Tag: Contemporary art
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Andy Warhol’s inaugural ‘selfie’ expected to fetch £7m at auction
Print from 1963 based on photo-booth image of artist obsessed with cult of celebrity to be sold at auction for first time
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Ai Weiwei major retrospective. Libero at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence
Palazzo Strozzi in Florence presents Italy’s first major retrospective dedicated to one of the world’s most celebrated and influential contemporary artists, Ai Weiwei. A dissident artist with a leading voice, Ai Weiwei has become a leading voice on the international art scene and China’s most famous living artist. Known for his political activism and meticulous…
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Karl Lagerfeld’s designs for The Estates at Acqualina
Hammered metal floors, water fountains, cerulean-blue mosaic rugs, these are some of the details of the lobby by Karl Lagerfeld. Karl Lagerfeld and The Estates at Acqualina, the ultra-luxury residential development in Miami’s Sunny Isles Beach, unveiled first images of the future lobby design on the grounds of the Forbes Five Star and AAA Five…
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Art Basel and Art Week are transformative events that take Miami to a different level
Miami Beach hosts the world’s largest Art Fair – Art Basel. Miami Beach, December 1 – 4, 2016 In the American art show, 269 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa show significant works from the masters of Modern and contemporary art, as well the new generation of emerging stars. Paintings, sculptures,…
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The young challengers celebrating 10 years of Functional Design Art
By Philippe Mihailovich. Coinciding with the opening of the 2016 edition of the Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain (FIAC) – the international art fair held annually at the Grand Palais in Paris, and this year including Petit Palais and other venues – two young challengers attracted the international art press to their massive new venue “Carpenters Workshop…
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Out with the old, in with the new as antiques fairs bid to survive
Dealers are having to offer contemporary pieces to stay afloat in a shrinking market