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Friezing day 3: Inside Frieze Masters Ben Austin’s Diary
I took myself off to Frieze Masters, the other day, everyone’s favourite fair, for this is the place that dreams are made of. This is the crème de...
McCarthy ‘Sex Toy’ Sculpture Causes Outrage In Paris
The sculpture entitled 'Tree' by US artist Paul McCarthy is on display at the Place Vendome in Paris, France - it is massive, green, inflatable...
Igor Mitoraj Sculptor Of Fragmented Bodies Has Died At 70
Sculptor Igor Mitoraj, has died at the aged 70, known for his fractured anatomies and immense bandaged heads, exemplified by Testa Addormentata...
Manzoni Highest Price Of Frieze Week
At Sotheby’s London, eight bidders drove Piero Manzoni’s monumental Achrome well beyond pre-sale expectations to £12,626,500 or €15,872,822 – the...
Fabien Baron’s Frozen Monuments Displayed At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s London has opened an exhibition of Fabien Baron’s portfolio of photographs taken in the frozen landscapes of Greenland. This exhibition is...
PAD London’s Premier Boutique Art And Design Fair Launches Its Eighth Edition
The 8th PAD London opens to the public on Wednesday 15 October and runs until Sunday 19th in a marquee in the picturesque Berkeley Square. Unlike...
Jasper Johns Forger Sentenced To Two Years
In 2010, owner of the Empire Bronze Art Foundry in Long Island City, Brian Ramnarine tried to sell a forgery of one of Johns’s bronze flag...
La Galleria Pall Mall Features Afghanistan Charity Exhibition
La Galleria Pall Mall, London will present Arabella Dorman an artist intrigued by the human condition; her work documents the people and places...
Friezing Day 2 Ben Austin Takes On The Mighty Frieze
So the other night, I went to the opening of the swanky Marian Goodman Gallery in Lower John St. Soho. The New York powerhouse had set up shop in...
Anger Over Casino’s Plans To Sell £80 Million Warhols
In mid-september the German casino conglomerate Westspiel announced their plan to sell 'Triple Elvis' (1963) and 'Four Marlons' (1966) at...
Frieze week 2014 Ben Austin’s Diary Two Great Satellite Events
Ok, so it’s a wet and miserable Monday night, but that will not deter the art crowd, especially when it is the start of Frieze week. So braving the...
Richard Serra To Make Huge Sculpture For David Zwirner
The artist is creating the work for Zwirner even though Serra has long been represented by the gallery's chief competitor the Gagosian Gallery. The...