Sotheby’s brought in £50.3 million (about $66.5 million) at its contemporary art evening sale at its New Bond Street salesroom in London tonight, notching a haul that fell squarely between the low estimate of £43.6 million ($57.2 million) and the high estimate of £60.4 million ($79.2 million). The sell-through rate by lot was a solid, […]
Thomas Dane Gallery in London Presents Artist Anya Gallaccio’s Where is Where It’s At
LONDON.- Thomas Dane Gallery presents Anya Gallaccio: Where is Where it’s at, on view from 23 March through May 7, 2011. Where is Where it’s at is a journey through space and time, for which Anya Gallaccio culled sand from the stratified deposits …
Colorado Monument Offers ‘Pocket-Size Grand Canyon’
By: Judith Kohler, Associated Press
COLORADO NATIONAL MONUMENT, CO (AP).- Just off Interstate 70 in western Colorado is a 32-square-mile collection of towering red-stone monoliths, deep canyons and a road that cuts through nearly 2 billion years of geo…
Priceless Record of Native American World on Brink of Change at Bonhams
LONDON.- A series of fascinating and important 19th century portraits of Native Americans by the pioneering German/American photographer, John Karl Hillers are for sale in Bonhams India and Beyond sale at Knightsbridge on 5 October 2010. Hillers emigra…
Priceless Record of Native American World on Brink of Change at Bonhams
LONDON.- A series of fascinating and important 19th century portraits of Native Americans by the pioneering German/American photographer, John Karl Hillers are for sale in Bonhams India and Beyond sale at Knightsbridge on 5 October 2010. Hillers emigra…
UNESCO Adds 21 New Places to World Heritage List
SAO PAULO (AP).- The Bikini Atoll and a silver trade route in Mexico were among 21 new places added to the list of World Heritage sites at the annual meeting of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, which concluded Aug. 2 in Brazil. The additions bring to…