), and the National Gallery of Canada (NGC). Entitled The Clock (2010), th…
Karla Black, Martin Boyce, Hilary Lloyd and George Shaw Nominated for Turner Prize
LONDON (REUTERS).- Two Scottish sculptors are among four nominees for the 2011 Turner Prize, one of contemporary art’s most prestigious and controversial awards, following the success last year of Scotland’s Susan Philipsz. Karla Black, the youngest of…
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Acquires 24-Hour Video The Clock by Christian Marclay
BOSTON, MA.- A unique and compelling new work created by world-renowned sound and video artist Christian Marclay has been acquired jointly by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), and the National Gallery of Canada (NGC). Entitled The Clock (2010), th…
Carlier Gebauer Presents First Solo Exhibition of Italian Artist Rosa Barba
BERLIN.- carlier | gebauer presents their first solo exhibition of artist Rosa Barba, opening at the Berlin Gallery Weekend 2011. With her filmic works and sculptures, which she exhibited widely in major institutions for contemporary art in Europe, Ros…
"The Power of Fantasy: Modern and Contemporary Art From Poland" Comes to Brussels
Brussels.- “The Power of Fantasy: Modern and Contemporary Art from Poland”, as major exhibition gathering many of the most significant works of contemporary art from Poland by a generation of artists who have made their careers since the fall of com…
"The Luminous Interval" Exhibition at The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain – Until September 11, 2011, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is showing “The Luminous Interval: The D. Daskalopoulos Collection”. “The Luminous Interval” presents the work of more than 30 international artists drawn from the D.Daskalopoulos…