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
Sotheby’s London
The Value of Art: a specially curated exhibition on the past and future of collecting
Sotheby’s London announced the opening of a specially curated exhibition “The Value of Art: The Past & Future of Collecting.” The exhibition explores the different factors that come in to play when appraising and collecting works of art, from ideas surrounding the emotional, historical and cultural value in addition to the overt relationship between money … Read more
From Modena to the art galleries of Sotheby’s: Massimo Bottura transporting the conceptual premises of contemporary art into the kitchen
“Cooking is about not only the quality of ingredients, but also the quality of the ideas.” – Massimo Bottura – One of the foremost ambassadors of modern Italian cuisine, Massimo Bottura, will bring his celebrated three Michelin-starred restaurant, Osteria Francescana, from Modena to the contemporary art galleries of Sotheby’s London auction house this summer. Massimo … Read more
Custom-designer jewel inspired by the 50th Anniversary of Taylor’s Cleopatra
50th anniversary of Cleopatra. Bulgari has created a pair of one-of-a-kind contemporary earrings – reflective of the dramatic colors and motifs of ancient Egypt – in honor of the 50th anniversary of the film CLEOPATRA. Considered one of the grandest cinematic spectacles of all time, CLEOPATRA took home four Academy Awards and was the highest … Read more
First edition of Harry Potter book fetches record price at auction
J.K. Rowling’s Personally Annotated First Edition of the Harry Potter book fetches $227,000 at auction A first edition of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” annotated by author J.K. Rowling fetched the highest price to date for a printed book by Rowling. The 1997 book has sold for a record 150,000 pounds ($227,421) at “First Editions, Second … Read more