VENICE.- Mike and Doug Starn’s Big Bambú is being presented as an official collateral exhibition of the 54th Venice Biennale, a special project of GLASSTRESS. The first exhibition of the Starns’ Big Bambú series was on the roof of the Metropolitan Mu…
Bonhams Achieve Blockbuster Sales of Chinese Art in Hong Kong Today with All Lots Sold
HONG KONG.- Bonhams Hong Kong secured another ‘Golden Gavel’ triumph today (25 May 2011) with the sale of the legendary Mary and George Bloch Collection of Chinese Snuff bottles: Part III. All 142 lots sold out for a total of HK$38,361,600 (…
Bonhams Achieve Blockbuster Sales of Chinese Art in Hong Kong Today with All Lots Sold
HONG KONG.- Bonhams Hong Kong secured another ‘Golden Gavel’ triumph today (25 May 2011) with the sale of the legendary Mary and George Bloch Collection of Chinese Snuff bottles: Part III. All 142 lots sold out for a total of HK$38,361,600 (…
US Airways’ ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ Jet Destined for North Carolina Museum
HARRISON, NJ (AP).- To stand inside the cabin of the US Airways jet that crash landed on the Hudson River is to imagine, even briefly, some of the terror that must have overtaken the 155 people aboard as the plane descended onto the icy water. The plan…
Surrealist Triumph at Galerie Charpentie; Contemporary Art Sale Totals €13.7 Million
PARIS.- Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Contemporary Art totalled €9.3m, led by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s iconic Water-Worshipper (1984) at €2,416,750. This magnificent painting echoes Basquiat’s Haitian origins, combining personal cultural …
Surrealist Triumph at Galerie Charpentie; Contemporary Art Sale Totals €13.7 Million
PARIS.- Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Contemporary Art totalled €9.3m, led by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s iconic Water-Worshipper (1984) at €2,416,750. This magnificent painting echoes Basquiat’s Haitian origins, combining personal cultural …
Sotheby’s Hong Long Sale of the Bordeaux Collection from SK Networks Achieves US$ 10 Million in 1.5 Hours
HONG KONG.- Following the phenomenal success of last night’s historical sale of Lafite Ex Cellars spanning 140 years of wine excellence (sales total: HK$65.5 million / US$8.4 million; pre-sale high estimate: HK$20 million / US$2.5 million), today&…
Silver Commemorative John Lennon Coin Issued by United Kingdom Royal Mint
LONDON (AP).- Most British coins bear the likeness of Queen Elizabeth II — but now she’s been joined by John Lennon, honored Friday with a commemorative coin struck by the Royal Mint. It was a triumph for Beatle fans, who used e-mail voting and s…
Exhibition Presents Photographs of José A. Figueroa’s "Other" Life in Cuba
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Couturier Gallery presents Mis 60 / My 60s, an exhibition of prominent photographer José A. Figueroa’s images of the barely-remembered “other” life in Cuba of the 1960s, the social everyday existence not portrayed by R…
Some of the Earliest Photographs of Fiji from 1881 to Make £20,000 at Bonhams
LONDON.- An extraordinary journey into the heart of Fiji some 129 years ago by three British brothers, carrying with them all the heavy paraphernalia associated with early photography, returned in triumph with images that still fascinate today. This re…