BOSTON, MA.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), announces today that it has received a commitment of $10 million from Bank of America, a longtime supporter of the MFA and one of the world’s largest financial institutions. This donation compris…
Competitive Bidding Drives Prices Past Estimates at Saffronart’s Autumn Online Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- Saffronart, the world’s largest online fine-art auction house, concluded its Autumn Online Auction on September 9th, 2010 with more than half the lots selling above their higher estimate. The auction achieved a total of $6.4 million…
Competitive Bidding Drives Prices Past Estimates at Saffronart’s Autumn Online Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- Saffronart, the world’s largest online fine-art auction house, concluded its Autumn Online Auction on September 9th, 2010 with more than half the lots selling above their higher estimate. The auction achieved a total of $6.4 million…
Jack Rutberg Fine Arts Presents U.S. Debut Exhibition by Spanish Artist Jordi Alcaraz
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Jack Rutberg Fine Arts presents a provocative exhibition of works by the celebrated contemporary artist from Spain, Jordi Alcaraz. The exhibition extends through 30 November, 2010, and introduces a major new publication on Alcaraz. Jo…
Powerhouse Museum to Develop International Exhibition About The Wiggles
SYDNEY.- NSW Premier Kristina Keneally today announced plans for a major exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, about the Australian success story and international entertainment phenomenon, The Wiggles. The exhibition will be developed by the Po…
Bonhams Offer Important Works by Leading Egyptian Artists in Dubai Sale
LONDON.- A work by Ahmed Moustafa Egypt’s leading contemporary artist will be one of the star lots in Bonhams next sale of Middle Eastern Contemporary art in Dubai on October 11. ‘Man in a rocking chair’ was executed early on in the arti…
Jitish Kallat to Present Provocative Work of Art on Art Institute’s Grand Staircase
CHICAGO, IL.- This fall, acclaimed contemporary artist Jitish Kallat turns the landmark Art Institute Grand Staircase into a meditation on religious tolerance, drawing on the museumʼs own history in concert with the most devastating terrorist atta…
Jitish Kallat to Present Provocative Work of Art on Art Institute’s Grand Staircase
CHICAGO, IL.- This fall, acclaimed contemporary artist Jitish Kallat turns the landmark Art Institute Grand Staircase into a meditation on religious tolerance, drawing on the museumʼs own history in concert with the most devastating terrorist atta…
Works by Rackstraw Downes on View this Winter at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- This winter, the Portland Museum of Art will feature the first major survey of paintings by contemporary artist Rackstraw Downes. Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972-2008, on view December 16, 2010 through March 20, 2011, will featu…
Works by Rackstraw Downes on View this Winter at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- This winter, the Portland Museum of Art will feature the first major survey of paintings by contemporary artist Rackstraw Downes. Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972-2008, on view December 16, 2010 through March 20, 2011, will featu…