LONDON (REUTERS).- British author and former parliamentarian Jeffrey Archer expects to raise over 5 million pounds ($8 million) when he sells works from his art collection including paintings by Claude Monet and Andy Warhol. “I recently celebrated my 7…
Painting from the Collection of Mikhail Baryshnikov to Highlight Sotheby’s Sale of Russian Art
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s 12 April 2011 auction of Russian Art in New York will feature a painting that Mikhail Baryshnikov donated to the Baryshnikov Arts Center, so that they may offer it at auction. The full proceeds from the sale of Petr Petrov…
Major Vancouver Art Gallery Exhibition Celebrates the Career of Ken Lum
VANCOUVER.- The Vancouver Art Gallery presents the first large-scale solo survey of the work of internationally renowned Vancouver artist Ken Lum. The exhibition features more than 50 works spanning Lum’s 30-year career, including a number of work…
U.S. Section of International Association of Art Critics Announces Annual Award Winners
NEW YORk, NY.- The US section of the International Association of Art Critics/AICA-USA announced its annual awards to honor artists, curators, museums, galleries and other cultural institutions in recognition of excellence in the conception and realiza…
DC Moore Gallery Relocates to a Dynamic and Spacious New Location in Chelsea
NEW YORK, NY.- DC Moore Gallery announce they are relocating to 535 West 22nd Street. The spacious new gallery opens on January 15, 2011. The move to a dynamic new location in Chelsea provides DC Moore with the opportunity to expand its ongoing program…
DC Moore Gallery Relocates to a Dynamic and Spacious New Location in Chelsea
NEW YORK, NY.- DC Moore Gallery announce they are relocating to 535 West 22nd Street. The spacious new gallery opens on January 15, 2011. The move to a dynamic new location in Chelsea provides DC Moore with the opportunity to expand its ongoing program…
Kunsthalle in Dresden Opens Exhibition of Works by German Artist Eberhard Havekost
DRESDEN.- Central to Eberhard Haverkost’s artistic realization is the critical reflection on the present, being saturated with pictures. He deals with the optical perception of the realistic world and its pictorial abstraction. Purposefully, he ex…
Exhibition Explores the Conceptual Process of British Installation Artist Andy Goldsworthy
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Haines Gallery presents Incidental Objects, an exhibition exploring the conceptual process of British installation artist Andy Goldsworthy. Though popularly known for his ephemeral pieces that disappear over time, Goldsworthy has d…
Stunning New 100-Foot High Sculpture Installed on Nepean Point in Ottawa
OTTAWA, ON.- A monumental new sculpture now graces one of Ottawa’s most picturesque skylines, thanks to a partnership agreement between the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) and the National Capital Commission (NCC). At 30.5 metres high, One Hundre…
Getty Museum Head of Preparation Bruce Metro Retires Following 30-plus Year Career
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bruce Metro, Head of Preparation at the J. Paul Getty Museum, will retire at the end of September following 31 years at the Getty. Metro joined the Getty Museum in 1979 and, over the course of his career, has been responsible for the …