Flashnews

Tuesday 3 August 2010

Art Fest Champions British Talent In Olympic Shadow

Just a shotput's throw from the perimeter of the Olympic site in east London, an event highlighting the strength and diversity of Britain's creative industries, took place over the weekend. Hackney Wicked, an art festival in its third year, showcased ...

by arcadja

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Wednesday 23 June 2010

Damien Hirst Artwork For Sale At Sir Elton John’s Ball

Hirst is known for his spin paintings - and the buyer of his latest creation will be able to take the valuable work out for a spin. The candyfloss pink paint-splattered Audi A1 car has been spin painted by Hirst ...

by arcadja

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Tuesday 22 June 2010

Two Major Video Art Shows Open In Moscow

Moscow. This month marks the opening of two major video art events in Moscow that underscore how important the medium is becoming for the city’s contemporary art scene. On 18 June, the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture opens a show ...

by arcadja

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Thursday 17 June 2010

Damien Hirst In Line To Open His First Gallery In Hyde Park

Damien Hirst is bidding to launch his first gallery, in Hyde Park. He and architect Mike Rundell have submitted plans to the Royal Parks to create a gallery space from an old munitions store. They have made the shortlist and ...

by arcadja

Art Exhibits

Tuesday 8 June 2010

Damien Hirst: The Provocation And The Flair Of A Businessman

When in 1993 the spectators of the Venice Biennale glanced at Damien Hirst’s Mother and Child, they were struck by a bad smell rather than by a visual trauma. It was not so much the sight of the dismembered ...

by Elena Lanzanova

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Friday 4 June 2010

Lehman May Raise $10 Million At Sotheby’s Art Sale In New York

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the investment bank liquidating in bankruptcy, may reap more than $10 million from an art sale at Sotheby’s this fall, including a Julie Mehretu painting estimated to fetch a near 40-fold profit. The swirling, abstract by ...

by arcadja

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Friday 7 May 2010

Stuart Semple Collection Inspired By “mental” Britain

He's been dubbed "the Basquiat of the noughties" and, with Sienna Miller and Debbie Harry among his fans, it's no wonder that Stuart Semple's star is rising. The contemporary artist opens his first major show in almost three years in ...

by arcadja

Art Market

Wednesday 5 May 2010

Contemporary Art Auctions At Phillips De Pury New York

The week of contemporary art auctions, which started at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, ends on 13th and 14th May at Phillips de Pury & Co. New York, with three sessions dedicated exclusively to this sector. Unique and remarkable sales ...

by Elena Lanzanova

Art Market

Tuesday 4 May 2010

Contemporary Art At Sotheby’S New York

Art is still an ideal solution for savers and art collectors who wish to invest, defending themselves, though, from the economic crisis. This is confirmed by the outcome of The Armory Show and Tefaf Maastricht, two of the most ...

by Silvia Bosi

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Tuesday 27 April 2010

Green Auction Nets $2 Million For Enviroment

Art collectors, environmentalists and celebrities packed the salesroom at Christie's on Thursday, the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, and spent nearly $2 million at the Green Auction benefiting the environment. A round of golf with former President Bill Clinton, a ...

by arcadja

Work of the Week

Thursday 8 April 2010

Damien Hirst On View In Montecarlo

Until 30th September, the Musée Océanographique of Montecarlo will be hosting “Cornucopia”, an extraordinary exhibition dedicated to British artist Damien Hirst. Sixty works, including old and new ones, will be presented in the museum rooms and ...

by arcadja

Flashnews

Wednesday 7 April 2010

Koons’s Bmw ‘art Car’ To Run At Le Mans Endurance Race In June

The white BMW M3 GT2 parked in a cavernous New York City showroom looked sleek and muscular, yet a bit bland for a race car. The automobile will be hard to recognize when it competes June 12-13 in the 24-hour ...

by arcadja