NEW YORK, NY.- “Gustav Metzger: Historic Photographs” is the first US solo museum exhibition of the work of Gustav Metzger and highlights the influential eighty-six-year-old artist and activist’s long engagement with historical trauma an…
Los Angeles Times Reporters Delve into the Opaque World of Antiquities’ Origin
NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS).- One bit of information museums don’t often include on placards explaining the origins of ancient artifacts is how they were obtained. But in a new book, “Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World’s Richest…
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture Bring $27.1 Million at Sotheby’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Today’s auction of American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture at Sotheby’s New York achieved $27,124,125 in total, above a pre-sale low estimate of $25.3 million. Six of the paintings on offer brought prices over $1 million, and …
Sotheby’s Sets New Auction Record for American Indian Art with War Shirt that Sells for $2,658,500
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s set a new record for a piece of American Indian Art at auction when an Oglala Sioux Beaded and Fringed Hide War Shirt which once belonged to the famous and celebrated Sioux Chief, Black Bird sold to an anonymous buyer for …
Online Platform Connects Artists with Charities to Create Wearable Philanthropy
NEW YORK, NY.- Love and Water Designs, an online platform that connects artists with charities to create Wearable Philanthropy, is holding a special project for Japan where we are printing limited-edition t-shirts with original works of five artists, a…
Wide Range of Latin American Painting and Sculpture at Sotheby’s Sale on May 25 & 26
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s various owner sale of Latin American Art in New York on 25 and 26 May 2011 will showcase a range of Latin American painting and sculpture from the continents’ most important artists including exceptional works that ar…
Decades-Long Dispute Over Ownership of Holy Text Archive Leads Russia To Nix Art Loans
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- A decades-long dispute between Russia and an Orthodox Jewish group over ownership of holy texts collected for centuries by influential rabbis and seized by the Soviet Union has jolted the U.S. art world, threatening an end to major …
Orthodox Jewish Library Seized by Russia Has Jolted US Museums
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- A decades-long dispute between Russia and an Orthodox Jewish group over ownership of holy texts collected for centuries by influential rabbis and seized by the Soviet Union has jolted the U.S. art world, threatening an end to maj…
Decades-Long Dispute Over Ownership of Holy Text Archive Leads Russia To Nix Art Loans
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- A decades-long dispute between Russia and an Orthodox Jewish group over ownership of holy texts collected for centuries by influential rabbis and seized by the Soviet Union has jolted the U.S. art world, threatening an end to major …
Christie’s Names Amy Cappellazzo Chairman, Post-War and Contemporary Developement
NEW YORK, NY.- Amy Cappellazzo has been appointed Chairman, Post-War and Contemporary Development at Christie’s. With a decade at the World’s Leading Art Business, Cappellazzo most recently held the title of International Co-Head of Post-War…