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Another Rock Star Auctioning Off His Rare Basquiat

artguru — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:32:18 +0000

Everyone’s trying to make a little extra cash in these tough economic times. If only we were all rock stars with rare paintings on our hands! A Sotheby’s assistant holding the Jean-Michel Basquiat U2 bassist Adam Clayton auctioned off over the summer. Back in June, we told you about how U2 bassist Adam Clayton was auctioning off [...]

Picasso and the Masters Opens at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais in Paris

artguru — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:23:06 +0000

Pablo Picasso was trained in the strict rules of academic painting at a very early age, first by his father, José Ruiz-Blasco, a teacher at the fine art school in Málaga and director of the Malaga Museum, and then as a student (1893-1899) at the fine arts school of La Corùna, at La Lonja (Barcelona), [...]

Gilbert and George at Brooklyn Museum

artguru — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:39:57 +0000

Dynamic duo, gruesome twosome or just plain geeks in ties and tweeds, the British artists Gilbert & George don’t seem to care what you call them as long as you pay attention, which you couldn’t avoid doing if you tried in their suffocating and disordered wraparound survey at the Brooklyn Museum. Partners in life and work [...]

100th Anniversary of Gustav Klimt And The Kunstschau 1908 at Belvedere in Vienna

artguru — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:47:19 +0000

Following disagreement within the Secession and the spectacular leaving of the “Klimt-Group”, the inscription “To the time its art, to art its freedom” was removed from its building’s doors in 1907 and made the motto of the Kunstschau 1908, an exhibition that is still regarded as trailblazing for the development of Modern Art in Vienna. Gustav [...]

A Building That Blooms and Grows, Balancing Nature and Civilization

artguru — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:26:17 +0000

Not all architects embrace the idea of evolution. Some, fixated on the 20th-century notion of the avant-garde, view their work as a divine revelation, as if history began with them. Others pine for the Middle Ages. But if you want reaffirmation that human history is an upward spiral rather than a descent into darkness, head to [...]

Picasso painting to be auctioned

artguru — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:54:39 +0000

One of the most important works by artist Pablo Picasso is to be sold at auction in New York. Picasso’s Arlequin was last seen in public 45 years ago and is expected to fetch over $30m (£16.3m) when it goes under the hammer in November. The Cubist painting was owned by Surrealist artist Enrico Donati, who [...]

Iconic Masterwork by Edvard Munch to be Sold by Sotheby’s New York in November

artguru — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:47:26 +0000

Sotheby’s November 3, 2008 evening sale of Impressionist and Modern Art in New York will feature an exceptionally rare masterpiece by Edvard Munch — Vampire, from 1894. This emotionally charged image numbers among the most iconic compositions in art history. A spectacular representation of love, sex and death, Vampire created a sensation when it was [...]

Large Exhibition Exploring the Life and Work of Palladio Celebrates his 500th Anniversary

artguru — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:40:40 +0000

This exhibition celebrating the 500th anniversary of Palladio’s birth tells the story of a remarkable life and attempts to solve a mystery: how did a humble miller’s son become the most renowned world architect in the last five centuries? The story is told in unique ‘film stills’, i.e. the works brought together from over eighty European [...]

Van Gogh at the Modern

artguru — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:18:17 +0000

Vincent van Gogh “Landscape at Twilight” (1890) On paper, at least, “Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night” at the Museum of Modern Art reads like an obvious play for big box office and increased membership. But this exhibition largely dodges such charges and instead quietly displays 23 paintings, 9 drawings and several letters by [...]

Bull Market for Hirst in Sotheby’s 2-Day Sale

artguru — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:44:42 +0000

Visitors encounter “The Golden Calf” by Damien Hirst, which at $18.6 million was the top seller of Sotheby’s two-day sale. It was as if Sotheby’s here was a little oasis far removed from the grim news of the financial world. In less than 24 hours, giant tanks of dead sharks, zebras and piglets submerged in formaldehyde; [...]