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Darwin Family Portraits To Feature in Sotheby’s Sale of Early British Paintings

artguru — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:12:15 +0000

Joseph Wright of Derby, Portrait of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) is expected to bring £100,000-150,000. In the anniversary year when interest in the life and work of Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) is as high as ever, Sotheby’s announced that it will offer for sale three exceptionally rare portraits of members of his family in its sale of [...]

First U.S. Exhibition of Venetian Renaissance Sculptor Tullio Lombardo at National Gallery

artguru — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:52:45 +0000

In the first exhibition dedicated to Venetian Renaissance sculptor Tullio Lombardo (c. 1455–1532), his romantic approach to portraiture is revealed in four of his greatest marble carvings, which are joined by eight related works from his closest circle. On view at the National Gallery of Art’s Italian galleries in the West Building from July 4 [...]

Tate Liverpool Announces Joyous Machines: Michael Landy and Jean Tinguely

artguru — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:12:40 +0000

Jean Tinguely, Black and white relief méta-mécanique 1957 Jean Tinguely (1925-1991) was one of the most radical, inventive and subversive sculptors of the mid twentieth-century. A founding member of the Nouveau Réalistes, his work was playful, ironic and often anarchic. Joyous Machines: Michael Landy and Jean Tinguely at Tate Liverpool will be co-curated by renowned British [...]

Per Kirkeby exhibition at Tate Modern

artguru — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:55:47 +0000

Michael Prodger looks at the works of the internationally acclaimed Danish artist Per Kirkeby. telegraph.co.uk

Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction Realised $41.9 Million in London

artguru — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:17:03 +0000

Tonight in London , Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction realised the strong total of £25,549,540 ($41,911,318/€29,823,964), near the top pre-sale expectations for the sale (Estimate: £19,755,000-27,435,000). More than 380 clients registered to bid and 37 of the 40 lots offered found buyers, with 92.5% sold by lot – establishing one of the highest sell-through rates [...]

Picasso Musketeer Tops Sale by Sotheby’s

artguru — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:50:25 +0000

In a crisp, 50-minute sale Wednesday that was choreographed for today’s tastes, Sotheby’s managed to sell more than $55 million worth of Impressionist and modern art. Though the auction featured just 27 lots, the smallest number of works in a comparable evening sale here since 1997, bidding was consistent, and a late Picasso fetched $11.5 [...]

Bristol Banksy mural vandalised

artguru — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:25:27 +0000

One of Banksy’s best-loved Bristol murals has been targeted by vandals as fans continue to arrive in their droves for his exhibition just up the road. The Park Street image shows a naked man hanging out of a window as a suspicious husband peers out of the window into the distance as his scantily-clad wife stands [...]

Acropolis Museum In Pictures

artguru — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:15:06 +0000

Greece’s new Acropolis Museum, designed by celebrated Franco-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi, has finally been unveiled after years of delays and legal wrangling. The thee-level building displays more than 350 artefacts and sculptures that were previously held in a small mudeum by the Acropolis. The museum is opening its doors to the public for a short while for [...]

New Acropolis Museum Designed By Bernard Tschumi Architects Opens Today in Athens

artguru — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:22:00 +0000

General view of the New Acropolis Museum The new Acropolis Museum will open today. It is located 300 meters from the famous ruins, and cost $181 million to build. Greek President Dimitrios Pandermalis wrote: “The new Acropolis Museum was designed with two objectives: the first to offer the best conditions for the exhibition of its exhibits and [...]

Banksy Vs. Bristol Museum

artguru — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:38:18 +0000

On June 13 2009, the Banksy UK Summer show opened at Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, featuring more than 100 works of art, including animatronics and installations; it is his largest exhibition yet, featuring 78 new works. Reaction to the show has been positive, with expectations that large numbers of visitors will visit Bristol [...]