Art Market Review of the First Quarter of 2011 - Weekly Newsletter

April 13, 2011 Dear mike, In this week's newsletter we look back at the art market's top performers of the first quarter of 2011, offering some insightful statistics. Also, watch a video about Frank Stella's new exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art and explore other geometric abstract artists. Enjoy! What's new with your favorite artists and venues?  - Modify your preferences here. Your Artists (0) - you have no recommendations, please select your preferred artists Your Venues (0) - you have no recommendations, please select your preferred Venues Your Categories (0) - you have no recommendations, please select your preferred categories

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Artists, Lots and Auction Houses in the Spotlight - A Review of the First Quarter of 2011 Which artist's work generated the most revenue in the first quarter of 2011? Which auction house has the most lots in the season's top sellers list and how did Sotheby's and Christie's fare compared with other leading auction houses? Which lot was most surprising or most disappointing?   more...

Things to See, Places to Be

Mar 17, 2011-Apr 15, 2011 Exhibition Ido Bar-El: The Pictures Fell Off the Wall Gordon Gallery Israel / Tel Aviv		Mar 24, 2011-May 7, 2011 Exhibition Nir Alon and Gazmend Ejupi: The Ground on Which I Stand Chelouche Gallery Israel / Tel Aviv
Apr 1, 2011-Apr 30, 2011 Exhibition In Front Contemporary by Golconda Israel / Tel Aviv		Apr 13, 2011-Aug 28, 2011 Exhibition Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective The Metropolitan Museum of Art USA / New York / New York

Apr 13, 2011-Apr 17, 2011 Art Fair Art Cologne 2011 Art Cologne Germany / Cologne

Apr 29, 2011-May 2, 2011 Art Fair Art Chicago 2011 Art Chicago USA / Illinois / Chicago

State of the Art - New and Newsworthy in the World of Art

This Week's Major Exhibition Openings (April 11-18) Picasso, Serra, Miró, Chamberlain, Opie, Monet, Hockney, West, Cage and many more.

News & Market Round-Up of the Week that Was (April 4-12) Picasso, Warhol works could sell for over $30 million, Weiwei still detained and much more.

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Frank Stella's Irregular Polygons Watch this introductory video for the Toledo Museum of Art exhibition "Frank Stella: Irregular Polygons" running April 7-July 24. The introduction features TMA director Brian Kennedy, who also curated this exhibition while at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College.   More About the Exhibition

Geometric Abstract Artists

Burgoyne Diller		Ron Davis		Nassos Daphnis		Tony DeLap

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Featured news & articles

	Art and Money e-flux Published: Apr 1, 2011 It is now beyond doubt that art can be seen in the context of the art market and every work of art can function as a commodity.    more...
	Modern Master W Magazine Published: Apr 1, 2011 With his appointment as Director of London's Tate Modern, Chris Dercon joins the establishment he once challenged.    more...

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Selected Auction Results

Petr Petrovich Vereschagin View of St. Petersburg Sold for 746,500 USD Sotheby's New York Apr 12, 2011		Cindy Sherman Untitled #278 Sold for 242,500 USD Phillips de Pury & Company, Upper East Side Apr 9, 2011
Jeff Koons Puppy Sold for 15,000 EUR Sotheby's Milan Apr 12, 2011		John Frederick Kensett Study for View of the Beach at Beverly, Massachusetts Sold for 310,500 USD Eldred's Auction and Appraisal Services Apr 8, 2011

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Art world headlines

U.K. Art Fund's Aid to Museum Buying Rises 50% at $11.3 Million Bloomberg / April 2011		High hopes in Margate for Turner Contemporary art gallery boost BBC News / April 2011
Sotheby's in record $447 mln Asian art auction The Independent / April 2011		Detained Chinese artist accused of plagiarism The Sydney Morning Herald / April 2011
John McCracken dies at 76; contemporary artist made geometric sculptures Los Angeles Times / April 2011		Voina, art group backed by Banksy, wins Russian prize for erection The Guardian / April 2011
Warhol bought for $1,600 could fetch $30 million Reuters / April 2011		Sharjah Art Foundation director fired over controversial work The Art Newspaper / April 2011

