NEW YORK, NY.- On 9 May 2012 Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale will include Double Elvis [Ferus Type] by Andy Warhol, a painting that epitomizes the artist’s obsessions with fame, stardom, and the public image. The 1963 work is a semina…
Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Jacket Up for Auction at Julien’s Auctions
Beverly Hills, CA — Seems as though there’s no shortage of historic Michael Jacksonmemorabilia to be sold on the auction block. The late King of Pop’s iconic red and black “Thriller” jacket, which he wears throughout that song’s video, will …
Exhibition by Ron Galella, The Most Controversial Paparazzo of the 20th Century, Opens
MADRID.- PHotoEspaña and Loewe organize Paparazzo Extraordinaire!, a retrospective exhibition with over 100 photographs of the paparazzo most famous and controversial of the twentieth century. Ron Galella did not invent the word paparazzo, but he did …
Exhibition of the Most Famous and Controversial Paparazzo of the 20th Century Opens
MADRID.- PHotoEspaña and Loewe organize Paparazzo Extraordinaire!, a retrospective exhibition with over 100 photographs of the paparazzo most famous and controversial of the twentieth century. Ron Galella did not invent the word paparazzo, but he did …
Gallery of Modern Art Turns It Up to Eleven with Rock Film Program
QUEENSLAND.- A major program exploring all facets of rock music on film screens at the Gallery of Modern Art’s Australian Cinémathèque from April 29 to June 5, 2011. Queensland Art Gallery Director Tony Ellwood said tickets are on sale now for &…
Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali Photographs Tell Stories of Two American Icons
DOYLESTOWN, PA (AP).- In a culture saturated with celebrity magazines, paparazzi and red carpets, it’s hard to imagine capturing an image of a young Elvis Presley alone on the sidewalk in New York. Or a picture of Muhammad Ali at play with neighborhood…
Ty Pennington, Cineflix Productions and Heritage Auctions Team Up for ABC-TV Pilot
LONG BEACH, CA.- One of America’s leading reality TV personalities, Ty Pennington of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and Heritage Auctions will conduct a very special television first made-for-TV auction event, on April 16, aboard The Queen Mary. The a…
Ali and Elvis: Exhibition of American Icons at the James A. Michener Art Museum
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- Elvis is in the house and Ali is in the ring. Two of our nation’s most well-known icons—”the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “the Greatest”—meet at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pa., February 19 through May 15. A…
Elvis Presley’s Powder Blue Mercedes-Benz 600 Sells at Bonhams to German Buyer for £80,700
LONDON.- A Mercedes-Benz, once owned by ‘the King of Rock and Roll’ Elvis Presley, was sold by Bonhams at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey for £80,700. Restored to a very high standard, this rare piece of Elvis Presley history attracted a great…
Elvis Presley’s Powder Blue Mercedes-Benz 600 Sells at Bonhams to German Buyer for £80,700
LONDON.- A Mercedes-Benz, once owned by ‘the King of Rock and Roll’ Elvis Presley, was sold by Bonhams at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey for £80,700. Restored to a very high standard, this rare piece of Elvis Presley history attracted a great…