Tag: Contemporary art
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The blooming art business. Top ten lots for Christie’s in a record half year of art sales
It is a new era of excitement and engagement about art and for art. Art business globally shows no signs of slowing down. Christie’s auction house reported record half year in the art sales, with 51 works of art being sold for over $10 million, and record breaking six months in Post-War & Contemporary Art. The…
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Contemporary art isn’t original – even copying has been done before
The row around Marina Abramović is redundant, as the story of art is one of homages and remakes. But that’s not to say there isn’t a problem
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Park Hyatt Chicago’s new contemporary art collection
Park Hyatt hospitality chain is known for investing in world-class contemporary art, architecture and design. Today, artwork at Park Hyatt hotels includes: Lucio Fontana’s 1984 sculpture “Testa Di Medusa” in the Cupola Lobby Lounge at Park Hyatt Milan; six works by Polish-American painter Ed Paschke that hang in Le Bar at Park Hyatt…
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Sotheby’s to offer never before seen pieces. Record sales expected.
Record sales expected at Sotheby’s auction. Three months after Sotheby’s record-breaking sale of Contemporary Art in New York, the auction house is bringing to the market a number of major art works, many of which have rarely, if ever, been seen at auction before. Sotheby’s flagship Contemporary Art sale in London on Tuesday 12th February…
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The Espace culturel Louis Vuitton: Romanian Scenes
Contemporary art scene in Romania @ Espace culturel Louis Vuitton. Romanian Scenes is the latest in a series of exhibitions whose origins date to the founding of the Espace culturel Louis Vuitton in 2006; each has explored the contemporary art scene of a foreign country. This year, the Espace has chosen to showcase the artistic experiments…
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Sotheby’s x Park Hyatt to provide access to contemporary art
Park Hyatt hotels have invested in world class contemporary art, architecture and design as an expression of the personalized and individual experience offered in each Park Hyatt hotel since opening its first Park Hyatt hotel in Chicago over 30 years ago. Today, artwork at Park Hyatt hotels around the world includes Lucio Fontana’s 1984 sculpture…