EDINBURGH.- One of the most highly acclaimed and internationally successful artists working today is the focus of a new display at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art this spring. ARTIST ROOMS: Jeff Koons brings together a selection of 18 majo…
Regional Unrest Inspires Artists at Dubai’s Four-Day Contemporary Art Show
DUBAI (REUTERS).- Stirring canvasses inspired by the unrest sweeping the Arab world feature in a four-day contemporary art show, Art Dubai, running this week through Saturday. Most of the artists from Artspace Gallery in the Dubai International Financi…
New York Gallery Week Announces Its Second Annual Event to Be Held May 6-8
NEW YORK, NY.- New York Gallery Week announced its second annual event, scheduled from Friday, May 6 to Sunday, May 8, 2011. Following 2010’s highly successful kick-off year, this year’s NYGW has expanded with the participation of 60 contempo…
Michelangelo Pistoletto to Orchestrate Bordeaux’s Urban and Artistic Rendezvous
BORDEAUX.- Evento 2011 will be held in Bordeaux from 6 to 16 October 2011. This year’s version of the city’s urban and artistic rendezvous is being orchestrated by Michelangelo Pistoletto, an emblematic figure in contemporary art. The twofold…
National Museum Wales Purchases Painting by Howard Hodgkin for the Nation
WALES.- Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales has acquired one of Howard Hodgkin’s most spectacular original prints, entitled Venice, Evening, 1995 thanks to funding grants from the Nerys Johnson Contemporary Art Fund and the Derek Williams…
LACMA Displays Most Extensive Presentation of Museum’s Contemporary Collection in Ten Years
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) displays the most extensive presentation of the museum’s permanent collection of contemporary art in ten years. Human Nature: Contemporary Art from the Collection features approximatel…
Leading British Art Collector Charles Saatchi’s Ex-Wife Sells Off Art at Christie’s
LONDON (REUTERS).- Kay Saatchi, ex-wife of leading British art patron Charles, is selling off part of her own collection at a Christie’s auction in June and expects to raise up to 3.4 million pounds ($5.4 million). The highlight of the sale, which will…
With More than 80 Galleries Art Dubai Presents Its Most Diverse Edition to Date
DUBAI.- Welcoming a total of 81 galleries from 34 countries—with one-third of the participants based in the Middle East, one-third in Europe and one-third in the United States and Asia—the latest edition of Art Dubai is presented from Wednesd…
Leading British Art Collector Charles Saatchi’s Ex-Wife Sells Off Art at Christie’s
LONDON (REUTERS).- Kay Saatchi, ex-wife of leading British art patron Charles, is selling off part of her own collection at a Christie’s auction in June and expects to raise up to 3.4 million pounds ($5.4 million). The highlight of the sale, which will…
Shortlist for Canada’s Inaugural Scotiabank Award for Photography Announced
TORONTO.- Continuing a longstanding tradition of supporting Canadian contemporary art, Scotiabank announced the shortlist for the inaugural Scotiabank Photography Award, the largest award in Canada for an established Canadian photographer: · Roy Arden…