DUBAI.- Christie’s October 26th, 2010 Dubai sale of Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art is blessed with a further selection of works from the renowned Farsi Collection, one of the most comprehensive groups of modern Egyptian art in private …
Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum in London, Receives the International Folkwang Prize
ESSEN.- The director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor (b. 1946) accepted the International Folkwang Prize on 18 October in Essen. With the prize, the Museum-Folkwangsverein honors his outstanding commitment to the promotion of the arts of diverse …
Preview Berlin, The Emerging Art Fair, Breaks Visitor Records in Its 6th Edition
BERLIN.- On Thursday October 7th, the sixth edition of PREVIEW BERLIN – The Emerging Art Fair opened its doors in the Hangar2 of Airport Tempelhof. 60 exhibitors from 19 countries displayed the newest trends on contemporary art through the work of…
Preview Berlin, The Emerging Art Fair, Breaks Visitor Records in Its 6th Edition
BERLIN.- On Thursday October 7th, the sixth edition of PREVIEW BERLIN – The Emerging Art Fair opened its doors in the Hangar2 of Airport Tempelhof. 60 exhibitors from 19 countries displayed the newest trends on contemporary art through the work of…
Sale of Exploration and Travel Including the Polar Sale at Christie’s Achieves $2,590,380
LONDON.- The sale of Exploration and Travel including the Polar Sale realised £1,650,975 / $2,590,380 / €1,944,849 and was sold 85% by value and 79% by lot. The top lot was Herbert George Ponting’s three master albums of contact prints from the B…
Preview Berlin: The Emerging Art Fair Back for Its Sixth Edition
BERLIN.- After last year’s successful edition in the main hall of Tempelhof Airport, PREVIEW BERLIN – The Emerging Art Fair is once again moving to Hangar2 for its sixth edition. 60 exhibitors from 19 countries were accepted for the PREVIEW B…
Preview Berlin: The Emerging Art Fair Back for Its Sixth Edition
BERLIN.- After last year’s successful edition in the main hall of Tempelhof Airport, PREVIEW BERLIN – The Emerging Art Fair is once again moving to Hangar2 for its sixth edition. 60 exhibitors from 19 countries were accepted for the PREVIEW B…
Cyrus the Great Artifact to Be Displayed in Iran’s National Museum
TEHRAN (AP).- A Babylonian artifact sometimes described as the world’s first human rights charter is to go on display in Iran after the government threatened to cut ties with the British Museum if it did not loan the object. The Cyrus Cylinder is a six…
Cyrus the Great Artifact to Be Displayed in Iran’s National Museum
TEHRAN (AP).- A Babylonian artifact sometimes described as the world’s first human rights charter is to go on display in Iran after the government threatened to cut ties with the British Museum if it did not loan the object. The Cyrus Cylinder is a six…
Hayward Gallery Reopens with International Survey of 36 Artists
LONDON.- The New Décor is an international survey
of 36 contemporary artists from 22 countries who explore interior design as a
means of engaging with changes in contemporary culture that range from the
impact of globalism to our shifting b…