05 septembre 2009
A collection of peachbloom-glazed porcelains @ Christie's Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art
A peachbloom-glazed chrysanthemum vase, juban ping. Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722)
The elegant ovoid body molded with a band of chrysanthemum petals above the rounded foot and surmounted by a tall neck flaring towards the white rim, the exterior covered with a greyish-rose glaze with areas of deep rose mottling and shading to paler tone in the recesses of the chrysanthemum band to outline the petals, the interior of the mouth of matching rose tone finely mottled with tiny flecks of... [Lire la suite]
05 septembre 2009
Edito : "Gymnastique" with Pierre-Olivier Beaudoin by Alexandre Deslauriers for Fantasticsmag

05 septembre 2009
Edito : “Les Ailes du Dési” with Catherine McNeil by Solve Sundsbo for Numéro #106

05 septembre 2009
Masaharu Sato 'Signs' @ Galerie Voss

05 septembre 2009
Ai Weiwei 'World map' @ Galleri Faurschou, Beijing
In the fall Faurschou Beijing will be hosting a solo show with internationally acclaimed artist Ai Weiwei.
Politically frank and aesthetically poignant, Ai Weiwei's works deal with Chinese history and contemporary society. His formal practice changes in form and the materials deployed according to the diversity of activities his art embraces. Influenced early in his career by Dada, Duchamp, Jasper Johns, and Andy Warhol, Ai Weiwei's works have been based on a conceptual approach - on installation and sculpture.
The... [Lire la suite]
05 septembre 2009
Robert Mapplethorpe 'Polaroids and Silver Prints in Context' @ Galerie Stefan Röpke

05 septembre 2009
Zhang Huan - Zhu Gangqiang (White Cube Mason’s Yard) @ White Cube
Zhang Huan, Backstage, 2009. Ash on linen, h: 180 x w: 160 cm / h: 70.9 x w: 63 in © White Cube
White Cube Mason’s Yard is pleased to present the first exhibition with the gallery by the acclaimed artist Zhang Huan. While known primarily for his performances in the early 1990s, which involved feats of physical and psychological endurance, his recent work has featured sculptures and paintings that explore themes of memory and spirituality and how these relate to Buddhist practice.
Zhang Huan, Felicity No.3, 2008. Ash on... [Lire la suite]
05 septembre 2009
Han Chinese coins found in Vietnam

05 septembre 2009
"Body Parts: Ancient Egyptian Fragments and Amulets" @ the Brooklyn Museum
Right Eye from an Anthropoid Coffin. Egypt, New Kingdom or later, 1539−30 B.C.E. Obsidian, crystalline limestone, blue glass. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1951E
Body Parts: Ancient Egyptian Fragments and Amulets features thirty-five representations of individual body parts from the Brooklyn Museum’s ancient Egyptian collection, many of which will be displayed for the first time. This special exhibition will be on view at the Brooklyn Museum from November 19, 2009, through October 2, 2011.
This exhibition... [Lire la suite]
05 septembre 2009
Christian MAAS (Né en 1951) ? « VANITE » -
