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Dimitris Daskalopoulos: Contemporary Art Open to the World
On the occasion of his major donation, the Greek collector talks to us in his Athens HQ about the reasons for this decision, his passion for art and his philosophy. Dimitris Daskalopoulos in front of David Hammons' Untitled, Body Print, 1975 (106.7 x 78.7 cm/42 x 30.9 in), which he recently donated…
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Selling for $16.5 Million, 'Spider IV' by Louise Bourgeois Becomes Asia's Priciest Modern Sculpture
A major spider sculpture by Louise Bourgeois highlighted Sotheby's Contemporary Evening Auction in Hong Kong on April 27, 2022. It was the most expensive modern and contemporary sculpture ever to be offered in Asia and achieved a record HKD 129.2 million (USD 16.5 million). Louise Bourgeois, Spider IV. Conceived in…
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“Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child” at the Hayward Gallery, London
“Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child” presents 90 works from the final period of Louise Bourgeois’ (1911-2010) career: the artist’s powerful fabric sculptures invite visitors to contemplate her emotional repair in the final two decades of her life. Installation view of “Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child” at Hayward Gallery, 2022.© The…
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The Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry - Meet the Artisans Behind the Sculpture
Toni Putnam, Winter, 1999. Image courtesy of Stair. The world often talks about art and artists. Less often do we hear about the role of an art foundry. However, the foundry plays a fundamental part in giving shape to the artist's vision. An art foundry is not only limited to…
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2021 Art Market Predictions From Art Advisor Elisa Carollo
Photo of Elisa Carollo. After witnessing the cancellation of almost every major art fair in 2020, making art market predictions for 2021 is an intimidating task. Elisa Carollo, art advisor and Milan Editor of Art She Says, was nonetheless up for the challenge when Auction Daily spoke with her earlier…
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Dialogues: Modern and Contemporary Art
Described by The Art Story as “part jazz-age femme fatale, libertine, and social climber, and part canny self-promoter, self-styled experimental artist,” Tamara de Lempicka spent a lifetime challenging social norms. She was a Polish painter traditionally associated with the Art Deco movement, a style she combined with Italian Renaissance themes. Lempicka’s…
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A new public commission by Mary Bauermeister opens at KölnSkulptur #10 in Cologne, Germany
Mary Bauermeister (b.1934), Rübezahl, 2020, showing installation in progress, KölnSkulptur #10, Skulpturenpark Köln, Cologne, Germany, July 2020–Summer 2022; Photographer Simon Stockhausen Michael Rosenfeld Gallery is proud to announce the opening of a new site-specific work by Mary Bauermeister (b.1934) at Skulpturenpark Köln in Cologne, Germany. The installation, Rübezahl (2020), was commissioned for the tenth edition…
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From the Collection of the “Champion of Women Artists”
Works by Joan Mitchell and Helen Frankenthaler Available in Sotheby’s Auction Alternately described as a trailblazer, the “champion of women artists,” and a cowgirl, Ginny Williams was a widely-known collector and gallery owner from Denver, Colorado. “She aspired to be a combination of Mame, Mrs. Robinson, and Maude from Harold…
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Works by Women Artists and Washington Color School Highlight Doyle’s May 20 Auction of Important Paintings
Doyle’s auction of Important Paintings on Wednesday, May 20 at 11am will showcase fine European, American, Asian and Latin American paintings, drawings and sculpture from the late 19th through the early 21st centuries. The offerings span Academic and Barbizon art through Impressionism and Post-Impressionism to Modernism and on to Contemporary…
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Hauser & Wirth Opens An Online-Only Exhibition Of Drawings By Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois, Untitled, 1970. Pencil and ink on paper, 74.9 x 104.8 cm / 29 1/2 x 41 1/4 in. Photo: Christopher Burke. © The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. NEW YORK, NY.- For their inaugural online exhibition, Hauser & Wirth brings directly to your…
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Phillips Announces Highlights from the Evening & Day Editions Auctions in London
Works by Pablo Picasso, David Hockney, Sigmar Polke, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol to Lead the Sale Phillips is pleased to announce highlights from the Evening & Day Editions auctions in London. Comprised of 250 works, a rich selection of editions by Modern, Contemporary, Pop and British artists will be…
