Jasper Johns’ Flag, 1960-1966, from the late author Michael Crichton’s collection of contemporary art, auctioned on May 11, made $28,642,500 million, the highest price ever achieved for a work by Johns at auction. Four bidders fought for the flag which took two [Read More]
Daily Archives: May 14, 2010
Critical Mass, one of Gormley’s best known works, is an installation made up of 60 life-size cast iron body forms which will be displayed on the roof of the De La Warr Pavilion. The artist comments: “This is the return of the [Read More]
Sotheby’s London May 20 sale of Photographs will offer 126 lots covering the history of photography from the beginnings through to the present with offerings of Contemporary works. The sale will include a group of thirteen works by Heinz Hajek-Halke – one [Read More]
New York City, – Solar panels are no longer just silver boxes on roofs. A new generation of solar cells harnesses solar energy through flexible, colored or even transparent surfaces, creating endless possibilities for innovation at the crossroads of design, engineering and [Read More]
Mint Museum Executive Director Phil Kline announced the inaugural exhibitions to be presented in conjunction with the new Mint Museum Uptown’s grand opening on October 1, 2010. They are New Visions: Contemporary Masterworks from the Bank of America Collection and Contemporary British [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York Latin American Art sale, on 27 and 28 May 2010, will showcase a range of Latin American painting and sculpture from the continents’ most important artists including exceptional works from several distinguished private collections and estates. Wilfredo Lam’s Sur [Read More]
Sotheby’s will be holding a spring auction under the heading of ‘Swiss Art’ at its premises in Talstrasse 83, on 14 June 2010. 114 works representing Swiss artistic creativity of the early 20th century will come under the hammer. With an estimate [Read More]