LONDON.- This year Tate Britain has commissioned conceptual artist Giorgio Sadotti to create the Tate Britain Christmas Tree. The work, entitled Flower Ssnake, is on display from 10 December 2010 until 5 January 2011. For Flower Ssnake, Sadotti has cho…
National Gallery Receives Major Donation for New Education Centre
LONDON.- The National Gallery announced that a transformational gift of £1 million has been made by American industrialist and philanthropist Mark Pigott OBE towards the refurbishment of the National Gallery’s Education Centre and to improve its …
Mark Polizzotti Named Publisher & Editor in Chief at Met Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Mark Polizzotti has been appointed Publisher and Editor in Chief at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he will oversee all aspects of the Museum’s scholarly publishing program, it was announced today by Director Thomas P. Campbell. …
Loans from the Region’s Finest Collections, Brought Together During Abu Dhabi Art 2010
ABU DHABI.- Abu Dhabi Art, the platform for Modern and Contemporary regional and international art, presents Opening the Doors: Collecting Middle Eastern Art, a major new exhibition of works featuring a host of the most significant Middle Eastern artis…
Loans from the Region’s Finest Collections, Brought Together for the First Time During Abu Dhabi Art 2010
ABU DHABI.- Abu Dhabi Art, the platform for Modern and Contemporary regional and international art, presents Opening the Doors: Collecting Middle Eastern Art, a major new exhibition of works featuring a host of the most significant Middle Eastern artis…
World Records for David Hockney, Aaron Young, Sterling Ruby & Dana Schutz at Phillips de Pury
LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company’s October Contemporary Art sales totaled £8,819,900 /$14,129,480 (including premium). The Contemporary Art Day sale saw active bidding with strong results with many works achieving over their pre-sale high esti…
World Records for David Hockney, Aaron Young, Sterling Ruby & Dana Schutz at Phillips de Pury
LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company’s October Contemporary Art sales totaled £8,819,900 /$14,129,480 (including premium). The Contemporary Art Day sale saw active bidding with strong results with many works achieving over their pre-sale high esti…
World Records for David Hockney, Aaron Young, Sterling Ruby & Dana Schutz at Phillips de Pury
LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company’s October Contemporary Art sales totaled £8,819,900 /$14,129,480 (including premium). The Contemporary Art Day sale saw active bidding with strong results with many works achieving over their pre-sale high esti…
Mint Museum Opens New Facility that Increase Museum’s Space by More than 60 Percent
CHARLOTTE, NC.- October 1st marks a transformative moment for The Mint Museum. The debut of the new Mint Museum Uptown – one year prior to the institution’s 75th anniversary – will bring together the Mint Museum of Art and the Mint Museu…
Mint Museum Opens New Facility that Increase Museum’s Space by More than 60 Percent
CHARLOTTE, NC.- October 1st marks a transformative moment for The Mint Museum. The debut of the new Mint Museum Uptown – one year prior to the institution’s 75th anniversary – will bring together the Mint Museum of Art and the Mint Museu…