Luxury art and collectables
Helmut Newton at Grand Palais, Southeast gallery The newly restored South-East gallery of the Grand Palais in Paris hosts the first retrospective of the work of one of the world’s most famous photographers – Helmut Newton.Conceived by June Newton, alias Alice Springs, Newton’s wife and a photographer herself, the exhibition (24 March 2012 – … Read more
In front of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, Design Days Dubai gathered a total of 22 galleries from around the world. The four-day inaugural edition of Design Days Dubai, the Middle East’s and South Asia’s first fair dedicated to collectible and limited edition design, attracted over 8,500 visitors. As an integral part of Art Week ( … Read more
Floating Cinema by Ole Scheeren. Constructed in the most unlikely of places: right on top of the water Beijing-based architect Ole Scheeren constructed an outdoor temporary floating cinema designed to be the stage for the final night of the “Film on the Rocks Yao Noi” new film festival in Thailand (9th- 12th March 2012). … Read more
Every year the 1,618 Sustainable Luxury Fair in Paris dedicates an important space to a contemporary art exhibition that presents art works and artists’ points of view on issues of consumption and sustainable development. After 2 previous editions focused on consumption and urban issues, the art exhibit curated by commissioner Lauranne Germond in cooperation with … Read more
The Lotus collection of Olav Glasius, a lifelong fan of the legendary British marque, will be offered for sale at the 2012 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed auction, scheduled for Friday 29th June. The Glasius Lotus Collection is expected to realise in excess of £1.5 million, according to Bonhams – one of the world’s largest … Read more
Tate Modern London Museum in partnership with the Louis Vuitton Young Arts Project hosted Infinite Kusama Project – a project that brings together young people to experience and respond to the work of one of Japan’s most famous artists, Yayoi Kusama. The centre piece of the event was “The Hello Cube“, a groundbreaking new interactive … Read more