24 avril 2010
Gao Yuan, Japanese Yakuza Tattoo
Gao Yuan: Japanese Yakuza Tattoo - Zen #1, 1991. height - 23 in, width - 15.75 in. signed, signed, dated, titled and numbered on the mount. Edition: 3/6
GAO was born in Taiwan in 1962. Her family came from Tien Jin, China. GAO studied under Mr. Miki Jun in 1987 and received her MFA degree from Nihon University in Tokyo, Japan with a focus on Photography in 1989. She had extensive experience in commercial and fashion photography and completed advanced courses in photography at New York Film Academy in 1997. GAO was winner of... [Lire la suite]
24 avril 2010
Christie's Hong Kong to offer an important private collection of rhinoceros horn carvings from the Songzhutang collection
A rare and exceptionally well-carved “Hundred Boys” rhinoceros horn libation cup. Late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17th century; 7 in. (17.8 cm.) high. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010
Hong Kong – Following the success of Important Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Carvings from the Songzhutang Collection Part I sold in May 2008, Christie’s Hong Kong is proud to offer a further selection of 30 magnificent rhinoceros horn carvings from Part II of the collection, ‘The Pine and Bamboo Studio’, on Monday, 31 May 2010. One of the finest... [Lire la suite]
24 avril 2010
Artist Jeff Koons Presents His Cracked Egg Sculpture at the Pinchuk Art Center in Kiev
Jeff Koons - Cracked Egg, 1994-2006. Courtesy PinchukArtCentre. Photo by Markus Tretter
KIEV.- The PinchukArtCentre presents a major international group exhibition with 19 leading artists of our time, devoted to Sexuality and Transcendence as a central theme of contemporary art. On view from April 24, 2010 through September 16, 2010 the exhibition examines the diversity and complexity of the art produced on this theme today. The show displays the sparkling dialogue of various artistic approaches in the tension field between the... [Lire la suite]