photos from thefashionisto.com29 juin 2010
The KedsWhitney Collection by Jenny Holzer
Along with the Whitney Live festivities this summer, the Whitney Museum of American Art and Keds have collaborated to present a new limited-edition product series – the KedsWhitney Collection. The first release in the series features artist Jenny Holzer, whose bold statements of text have been etched and projected across tall buildings and other outdoor objects all over the world. Holzer’s LED signs remain among her most recognizable and influential pieces.
As the first artist to showcase her KedsWhitney Collection sneaker... [Lire la suite]
29 juin 2010
Wu Guanzhong, one of the fathers of modern Chinese art, died in Beijing on Friday
Wu Guanzhong 吴冠中 , born on August 29, 1919 in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, China.
BEIJING (AP).- Wu Guanzhong, known as one of the fathers of modern Chinese art for combining western and Chinese elements in black and white oil paintings, has died. He was 90. He died in Beijing on Friday. "He was an inspiration for many Chinese artists, even to this day and one of the most important forces in modern Chinese art," Tan Ping, vice president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, said in an interview with the... [Lire la suite]29 juin 2010
Sotheby's Contemporary Art Auction Realises $62 Million-Within Pre-Sale Expectations
Yves Klein (1928 - 1962), RE 49, 122.5 by 98cm. Estimate 4,500,000—6,500,000 GBP Lot Sold 6,201,250 GBP . photo Sotheby's
LONDON.- This evening, Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction realised the solid total of £41,091,800 ($61,806,176/€50,111,626) – within pre-sale expectations (est: £38,330,000- 52,830,000). This represents the third highest total for a Summer Sale of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s London and is a 60% increase on the equivalent sale last year. The sale established sell-through rates of 83% by lot and... [Lire la suite]29 juin 2010
Master Drawings from a Distinguished Collection @ Sotheby's London
Gaetano Gandolfi, Portrait of Emidio Gandolfi, est. £80,000-120,000. photo Sotheby's
LONDON.- Sales of important private collections have always been the lifeblood of the art market, returning long-hidden material into circulation and also serving as a fascinating permanent record of the taste and eye of an individual collector. In the Old Master field at least, such sales are rather less frequent now than in previous generations, so they are ever more eagerly awaited by private and institutional buyers alike. Formerly owned,... [Lire la suite]