LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company’s May Photographs sale totaled £1,420,438/$2,296,848 selling 80% by value and 67% by lot. “Strong works by leading photographers across the spectrum are continuing to command excellent prices. We are also…
The Inaugural artMRKT Fair in San Francisco Takes Place in May
San Franciscio.- artMRKT is pleased to announce its inaugural show at the Concourse Exhibition Center in downtown San Francisco from May 19th to 22nd. With galleries representing both contemporary and historically significant work, artMRKT is proud …
Sculptures Created in Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s Bloch Lobby in Full View of Visitors
KANSAS CITY, MO.- Visitors to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will get a rare look at art while it’s being created as part of the exhibition Roxy Paine: Scumaks and Dendroids, April 29 – Aug. 28 in Bloch Lobby. A sculpture-making machine desi…
Kurt Cobain Guitar Sculpture Dedicated in Washington
ABERDEEN, WASH. (AP).- A sculpted guitar memorial to Kurt Cobain has been unveiled in a park in the Nirvana frontman’s Washington state hometown. The dedication in Aberdeen on Tuesday marked the 17th anniversary of Cobain’s suicide in Seattle. A dive…
CAM Raleigh Announces New Executive Director, Inaugural Exhibitions Set to Open April 30
RALEIGH, NC.- A lively evening of street-festival activities, an official ribbon-cutting ceremony, and a weekend of free admission and special programs mark the grand opening of CAM Raleigh, a museum for contemporary art and design in Raleigh’s hi…
Sotheby’s to Offer for Sale The Celebrated Collection of Stuart Cary Welch
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s will offer for sale the outstanding and scholarly collection of Islamic and Indian Art assembled by the late Stuart Cary Welch. This celebrated collection, which is estimated to realise in excess of £6 million*, will be o…
Recent Acquisitions to Cleveland Museum of Art’s Collection Announced
CLEVELAND, OH.- A singular Jacobean miniature, a Thomas Hope settee, a large and pristine British watercolor, and a sculpture by acclaimed contemporary Polish artist Monika Sosnowska are among the latest works approved by the Collections Committee of t…
Recent Acquisitions to Cleveland Museum of Art’s Collection Announced
CLEVELAND, OH.- A singular Jacobean miniature, a Thomas Hope settee, a large and pristine British watercolor, and a sculpture by acclaimed contemporary Polish artist Monika Sosnowska are among the latest works approved by the Collections Committee of t…
John Hancock Tower in Boston Selected to Receive AIA Twenty-Five Year Award
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The John Hancock Tower in Boston, designed by I.M. Pei & Partners, has been selected to receive the 2010 AIA Twenty-Five Year Award. The John Hancock Tower has demonstrated excellence in function, in the distinguished execution of its…
John Hancock Tower in Boston Selected to Receive AIA Twenty-Five Year Award
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The John Hancock Tower in Boston, designed by I.M. Pei & Partners, has been selected to receive the 2010 AIA Twenty-Five Year Award. The John Hancock Tower has demonstrated excellence in function, in the distinguished execution of its…