Sotheby’s New York is to offer Photographs from the Polaroid Collection on June 21st and 22nd, 2010 in New York. The collection of more than 1,200 works provides unique insight into the influence of Polaroid’s revolutionary technology – which all but eliminated [Read More]
Daily Archives: February 14, 2010
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Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon. The term is used to describe how the human mind sees familiar objects in abstract forms, such as animals in clouds or the man in the moon. It is also an intriguing title for the recent work [Read More]
A survey exhibition of key works by Irish artist Anne Tallentire, created over the last ten years, opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday 17 February 2010. This, and other things, 1999-2010 brings together two of [Read More]
A new exhibition of prints from the Toledo Museum of Art’s collection spotlights the work of iconic American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Although perhaps more popularly known today as a painter, Whistler was a master of the etched line. “Whistler: [Read More]
Max Wigram gallery is showing Clutch, the second solo show at the gallery by Danish artist FOS. Open through 27 February 2010. The exhibition explores the area where sensuous, intuitive knowledge is translated into language and rational thought. The clutch, understood as [Read More]
New York, NY: – Steven Holl Architects has been awarded first prize in the design competition to redevelop the site of the oxygen and boiler plants in Hangzhou, China. Steven Holl Architects’ design won first place, Herzog & de Meuron won 2nd [Read More]
Christie’s London Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale realized £39,149,500 / $61,073,220 / €44,278,085 selling 90% by lot and 96% by value. The sale had a pre-sale estimate of £26,290,000 to £38,260,000. Francis Outred, Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art, Christie’s Europe: [Read More]