15 février 2019

Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild, 2009

Lot 21. Gerhard Richter (b. 1932), Abstraktes Bild, oil on canvas, 180 by 180 cm. 70 7/8 by 70 7/8 in. Estimate £6,000,000 - £8,000,000. Courtesy Sotheby's 2019.  Provenance: Marian Goodman Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner. Exhibited: New York, Marian Goodman Gallery, Gerhard Richter: Abstract Paintings, November 2009 - January 2010, no. 46, illustrated in colour. Literature: Christian Lotz, The Art of Gerhard Richter. Hermeneutics, Images,... [Lire la suite]

12 février 2017

Shepard Fairey, ‘Be The Change’, 2009

Lot 9. Shepard Fairey, ‘Be The Change’, 2009. Estimated: $400–$600. Photo Julien's Auctions. Offset lithograph on paper, 36 × 24 in (91.4 × 61 cm). Edition of 1000.  Signature: Signed and dated in pencil lower right  Julien’s Auctions: Street Art Now IV. Bidding closes Feb 27 9:00:00PM EST
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29 janvier 2017

Landmark exhibition brings Ai Weiwei's vision to Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids

Ai Weiwei, Iron Tree. Photo by Dean Van Dis  RAPIDS, MICH.- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, one of the nation’s most significant botanic and sculpture experiences, announces a landmark exhibition featuring internationally renowned artist and activist, Ai Weiwei. “Ai Weiwei at Meijer Gardens: Natural, State” is his first show in the upper Midwest as well as the first of its kind for the artist at a botanic garden. Ai Weiwei has emerged as one of the defining cultural voices for the 21st... [Lire la suite]
19 janvier 2017

Exhibition initiates a conversation between Etel Adnan and Gerhard Richter

Etel Adnan, Feux d'Artifice, 2014. Tapestry, wool (hand-woven by Pinton). Original tapestry design by the artist 1967-70. 148 x 200 cm, Unique.  NEW YORK, NY.- The FLAG Art Foundation presents Etel Adnan | Gerhard Richter on its 9th floor gallery from January 19 – May 13, 2017. The exhibition initiates a conversation between two masters of contemporary painting, from the vastly different backgrounds of Beirut and Germany. Both artists continue to challenge the concept of working in a single style or media,... [Lire la suite]
28 novembre 2016

Phillips results: First 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale

Roy Lichtenstein, Landscape With Grass, 1996. Estimate: HK$25,000,000 - 35,000,000. Sold for: HK$35,480,000 / US$4,573,372. Image: Phillips. HONG KONG.- Jonathan Crockett, Head of 20th Century and Contemporary Art & Deputy Chairman for Phillips Asia, said: “The outstanding results of Phillips’ first sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design in Asia demonstrate the ever increasing global demand for works by blue chip international artists, with world records achieved for Nick Knight and Yoshitomo... [Lire la suite]
01 octobre 2016

Arnolfini presents a selection of work from the last 25 years by Daphne Wright

Daphne Wright, Stallion, 2009, marble dust and resin © the artist. Courtesy of Frith Street Gallery. BRISTOL.- Arnolfini and National Trust Tyntesfield present a selection of work from the last 25 years by the Bristol-based artist Daphne Wright, who has developed a series of conceptual ideas and sculptural languages which have been quietly influential. Her work is the result of a relentless curiosity into the way in which materials can create an involvement with often unspoken human preoccupations.  The... [Lire la suite]

29 septembre 2016

Nawa Kohei (B. 1975), Pixcell-Model-Leopard, 2009

Lot 1079. Nawa Kohei (B. 1975), Pixcell-Model-Leopard, executed in 2009, mixed media, work: 80 (H) by 148 by 84 cm; 31½ (H) by 58¼ by 33 in. Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,500,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's Provenance: SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, TokyoAcquired by the present owner from the above Crystalline IlluminationsNawa Kohei Art as self-expression has been already over-exploited by former generations. I think we're heading for a different type of art.-- Nawa Kohei PixCell-Model-Leopard (Lot... [Lire la suite]
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30 août 2016

Center for Maine Contemporary Art's late summer exhibitions: Lauren Henkin and Don Voisine

Lauren Henkin, Poppies, detail, 2014, pigment on rag, 32 x 40". Don Voisine, Reset, 2015, oil on wood panel, 40 x 60″ ROCKLAND, ME.- The Center for Maine Contemporary Art announces its 2016 late summer exhibition schedule at the art center's new campus at 21 Winter Street, Rockland, Maine. CMCA’s striking new building, designed by internationally acclaimed architect Toshiko Mori, opened on June 26, 2016. The new facility, located in the heart of downtown Rockland’s burgeoning arts district, provides more than... [Lire la suite]
04 mai 2016

First United Kingdom survey of the work of Mona Hatoum opens at Tate Modern

Mona Hatoum, Hot Spot III, 2009 © Mona Hatoum. Photo: Agostino Osio. Courtesy Fondazione Querini Onlus, Venice. LONDON.- Tate Modern opened the first UK survey of the work of Mona Hatoum (b.1952), one of the most important artists of her generation. Drawing on her expansive career, this exhibition reflects 35 years of consistently poetic and radical thinking expressed through a diverse range of media. The exhibition presents over 100 works from the 1980s to the present day, from early performances... [Lire la suite]
28 avril 2016

Yang Yongliang, "Il en fait des montagnes !"

Yang Yongliang, Viridescence, Pages 1, 44 x 44 cm, 2009.  Oh, le beau paysage ! Dans cette œuvre poétique, des montagnes bleues et vertes émergent de la brume. Pourtant, à y regarder de plus près, quelque chose cloche… Ce montage photographique a été réalisé par l’artiste chinois contemporain Yang Yongliang. A la fois peintre, vidéaste et photographe, Yongliang est très inspiré par l’art traditionnel de son pays. Au point que son paysage est un hommage direct au style de peinture de “montagnes et eaux”,... [Lire la suite]