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Ben is not just child-like writing on a pencil case or a fountain pen with J'écris pour la gloire. To understand the universe of Ben – beyond his ego and his derivative products – we need to look at Fluxus, at his eloquence, his doubts and his struggles.
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- [03/09/2010]
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From 10 March - 19 July 2010, the Centre Pompidou in Paris is hosting an exhibition of Lucian FREUD ’s work. The British artist has not been exhibited in France since the first retrospective at the same museum in 1987.
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- [02/26/2010]
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As the art market convalesced in 2009, the world's top auction performers generated much smaller totals than in previous years. Regulars in the Top 10 ranking like Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Alberto Giacometti, Edgar Degas or Claude Monet saw their annual revenues contract by 55% - 77% compared with 2008.
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- [02/23/2010]
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With a total revenue figure up 255% compared with February 2009, Christie’s and Sotheby’s Contemporary Art sales have confirmed the recovery of the top end of the art market (combined revenue of $79,5m in February 2010 vs. £22.3m from the same sales in 2009).
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- [02/15/2010]
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Christie’s and Sotheby’s have won their gamble. The Impressionist & Modern Art sales on 2 and 3 February in London generated one global all-segment record and 29 results above £1m out of 87 lots offered. Christie's managed to sell 87.5% of its lots for £61m (est. £48m-69m) plus the £8.5m from its special session devoted to surrealist art.
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- [02/08/2010]
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This wednesday February 3rd, Sotheby's London's evening sale was a time for a new world record. L'Homme qui marche I, Alberto GIACOMETTI 's human-size bronze was auctioned £58M (£65M premium included), for a £12M-18M estimate, and is now the most expensive artwork ever auctioned.
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- [02/04/2010]
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