October 29, 2009 | Dear mike, | Fall Exhibitions Aplenty; Remembering Nancy Spero; Etc. | Weekly News Digest: Groundbreaking photographer Roy DeCarava dies; Painterly deception: Trompe l'oeil and the art of illusion; Video artist Ryan Trecartin receives first Wolgin prize; Affordable art makes for dependable sales; the debated authenticity of the Met's Young Archer. You may upgrade your membership to gain access to all of our articles and auction results. | | | Sep 18, 2009-Jan 17, 2010 | | Exhibition Thomas Demand Neue Nationalgalerie Germany / Berlin Potsdamerstrasse 50 | | | | | Artists Exhibiting in London | | Jim Hodges at Centre Pompidou | | | More on Jim Hodges here | Articles can only be accessed by premium members Upgrade Now | | Christie's sells most expensive current Arab art work AFP Published: Oct 28, 2009 Auction house Christie's fetched late Tuesday the highest price for a work of contemporary Arab art at 662,500 dollars for a double calligraphy by Egypt's Ahmed Mustafa. Art works sold during the auction in Dubai collected a total 6.7 million dollars, double the value reached in the last auction held by Christie's in Dubai in April. | | Remembering Nancy Spero The Art Newspaper Published: Oct 26, 2009 A former curator of the National Gallery of Canada and close friend of the artist looks back on her life and work. American artist Nancy Spero died on Sunday, 18 October, from complications from an infection. She was 83. Her health had been compromised for several years, yet, though increasingly frail, she continued to produce the politically engaged, feminist-inspired work for which she had become known over the course of an artistic career that spanned five decades. | Become a Premium member - set your preferences - and the art world will come to you. Premium members get full access to our articles, news, and auction results | Upgrade to A Premium Membership at a special rate today | |
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