CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announces a major acquisition by the museum’s Department of Contemporary Art: Robert Rauschenberg’s Combine of 1955, Short Circuit. This visually arresting and autobiographically rich work is the first major R…
Partial Copy of 500-Year-Old Book for Sale at Rare Book Shop in Utah for $35,000
SALT LAKE CITY (AP).- A partial copy of a 500-year-old book considered one of the earliest and most lavishly illustrated works of the 15th century is now on sale for $35,000 at a rare book shop in Utah. Book dealer Ken Sanders was shocked back in April…
Alan Cristea Gallery Opens a Major Retrospective of Editions by Julian Opie
LONDON.- The Alan Cristea Gallery presents a major retrospective of Julian Opie’s editions, from 9 June until 9 July, to coincide with the publication of an Editions Catalogue Raisonné. One of the most important protagonists of contemporary Briti…
Simon Wiesenthal Center Announces Acquisition of a Four-Page Letter Signed by Adolf Hitler
NEW YORK (AP).- The signature under the typewritten words on yellowing sheets of nearly century-old paper is unmistakable: Adolf Hitler, with the last few scribbled letters drooping downward. The date is 1919 and, decades before the Holocaust, the 30-…
Sotheby’s in London Announces Impressionist & Modern Art Sale Highlights
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, on Wednesday 22nd June 2011, will offer a selection of works of exceptional quality and rarity, many of which have remained in private collections for decades and have never before…
New Hampshire Marks 100th Anniversary Robert Frost Sold Farm
DERRY, NH (AP).- From Highway 28, the New Hampshire farm once owned by poet Robert Frost may seem unchanged from a century ago. Yet the picturesque New England white barn and farmhouse recently underwent thousands of dollars in renovation including a n…
David Zwirner Announces the Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings by Luc Tuymans
NEW YORK, NY.- David Zwirner announces the preparation of a catalogue raisonné of paintings by Luc Tuymans, which the gallery will oversee in collaboration with Studio Luc Tuymans, with additional research support from Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Compile…
Cindy Sherman, Thomas Ruff, Frank Montero Collado and the 1000 Controversial Faces of Portraiture
MADRID.- The exhibition 1000 Faces/0 Faces/1 Face. Cindy Sherman, Thomas Ruff, Frank Montero Collado unite two great contemporary artists who have dealt, in depth, with the complexities inherent in representing the subject, with Frank Montero, a comple…
UK Makes Donation to Preserve Auschwitz Memorial
WARSAW, POLAND (AP).- Britain says it is donating 2.1 million pounds ($3.4 million) to a fund that will help preserve the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site over the coming decades. British officials announced the decision for the donation on Thursday. G…
Los Angeles Modern Auction to Offer Unique Modern Art & Design Sale on June 26
LOS ANGELES, CA.- A rare Robert Rauschenberg Combine from 1958, a collection of William “Billy” Haines custom designs, and a Calder painting are among the many highlights in the upcoming LAMA June 26, 2011 Modern Art & Design Auction. Each o…