Focus on: art and design
Exhibiting galleries in this years' 41st edition of Art Basel were greeted by flocks of collectors in search of the next great work of art. |
Art market history was made at Christie's New York on 4 May 2010 when a Picasso, Nude, Green Leaves and Bust, sold for $106,482,500 (₤70,278,450 €81,991,525), setting a new world record for any work of art sold at auction. |
One of the most significant features of the decade just past was the meteoric rise of the Asian art market which subsequently saw the region developed itself as a hub for biennales and art fairs; the most recent and significant of which being the Hong Kong Art Fair (ART HK). |
Lucian Freud's first exhibition in France since 1987 showcases fifty large scale works around the theme of the artist's studio and groups together all periods and genres (portraits, landscapes, still lifes) of Freud's artistic career thus far. |
Maarten Baas, a Netherlands based designer has received international acclaim with his hand made furniture and in 2009 was awarded Design Miami 2009 'Designer of the Year'. |
In mid-March every year, tens of thousands of collectors from around the globe descend on Maastricht, the Netherlands' oldest city, for the ten day long European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF). |
Internationally acclaimed US video artist Bill Viola has been commissioned to create two altarpieces for St Paul's Cathedral, London. |
The Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale took place on 11 February at Christie’s in London and realised £39,149,500 / $61,073,220 / €44,278,085 selling 90% by lot and 96% by value. |
Reflecting on the decade just past, one of the most significant features was the meteoric rise of the Asian art market which saw international art institutions, galleries and auction houses shift into the uncharted albeit thriving, Asian market. |