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Teen Curates Auction & HK Sales Roundup - Weekly Newsletter

April 6, 2011 Dear mike, In this week's newsletter, we invite you to read the inspiring story of 15-year-old curator Liam Patel and review a round-up of the highly successful Hong Kong spring sales. In addition, watch a video tour of the new Manet exhibition at Musee d'Orsay and explore other artists exhibiting in Paris. Enjoy! What's new with your favorite artists and venues?  - Modify your preferences here. Your Artists (0) - you have no recommendations, please select your preferred artists Your Venues (0) - you have no recommendations, please select your preferred Venues Your Categories (0) - you have no recommendations, please select your preferred categories

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Teen curates urban art sale for charity		Hong Kong sales provide further proof of Asian art market rise

Things to See, Places to Be

Feb 24, 2011-Apr 8, 2011 Exhibition Eti Jacobi: Blank Rainbow Noga Gallery of Contemporary Art Israel / Tel Aviv		Apr 5, 2011-Jul 4, 2011 Exhibition Rooms with a View: The Open Window in the 19th Century The Metropolitan Museum of Art USA / New York / New York
Apr 5, 2011-Jul 3, 2011 Exhibition Manet, the Man who Invented Modern Art Musée d'Orsay France / Paris		Apr 7, 2011-May 14, 2011 Exhibition Philip Taaffe: Paintings 2009 - 2011 Gagosian Gallery, London (Britannia Street) UK / London

State of the Art - New and Newsworthy in the World of Art

This Week's Major Exhibition Openings (April 4-11) Hirst, Kahlo, Rivera, Manet, Cartier-Bresson, Smith, Stella, Muñoz, Calder and many more.

News & Market Round-Up of the Week that Was (March 28-Apr 5) Police silent on Ai Weiwei detention, Chinese contemporary art shines in Hong Kong and much more.

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Take a guided tour of the new Manet exhibition at Musee d'Orsay Telegraph art critic Richard Dorment takes us through some of the masterpieces at a new exhibition showcasing the work of modern art master Édouard Manet.   More About the Exhibition

Other Artists exhibiting in Paris

Rob Pruitt		James Casebere		Odilon Redon		Marc Chagall

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	The Art of Bubbles: How Sotheby's Predicts the World Economy The Atlantic Monthly Published: Apr 5, 2011 Are record-setting auction prices a leading indicator of economic collapse? Some experts think so. And they're looking at China, whose blaze of auction records is looking eerily reminiscent of 1987 Japan and 2007 America.    more...
	The Afterlife of Eva Hesse Art & Antiques Published: Apr 1, 2011 The mutable materials of the artist's sculptures are continuing the creative process that she began.    more...

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Selected Auction Results

Zhang Daqian SPRING MOUNTAINS IN SICHUAN Sold for 64,500,000 HKD Sotheby's Hong Kong Apr 5, 2011		S. Sudjojono Kami Present, Ibu Pertiwi (Stand Guard For Our Motherland) Sold for 6,980,000 HKD Sotheby's Hong Kong Apr 4, 2011
Zao Wou-Ki Pins Landais Sold for 23,060,000 HKD Sotheby's Hong Kong Apr 4, 2011		Zhou Chunya Kahn and Xi'er Sold for 6,620,000 HKD Sotheby's Hong Kong Apr 4, 2011

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Art world headlines

Mona Lisa mystery could be solved by digging up woman's remains BBC News / April 2011		Chinese artist Wu Yuren freed pending court ruling AFP / April 2011
Detained artist Ai Weiwei's mother says he may face prosecution Reuters / April 2011		Hot Market in Picasso Mistress May See $35 Million at Sotheby's Bloomberg / April 2011
'Nudity, homosexuality' sparked Gauguin attack: court AFP / April 2011		US Labor Dept. steps into Maine mural dispute Associated Press / April 2011
Armenian restitution claims grow The Art Newspaper / April 2011		LVMH Moves Forward With Gehry Art Museum Forbes / March 2011

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