NEW YORK, NY.- The ArtQuilt Gallery•NYC opened April 5, becoming the only commercial gallery for quilts in New York City, filling a void in the nation’s art center. Located in Manhattan’s Chelsea district, next to The City Quilter, the …
Inaugural Art Spring Show in New York City Offers Diverse Array of Treasures
NEW YORK, NY.- Decisions, decisions. When the Spring Show NYC, opens its doors on April 28 to May 2 at the Park Avenue Armory, a diverse array of fine and decorative arts from 65 members of the Art and Antique Dealers League of America will greet coll…
Gagosian Gallery Announces Exclusive Representation of Photographer Richard Avedon
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery announces the worldwide representation of Richard Avedon, in partnership with The Richard Avedon Foundation. Larry Gagosian comments, “Avedon is America’s consummate modern photographer and one of the iconic ar…
YouTube Play Nominated for Three Webby Awards
NEW YORK, NY.- On April 12, the Webby Awards announced that YouTube Play. A Biennial of Creative Video has been nominated for awards in three categories: Best Web/Art, Best Web/Events, and Best Event/Live Webcast. Now in its fifteenth year, the Interna…
Rafael Viñoly Architects’ Van Andel Institute Expansion Awarded LEED Platinum Certification
NEW YORK, NY.- Rafael Viñoly Architects’ design for the Van Andel Institute’s Phase II building has been awarded LEED Platinum status by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). A major fixture of Grand Rapid’s “Medical Mi…
Livres d’Artiste, Signed First Editions, Science Fiction Classics Among Highlights of Swann Galleries Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- On Thursday, May 12 Swann Galleries will conduct a two-session auction of Art, Press & Illustrated Books, and 19th & 20th Century Literature. The sale begins at 10:30 a.m. with a selection of architecture and art journals, livres d’…
Phillips de Pury & Co. Announces Highlights from New York Contemporary May Sales
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company announced the highlights from the May Contemporary Art Part I and Contemporary Art Part II sales. The sales will feature important and iconic modern and contemporary works. Contemporary Art Part I includes 51 l…
Phillips de Pury & Company Announces Strong Results from the Inaugural NY Evening Editions Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company’s Evening Editions sale at 450 Park Avenue, comprising 78 lots, sold 82% by value and 76% by lot totaling $3,639,350 (including premium). Phillips de Pury & Company opens New York’s spring print seaso…
Photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros Killed While Covering Battles in Libya
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- Tim Hetherington, the daring war photographer and Oscar-nominated co-director of the documentary “Restrepo” about a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, died Wednesday while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government…
Andy Warhol’s Last Great Masterpiece to Be Sold at Christie’s New York on May 11
NEW YORK, NY.- Andy Warhol’s last great Self-Portrait, 1986, will headline the Post-War and Contemporary Auction season in New York at Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening sale on May 11, 2011. An art-historical landmark, the mon…