NEW YORK (REUTERS).- From the sublime to the silly, artwork, furniture and memorabilia owned by Dennis Hopper was auctioned off in New York this week. Typical was an Andy Warhol portrait of Mao Zedong which the actor shot two bullets through and still …
Dennis Hopper’s Bullet-Hole Andy Warhol Sells for $302,500 Today at Christie’s
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- An Andy Warhol portrait of Mao Zedong that actor Dennis Hopper shot two bullets through sold for $302,500 at Christie’s on Tuesday, more than 10 times its high estimate. The 1972 screenprint from Hopper’s art collection is done in …
Dennis Hopper Art Collection Up for Auction Next Week at Christie’s in New York
NEW YORK, NY. (AP).- Dennis Hopper shot two bullet holes through an Andy Warhol portrait of Mao Zedong but instead of earning the wrath of the artist, Warhol called the “Easy Rider” star a collaborator. Warhol’s “Mao” is among 300 works of fine art an…
Graham Nash to Visit Eastman House, to Be Named George Eastman Honorary Scholar
ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Witness history as photographer and musician Graham Nash receives the title of George Eastman Honorary Scholar, and discusses his career and the Taking Aim exhibition, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 in the Dryden. Nash is being honored fo…
Graham Nash to Visit Eastman House, to Be Named George Eastman Honorary Scholar
ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Witness history as photographer and musician Graham Nash receives the title of George Eastman Honorary Scholar, and discusses his career and the Taking Aim exhibition, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 in the Dryden. Nash is being honored fo…
MoMA Presents Andy Warhol’s Influential Early Film-Based Works on a Large Scale
NEW YORK, NY.- Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures, on view at MoMA from December 19, 2010, to March 21, 2011, focuses on the artist’s cinematic portraits and nonnarrative, silent, and black-and-white films from the mid-1960s. Warhol’s Screen Tests revea…
Haunch of Venison Presents the First Solo Exhibition in the UK by Artist Nicolas Provost
LONDON.- Haunch of Venison London present the first solo exhibition in the UK of the award-winning Belgian artist and filmmaker Nicolas Provost (b.1969) from Nov. 30, 2010 – Jan. 29, 2011. The exhibition will include ‘Stardust’ (2010) which was recentl…
Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale in NY Expected to Exceed $240 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s will present one of the greatest rosters of master works in a single auction. The Post-War and Contemporary Evening sale, which will take place in New York on November 10, 2010, comprises seminal works by the foremost art…
Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale in NY Expected to Exceed $240 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s will present one of the greatest rosters of master works in a single auction. The Post-War and Contemporary Evening sale, which will take place in New York on November 10, 2010, comprises seminal works by the foremost art…
Christie’s New York Announces Highlights of Dennis Hopper Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s presents The Dennis Hopper Collection. A veritable master within a range of categories, Dennis Hopper was at once an artist, a filmmaker, an actor, and a passionate art collector. Amassing more than 250 works of art throu…