The Sea Art Festival 2011 1–21 October 2011, Busan, Korea
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…
Fourth Hong Kong International Art Fair Welcome Over 161 Galleries from 30 Countries
HONG KONG.- Back for its fourth year, ART HK 11 – Hong Kong International Art Fair will take place from 26 – 29 May 2011 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Sponsored by Deutsche Bank, ART HK 11 presents a strengthened …
Decades-Long Dispute Over Ownership of Holy Text Archive Leads Russia To Nix Art Loans
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- A decades-long dispute between Russia and an Orthodox Jewish group over ownership of holy texts collected for centuries by influential rabbis and seized by the Soviet Union has jolted the U.S. art world, threatening an end to major …
Orthodox Jewish Library Seized by Russia Has Jolted US Museums
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- A decades-long dispute between Russia and an Orthodox Jewish group over ownership of holy texts collected for centuries by influential rabbis and seized by the Soviet Union has jolted the U.S. art world, threatening an end to maj…
Decades-Long Dispute Over Ownership of Holy Text Archive Leads Russia To Nix Art Loans
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- A decades-long dispute between Russia and an Orthodox Jewish group over ownership of holy texts collected for centuries by influential rabbis and seized by the Soviet Union has jolted the U.S. art world, threatening an end to major …
Fernando Botero Colombian Landscape Leads Christie’s Latin American Art Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Works by Colombian artist Fernando Botero and Uruguay’s Joaquin Torres-Garcia are expected to lead Christie’s Latin American sale which includes nearly 350 works by artists from 16 countries. “Colombian Landscape,” Botero’s 1986 landscap…
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…
More than 400 Galleries from 33 Countries at the 29th Art Brussels Contemporary Art Fair
BRUSSELS.- Now in its 29th year, the Art Brussels art fair, which runs from Thursday 28 April to Sunday 1 May 2011 is already being heralded as a must-see event for all lovers of contemporary art. Art Brussels, the fair for established and upcoming tal…
Rare, Important and Exceptional Works of Art Lead Christie’s Hong Kong Spring 2011 Sale
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong will hold its Spring sales of Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy and Fine Chinese Modern Paintings on 31 May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. These sales will showcase over 400 rare …