How the Tate got streetwise
Filed in Contemporary on May.11, 2008
In case you haven’t noticed graffiti art has gone mainstream. Spray paint art even has a new name; Street Art. [...]
Archive for the ‘Contemporary’ Category
Dynamic abstract to herald Spoleto
Filed in Contemporary on May.02, 2008
A painting by an artist whose work is expected to draw bids of $4 million to $6 million at Sotheby’s [...]
Warhol Overtakes Picasso as Hottest Traded Artist in 2007, Artprice Says
Filed in Contemporary on Apr.01, 2008
April 1 (Bloomberg) — Andy Warhol has overtaken Picasso as the world’s most actively traded artist, said the French-based art-market [...]
Sale of the century: UK gets art collection for 80% off
Filed in Contemporary on Feb.29, 2008
An act of artistic philanthropy on a par with Britain’s greatest – including bequests by Samuel Courtauld and Henry Tate [...]
London February Contemporary-Art Sales Rose 56% as Bacon, Hirst Works Sell
Contemporary-art sales in London rose more than 50 percent to 245.7 million pounds ($487.2 million) in February from a year [...]