DALLAS, TX.- Collectors from all over the world descended on New York City on January 2 and 3 to take part in Heritage Auctions’ Signature® World & Ancient Coins Auction at the Waldorf-Astoria, coinciding with the New York International Numismatic C…
The Birth of an International Pastime: Sotheby’s to Sell the Rules that Invented The Game of Basketball
NEW YORK, NY.- In December 1891, a two-page typed document comprising a set of 13 rules to a new game was tacked up in a Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA gym – and “Basket Ball” was born. The game was the invention of a 30-year old physic…
The Birth of an International Pastime: Sotheby’s to Sell the Rules that Invented The Game of Basketball
NEW YORK, NY.- In December 1891, a two-page typed document comprising a set of 13 rules to a new game was tacked up in a Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA gym – and “Basket Ball” was born. The game was the invention of a 30-year old physic…
Ai Weiwei Presents New Commission in The Unilever Series at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
LONDON.- Tate and Unilever today presented Chinese artist Ai Weiwei´s commission in The Unilever Series for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern (12 October 2010 – 25 April 2011). He is the first artist living and working in the Asia-Pacific region to…
Ai Weiwei Presents New Commission in The Unilever Series at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
LONDON.- Tate and Unilever today presented Chinese artist Ai Weiwei´s commission in The Unilever Series for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern (12 October 2010 – 25 April 2011). He is the first artist living and working in the Asia-Pacific region to…
You Can Cut Us But Don’t Kill Us Say The UK’s Cultural Leaders
LONDON.- Yesterday, many of the leaders of Britain’s most prominent cultural institutions – speaking on behalf of organisations across the whole country – appealed directly to the Prime Minister not to cause irreparable damage to our most economically …