HONG KONG.- Christie’s concluded its Spring season with a total of HK$4bn (US$515m), including the off-season sale of fine wines in March and April, the Spring sale series from 27 May to 1 June, and the Beijing sales by Christie’s brand licen…
The Cantor Arts Center Presents Book Arts from the Stanford Library Collection
Stanford, CA.- The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University presents “The Art of the Book in California: Five Contemporary Presses” from June 1st through August 28th. The exhibition features the “new book,” as defined by contemporary a…
Miami Art Museum Appoints New Deputy Director of External Affairs
MIAMI, FL.- Miami Art Museum (MAM), a leading museum of modern and contemporary art located in Miami, FL, has named Leann Standish deputy director of external affairs. Standish, a seasoned arts development and communications professional with more than…
Steven Holl Architects to Design New Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU
NEW YORK, NY.- Steven Holl Architects in collaboration with BCWH Architects has won the commission for the new Institute for Contemporary Art for Virginia Commonwealth University. The building will create a new forum for the arts on campus and forge ne…
A Monumental Sculpture by French Artist Bernar Venet at the Versailles Palace
PARIS.- Bernar Venet is the Palace of Versailles’s guest in 2011. He is taking over from Takashi Murakami who, as we know, attracted considerable interest and sizeable crowds in 2010. The exhibition is on view from June 1st through November 1st, 2…
With a Record 89 Countries, Venice Biennale to Kickoff Europe’s Art Summer This Weekend
VENICE (AP).- The Venice Biennale contemporary art fair kicks off Europe’s summer of art this weekend. This year’s edition of the art fair held every two years is curated by Switzerland’s Bice Curiger, who titled the show: “IllumiNations.” Curiger said…
Christie’s Hong Kong Spring 2011 Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art Achieves New Milestone
HONG KONG.- Christie’s concluded its Hong Kong Spring Evening and Day sales of Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art on 29 May, 2011, totaling HK$761,514,250/ US$97,854,581. The sales were 82% sold by lot and 94% sold by value. Five lots sold in…
Christie’s Hong Kong Spring 2011 Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art Achieves New Milestone
HONG KONG.- Christie’s concluded its Hong Kong Spring Evening and Day sales of Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art on 29 May, 2011, totaling HK$761,514,250/ US$97,854,581. The sales were 82% sold by lot and 94% sold by value. Five lots sold in…
Christie’s Raises HK$36 Million for The Nature Conservancy with Sale of Zeng Fanzhi’s ‘The Leopard’
HONG KONG.- Tremendous applause broke out as the hammer came down on the last picture at Christie’s Evening Sale of Asian Contemporary Art on 28 May 2011. The Leopard by renowned Chinese contemporary artist Zeng Fanzhi (born 1964), sold for HK$36…
Peggy Guggenheim Collection Presents Exhibition of Gallerist Ileana Sonnabend: An Italian Portrait
VENICE.- Considered by many to be among the greatest gallerists of late 20th century contemporary art, Ileana Sonnabend (1914-2007) also brought together a major art collection of her own. The exhibition Ileana Sonnabend. An Italian Portrait, on view a…