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A-list Artists Prove Value At Sotheby’s £167,689,576 Contemporary Art Sale
Sotheby’s evening sale of Contemporary Art in New York has achieved a staggering $242,194,000 £167,689,576.22 The result included several record...
Turner Prize Shortlisted Nominees Announced For 2016 Award
Tate Britain has announced the four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2016, which will be held in London. The artists are: Michael Dean,...
RIBA Announces 30 Buildings Considered For Inaugural RIBA International Prize
RIBA has announced the 30 buildings selected to be visited by the RIBA awards committee this summer under consideration for the inaugural RIBA...
Rachel Maclean To Represent Scotland At 57 Venice Biennale
The British Council Scotland has announced that Rachel Maclean will represent Scotland at the 2017 Venice Biennale. The Scotland + Venice...
Jean-Michel Basquiat Sets £40m World Auction Record At Christie’s
Christies Post-War and Contemporary Art evening sale in New York has realised a total US $318,388,000 / £220,796,117 /€279,086,291. The sell-through...
Auguste Rodin Marble Sells For £14m In Otherwise Disappointing Sotheby’s Sale
A marble statue by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin has sold at Sotheby’s, New York for a record $20.4m (£14m). The Impressionist and Modern art...
Japanese Vagina Artist Megumi Igarashi Found Guilty In Obscenity Trial
Megumi Igarashi, the Japanese artist best known for her vagina shaped construction of a kayak has been convicted after a high-profile obscenity...
London Design Museum Auction Raises Over £1m For New Kensington Building
Phillips has successfully hosted a Design Auction to benefit the new Design Museum in Kensington London. The sale has raised over £1.1 million...
Maurizio Cattelan Kneeling Hitler Sculpture Breaks Auction Record At Christie’s
Maurizio Cattelan’s statue of Hitler on his knees has broken auction records for a work by the artist. It was auctioned at Christie’s New York on...
Frieze NY Round-Up Lizanne Merrill Spots Sparkle At A Lacklustre Fair
The New York iteration of London’s seminal Frieze art fair event, held on the idyllic landscape of Randalls Island was plagued with grey skies this...
Bienal de Sao Paulo 32 Prepares To Open In September
The Bienal de São Paulo readies for its grand opening on September 10 – December 11, 2016. The event was initiated in 1951 and is the second oldest...
Car Boot Sale Painting Sells For £92k At Rosebery’s London
London Auctioneers, Rosebery’s enjoyed a classic rags to riches story during their specialist Islamic & Indian Arts auction on Friday 15 April...