The 2013 edition of Art Basel in Miami Beach drew strong praise from collectors, gallerists, critics and visitors. Featuring 258 leading international galleries from across 31 countries, the show confirmed its positioning as the leading art fair of the Americas. A favorite sector among museum directors and critics, Kabinett offered visitors many of this ear’s … Read more
Jeff Koons Presented US Debut of his BMW Art Car at Art Basel in Miami Beach. The BMW Art Car Collection was initiated by Jochen Neerpasch, then Director of BMW Motorsport, as well as French racing driver and auctioneer Hervé Poulain, when the latter invited his friend Alexander Calder to design his BMW Le … Read more
Lang Lang, David Lynch, Alexandre Desplat, Bob Wilson: over the years, Dom Pérignon has inspired some of the greatest Creators. On June 27, Dom Pérignon revealed its collaboration with a new Creator. Champagne luxury house has tapped contemporary American artist Jeff Koons to launch a limited-edition gift set of the 2003 rosé bubbly. Koons … Read more
The world’s biggest billionaire art buyers Of the top ten biggest art collector billionaires, Francois Pinault, the owner of Christie’s auction house, is the wealthiest, according to the list of the top 10 Billionaire Art Collectors compiled by Wealth-X. With a fortune of US$9.9bn, US$1bn of that is tied up in art. He has amassed … Read more
Picasso, Chagall, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Francis Bacon, Jeff Koons, Keith Haring, Lucien Freud, Anish Kapoor, Chinese calligrapher Gu Gan, and Prince Charles, all have in common the design of a Chateau Mouton Rothschild wine label. As compensation, the greatest artists and personalities around the world were paid with ten cases of precious Mouton Rothschild … Read more
Wynn Las Vegas unveils Tulips sculpture by renowned artist, Jeff Koons Wynn Las Vegas unveiled “Tulips”, a sculpture by renowned artist Jeff Koons, acquired at auction in November 2012 for a price of $33,682,500. Jeff Koons (born in York, Pennsylvania in 1955) is seen as one of the most important living artists on canvas and … Read more