MIAMI, FL (CUBAN ART NEWS).- Minutes after the opening of this year’s Art Basel Miami Beach fair, Cernuda Arte gallery sold Wifredo Lam’s 1944 painting Les Fiancés for $3 million, setting a new record for work by the artist. Cuban Art News spoke w…
New Orleans Museum of Art Celebrates First Century with Exhibition from Its Collection
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- When the New Orleans Museum of Art opened its doors 100 years ago thanks to a $150,000 donation offered by a local businessman to build a “temple of art for rich and poor alike,” it owned only 11 pictures and a small collection of oth…
Crisis-stricken Greece Plans to Upgrade Facilities at Historic Sites and Museums to Boost Tourism
ATHENS, GREECE (AP).- Crisis-stricken Greece plans to spend more than €20 million ($26.7 million) over the next three years on improving visitor services at historic sites and museums to boost tourism. Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulano…
Exhibition Reveals Artist’s Passionate Commitment to His Carefully Defined Practice
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- When the Walker Art Center opened its new Edward Larrabee Barnes–designed building in 1971, it ushered in exciting new possibilities for exhibiting and collecting the art of its time. The Barnes building, with its sweeping, recta…
Exhibition Reveals Artist’s Passionate Commitment to His Carefully Defined Practice
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- When the Walker Art Center opened its new Edward Larrabee Barnes–designed building in 1971, it ushered in exciting new possibilities for exhibiting and collecting the art of its time. The Barnes building, with its sweeping, recta…
"American Tapestry" Exhibition Tells 25 Stories through Collected Objects, Art
LOS ANGELES, CA.- As part of its celebration of its 25th Anniversary since its incorporation, the Japanese American National Museum unveiled its latest exhibition, American Tapestry: 25 Stories from the Collection, on Saturday, November 13. The Nationa…
Henri Matisse Nude Bronze Sells for $48.8 Million at Christie’s New York Auction
NEW YORK (AP).- A 6-foot Henri Matisse bronze of a nude woman seen from behind has been sold for over $48 million in New York City, a record auction price for the artist’s work. Christie’s says “Back IV” was purchased Wednesday by Gagosian Gallery Inc…
Antik A.S. Auction in Istanbul Features Masterpieces from Modern Turkish Art
ISTANBUL.- On 7 November, The leading Turkish auction house, Antik A.S. will offer masterpieces of Modern and Contemporary Turkish Art. The sale consisting of selected 180 lots among the finest which ever to have appeared on the market for the first ti…
Christie’s New York to Sell a Seminal Pop Art Masterpiece by Andy Warhol at Fall Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- This Autumn is the Season for Andy Warhol, thanks to an extraordinary selection of his key works. Christie’s New York leads this group with the sale of Andy Warhol’s hand-painted masterpiece, Big Campbell’s Soup Can with Can Op…
Christie’s New York to Sell a Seminal Pop Art Masterpiece by Andy Warhol at Fall Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- This Autumn is the Season for Andy Warhol, thanks to an extraordinary selection of his key works. Christie’s New York leads this group with the sale of Andy Warhol’s hand-painted masterpiece, Big Campbell’s Soup Can with Can Op…