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| The Collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé Realises $483.8 Million at Christie's |
General view of the interior of the Grand Palais where the auction of the collection belonging to Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé is being held. Photo: EFE/Yoan Valat.
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PARIS.- The three-day sale of the magnificent Collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé at the Grand Palais, offered by Christie’s in association with Pierre Bergé & Associates auctioneers, realised in total €373,935,500 / £332,802,595 / $483,835,144. A remarkable 95.5% of lots sold by lot, and 93% sold by value. This historic sale set a world record for the...More
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| Groundbreaking Exhibition of Portraits by Gerhard Richter Opens at the National Portrait Gallery in UK |
LONDON.- A groundbreaking exhibition devoted to one of the greatest living painters opens at the National Portrait Gallery on 26 February 2009. Gerhard Richter Portraits is the first major exhibition to show a selection of Richter's portraits across the entire span of his career. ...More
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| Philadelphia is the Only Venue for a Major Exhibition Exploring Cézanne's Impact on Artists |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- In 1907, the French painter Paul Cézanne’s posthumous retrospective astonished younger artists, accelerating the experimentation of European modernism. Cézanne (1839-1906) became for Henri Matisse “a benevolent god of painting,” and for Pablo Picasso “my one and only master.” Cézanne’s inclusion in the Armory Show in New York in 1913 also offered ...More
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| Brit Insurance Design Awards 2009 - Category Winners Announced |
LONDON.- The winning entries in each category of the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2009, awarded to the most progressive and forward thinking designs from the past 12 months, are: New Oslo Opera House for Architecture, Vogue Italia: A Black Issue for Fashion, MYTO chair for the Furniture category, and the Graphics category is awarded to the Barack Obama Poster. Interactive ...More
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| More Than 100 Works of Art by Pioneering German Expressionists Fill the Neue Galerie |
NEW YORK, NY.- On February 26, 2009, Neue Galerie New York will open “Brücke: The Birth of Expressionism in Dresden and Berlin, 1905-1913.” Featuring more than 100 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, this will be the first major exhibition in the United States to focus on the pioneering artists of the Expressionist group known as the Brücke. The show is organized by Reinhold...More
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| The Arts are Emmy Bound: Sandstead's "Art Attack" Makes it to Final Round of Judging |
SOUTH BOSTON, VA.- When South Boston resident Lee Sandstead called the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at their corporate office in New York City to learn if “Art Attack with Lee Sandstead” made it to the final round of judging for an Emmy...More
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| Louvre Launches Journey into the Imaginative World of the Illustrious Italian Poet Ariosto |
PARIS.- In February 2009, with a view to exploring fertile confrontations between art forms, the Louvre launches an unprecedented journey into the imaginative world of the illustrious Italian poet Ariosto. Ludovico Ariosto (1474–1533), a writer in service of the dukes of Este, published the first ...More
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| Ian Potter Centre to Show Top Arts: VCE 2008 in March |
MELBOURNE.- Opening 25 March, the National Gallery of Victoria will present Top Arts: VCE 2008, an exhibition showcasing the artistic achievements of VCE Art and Studio Arts students....More
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| Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Presents Major Retrospective of Louise Bourgeois |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will present a major retrospective of the works of Louise Bourgeois from Feb. 26 through May 17. Bourgeois, a leading figure in 20th century art, was born in Paris in 1911 and has lived in New York since 1938. The exhibition will fill the museum’s ...More
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| Huntington to Present Esteemed Collection of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy |
SAN MARINO, CA.- The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will highlight one of the greatest private collections of Chinese art in the nation with the presentation of “Treasures through Six Generations: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Weng Collection,” on view April 11–July 12, 2009, in
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| Seattle Art Museum Enjoys Rare Opportunity to Present Long-Revered Icons of American Art |
SEATTLE, WA.- Drawn from Yale University’s collection of American art Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery explores the diverse and evolving ways America defined itself from the colonial era to the Gilded Age. On view at the ...More
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| Nationalmuseum in Stockholm Presents the Pictorial World of the Pre-Raphaelites |
STOCKHOLM.- The Nationalmuseum in Stockholm presents an exhibition devoted to the pictorial world of the Pre-Raphaelites. This group of nineteenth-century English artists sought inspiration in mediaeval art. Their style is characterized by a conscious striving for beauty, existential themes and moral...More
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| Museum of Anthropology Receives Transformational Gift of $5 Million From Koerner Foundation |
VANCOUVER, BC.- The Koerner Foundation, Toronto, has donated $5 million to the University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology (MOA). The gift will support the Museum’s $55.5 million renewal project, A Partnership of Peoples, which is now underway. In 2001 and 2003 respectively, the Canada Foundation for Innovation...More
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| The Rising Tide to Screen at Bennett Media Studio on March 7th |
NEW YORK, NY.- Robert Adanto's The Rising Tide, which recently screened at Art Basel Miami Beach, examines China's economic and cultural metamorphosis through the work of some of the Middle Kingdom's most talented video artists and photographers, including the internationally...More
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| High Museum Announces $1.4 Million in Budget Cuts |
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art announced a series of budget cuts today, including across the board pay cuts and a 7% reduction of its staff. These reductions, combined with previous cost-cutting measures, will result in $1.4 million dollars in savings and will reduce the operating budget for fiscal year 2009 to $23.7M. These measures ...More
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| Partnership between National Gallery and Tate Extended for 10 years |
LONDON.- Following recent discussions, the National Gallery and Tate have agreed that the principles governing the historical boundaries of their two collections, which were put ...More
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| Phillips de Pury & Company Announces Under the Influence: A Sale of Cutting-Edge Contemporary Art to be Held in New York |
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company announced the 2009 sale of cutting-edge contemporary art Under the Influence to take place at the company's headquarters in New York on March 9 at 10am. The highly anticipated sale Under the Influence has become a signature of the company's commitment to the...More
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| Cantor Arts Center Presents Faculty Choice on View March 18, 2009 through February 2010, with Experimental Music Series |
STANFORD, CA.- The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University announces the newest project in the Faculty Choice series, which continues this year with an acoustic twist. Mark Applebaum, associate professor of composition and theory in Stanford's Department of Music, composed "The Metaphysics of Notation" ...More
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| LAUNCH! Shipbuilding Through the Ages Opens on Board HMS Belfast |
LONDON.- HMS Belfast, the last remaining European big-gun warship, is staging an exciting new interactive exhibition charting the history of shipbuilding in the UK. LAUNCH! Shipbuilding Through the Ages opened on 29 January and runs for two years. ...More
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| Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Announces Carey Young: Speech Acts |
SAINT LOUIS, MO.- In May 2009, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis presents Speech Acts, British-based artist Carey Young’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States. Foregrounding her performative and participative practice, Young launches a series of “call center art works,” in which ...More
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