By: Matt Moore, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP)- A comic collector has been caught in Spider-Man’s web, paying $1.1 million for a near-mint copy of “Amazing Fantasy” No. 15 that features the wall-crawler’s debut. The issue, first published in 1962,…
New Work by Los Angeles Native Artist Laurie Frick at Edward Cella Art + Architecture
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Edward Cella Art + Architecture presents a solo exhibition of new work by Los Angeles native artist Laurie Frick. Entitled Sleep Patterns, each of Frick’s wall-based works and a site specific installation, represent the resonant…
Norman Rockwell’s America…In England Opens to Critical Acclaim!
LONDON.- It has been a few weeks since the debut of the NMAI and AIG-organized traveling exhibition Norman Rockwell’s America…In England at London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery (oldest art museum in the UK), and the response from the British public and a…
Luxury Accessories Debut at Heritage Auctions Bringing $700,000+
DALLAS, TX.- A trio of Hermès handbags, two Birkins and one Kelly, were the shining stars in Heritage Auctions’ $708,200+ inaugural Luxury Accessories Auction, held Dec. 13, 2010. The auction saw a 92% sell-through rate on lots sold and saw more than …
Norman Rockwell Museum Shares Decade-Long Digitization Project With Worldwide Audience
STOCKBRIDGE, MA.- Norman Rockwell Museum announces the online debut of ProjectNORMAN (New Online Rockwell Media Art & Archive Network), the public interface of its ongoing digitization efforts. Effective today (January 6), Visitors to the Museum’s…
Zigelbaum + Coelho Debut in the UK with a Room of Computational Light at Riflemaker
LONDON.- Winners of the premiere design award at this year’s Miami /Basel Fair, young design duo Zigelbaum + Coelho debut in the UK with a room of computational light at Riflemaker – an ambitious pulsating LED installation which completes itself o…
The Phillips Collection Kicks Off a Year of 90th Anniversary Festivities With a Grand Reopening
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Phillips Collection celebrates its 90th anniversary and launches the countdown to its centennial, beginning with a free weekend on Jan. 15 and 16 and marking the end of the year with an anniversary birthday bash on Nov. 5. Special …
Coveted Ferrari 166 MM. Touring Barchetta Joins RM Auction’s Arizona Sale
BLENHEIM, ON.- With preparations well underway for the 2011 collector car auction season, RM announced today the consignment of a rare, race-bred 1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta, chassis number 0024 M, as the latest star attraction for its Arizon…
Galerie Jeanne Bucher Presents an Exhibition by Argentinian Artist Antonio Seguí
PARIS.- Galerie Jeanne Bucher located rue de Seine in Paris presents an exhibition by Argentinian artist Antonio Seguí from November 25th, 2010 until January 8th, 2011. This third exhibition of Antonio Seguí, presented jointly with Galerie Claude Be…
Barbra Streisand Details Love of Design in New Book "My Passion for Design"
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS).- It’s not exactly opening your home to guests at a holiday party, but for film and singing star Barbra Streisand and her fans, it’s pretty close. This week Streisand has seen her first book land in stores, but it’s no memoir of s…