11 février 2010

Photos by Mert & Marcus - Model: Natalia Vodianova - Styled  by Katie Grand

Photos: Craig McDean - Model: Karen Elson

'Mummy Mask of a Man', Early 1st century C.E. Stucco, gilded, and painted, (51.5 x 33 x 20 cm) 20 1/4 x 13 x 7 7/8 in. Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Brooklyn Museum BROOKLYN, NY.- Through more than one hundred objects drawn from the Brooklyn Museum’s world-renowned holdings of ancient Egyptian art, including some of the greatest masterworks of the Egyptian artistic heritage, "To Live Forever" explores the Egyptians’ beliefs about life and death and the afterlife, the process of mummification, the conduct of a funeral,... [Lire la suite]

A cloisonné 'fang ding' censer and cover . Mark and period of Qianlong. Sold 800,000 HKD. photo Sotheby's HONG KONG [11.02.10] – La maison de vente aux enchères Sotheby’s poursuit deux acheteurs chinois pour un impayé total de 270 000 dollars (environ 196 000 euros) lors de sa vente d’octobre 2009 à Hong Kong a annoncé Kevin Ching, directeur de Sotheby’s Asie. Wei Qifang, l’acheteur d’un encensoir et de son couvercle de la Dynastie Qing d’une valeur d’environ 75 000 euros lors de la vente du 8 octobre 2009 rechigne à payer... [Lire la suite]

Alexander McQueen saluant à la fin de son défilé printemps-été 2003, en octobre 2002. A droite, avec un chapeau bleu, Isabella Blow. La styliste, icône de style et amie proche du créateur, se suicida en 2007. Photo Reuters Le corps du créateur anglais a été retrouvé sans vie à son domicile jeudi. Le quotidien britannique Dailymail évoque un suicide. Le créateur de mode anglais Alexander McQueen est mort jeudi. Selon le quotidien britannique Dailmail, il s'agirait d'un suicide. Sa disparition survient quelques semaines avant... [Lire la suite]

Photos: Emma Summerton - Fashion editor: Edward Enninful - Model: Sasha Pivovarova

A Manchu bride, Beijing 1871-2. © The Wellcome Library, London This is the first exhibition in England of photographs of 19th century China taken by the legendary Scottish photographer and travel writer John Thomson (1837-1921). Unlike most photographers working in the Far East at that time, Thomson was not a government official, nor a missionary. He was a professional photographer who was fascinated by China. Thomson possessed an open mind and was sensitive to the lives and surroundings of his subjects. He was able to... [Lire la suite]

photo Jacques Dequeker

The top-selling work of this exceptional collection was Yves Klein’s 1961 fire, body and water imprints on paper laid down on wood F88. Photo: Sotheby´s LONDON.- This evening, Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale brought the exceptionally strong total of £54,074,450 / $84,761,700 / €61,461,160 – well in excess of pre-sale expectations (Estimate: £32,157,000-44,986,000), establishing the second highest total for a February Sale of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s. The auction achieved remarkable sell-through rates: 97.9% by lot... [Lire la suite]