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Victoria Beckham and Sotheby’s Team Up for a Show in London
26 Jun 2018Sotheby’s is partnering with former Spice Girl-turned-fashion designer ahead of its Old Masters sale in July. As part of the collaboration, the ‘90s pop star will select 16 works by the likes of Rubens and Cranach to show at her boutique in London’s tony Mayfair neighborhood. The works chosen by Beckham will remain on view […]
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Shao Fan ‘You’ Solo Exhibition 2018 at the Museum Ludwig, Germany
17 Jun 2018On June 10, established Chinese contemporary artist Shao Fan’s first retrospective show in Europe will open at the Ludwig Museum of Koblenz, one of five facilities in Germany founded by Peter and Irene Ludwig. The exhibition, titled You and running from 10th June to July 22 2018, will review Shao’s career working in traditional rice xuan paper and canvas, as […]
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Highlights from Art Basel 2018 in Photos
16 Jun 2018At 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning, 12th June 2018, the lines on the Messeplatz to pass through metal detectors to enter Art Basel, Switzerland, must have been at least 30 meters long, but they moved quickly. Inside, nearly 300 exhibitors were aiming to sell art, and their efforts constitute an absolute embarrassment of riches for […]
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A First Look Inside Deutsche Bank’s New Arts Center in Berlin
15 Jun 2018Deutsche Bank has finally christened its new exhibition space in the center of Berlin. Called the PalaisPopulaire and housed in the 18th century Prinzessin Palais (Princess palace) in the city’s historic center, it will present works from the bank’s collection as well as temporary exhibitions. The new arts center, which is due to open during […]
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Yang Gallery X LPS Beijing Luxury Property Show 2018
14 Jun 2018YANG GALLERY is proud to partner LPS for the 6th consecutive year to present a memorable night of luxurious art & property showcase, featuring collectible artworks by established contemporary artists Shen Jingdong and Xie Yongsheng. Celebrating its twelfth consecutive edition, LPS Beijing is firmly established as China’s leading luxury real estate show, welcoming this year […]
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Feng Zhengjie: From Color to Confidence
13 Jun 2018The marvelous works of Feng Zhengjie are colorful, opulent, powerful, unique… Some might even say provocative! But of what are these paintings actually imprinted? Read on to discover one of Kitsch’s pioneer artist’s inspirations and artistic journey. There exists in your paintings a very sharp confrontation between tradition & modernity. Where does it originate from? […]
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‘Welcome to Linlin’s Space Odyssey’ Andre Nadal & Lin Xin Contemporary Exhibition 2018
12 Jun 2018YANG GALLERY • Singapore proudly presents ‘Welcome to Linlin’s Space Odyssey’ Contemporary Fine Art Exhibition Exhibiting Artists: Andre Nadal, Lin Xin Date: 28th June – 28th July 2018 Venue: 581 Orchard Road, The Shopping Gallery Hilton, #01-11 Singapore 238883 Inquiries: shion@yanggallery.com.sg / +65 6721 8888 About the Artists Established French painter André Nadal was born in Oran, Algeria in 1952. […]
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The Financial Side of Art Investing
11 Jun 2018Dmitry Rybolovlev thought he’d overpaid when he paid the Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier $127.5 million for Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundiin 2013, once he learned Bouvier had paid between $75 and $80 million for it. But after Salvator Mundi’s sale in November at Christie’s for $450.3 million, it was hard to argue. These days, Google searches […]
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Shen Hongbiao: Faraway
08 Jun 2018Renowned contemporary sculptor Shen Hongbiao was born in Shenyang, in China, in 1969, and studied sculpture at the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts. An interview with AMA Media Could you tell us a little about yourself? I was born in Shenyang, in China. I joined Paris’s Sorbonne University following an internship at the […]
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Collecting Guide: 5 Things to Know About Street Art
07 Jun 2018The 21st century has seen an urban liberation of art media, pushing through the conventional parameters of paper, cardboard and canvas and on to pavement, sidewalks, subways and the bricks of buildings. As the personification of movement, freedom and spontaneity, Street Art has taken centre stage, both literally in scale and visibility and in its […]
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Dalí as You’ve Never Seen Him Before: “Women Photograph Dalí” Show at the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation, Spain
04 Jun 2018Few artists cultivated their image and persona as carefully as Salvador Dali. Archives are filled with images of the artist in elaborate get-ups, enacting strange rituals like taking his pet anteater for a walk in Paris, hugging a clock, or wearing an animal skull as a hat. His infamous mustache (which, it was revealed last year, remained […]
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Gao Brothers: Redeemers
02 Jun 2018*An article extracted from the original interview by Berenice Angremy & Jasmine Chang Gao Qiang & Gao Zhen are two Beijing based brothers. Over the past 20 years, their art has reached various mediums including painting, sculpture, performance & photography. Their works form part of the most prestige collections, such as the China National Museum, […]
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The Superstitious Rituals of Highly Creative People, from Pablo Picasso to Frida Kahlo
01 Jun 2018Chances are that many of us have knocked on wood, avoided walking under ladders, or carried some sort of good luck charm (maybe a rabbit’s foot or an evil eye) close to our bodies. These rituals, of course, are products of superstition: the comforting belief that a ritual or object has the power to bring […]
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Russian ‘Nationalist’ Drunkenly Attacked One of the Nation’s Most Celebrated Paintings
30 May 2018The man nearly destroyed Ilya Repin’s 1885 painting of Ivan the Terrible. One of Russia’s most famous paintings was damaged on Friday in Moscow when an intoxicated visitor at grabbed a metal pole and dealt several blows to Ilya Repin’s 1885 canvas Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan. He slashed the painting in three […]
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New Highs For China’s Art Scene
29 May 2018From Beijing to Hong Kong, the Chinese art scene is booming as it overtakes the UK as the second biggest art market in the world. While studying at New York University in 2014, young Chinese performance artist Li Shuang walked the streets of Manhattan with a placard that said: “Marry me for Chinese citizenship.” […]
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Art for High Rollers: Contemporary Art Adorns Las Vegas’s New Palms Casino
26 May 2018Following a $620 million renovation, the revamped casino reopened with a brand new art display. The strong demand for art continues to seep through every crack and corner of the world as Las Vegas’s newly renovated Palms Hotel and Casino is going all in on art. The hotel, casino, and resort unveiled its extensive blue-chip […]
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Pop Artist of ‘LOVE’ Robert Indiana Passed Away at 89
22 May 2018Robert Indiana, a towering figure in the American Pop art movement whose LOVE sculpture became one of the most reproduced works of art of the Modern era, has died at the age of 89. Indiana, whose real last name was Clark, was already enjoying critical and market success when he debuted his LOVE series in […]
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How to Invest in Art: Types, Advantages, Buying & Selling
20 May 2018These days, many long-term investors look to diversify their portfolios by investing in different, even exotic, asset classes. Some prefer to put their money in rare coins and jewels, while others invest in fine wines. One investment class quickly gaining in popularity is artwork. Not only can fine art enhance your home décor and evoke […]
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Kengo Kuma-Designed Zhi Art Museum Opens in Chengdu
19 May 2018Museums are the main resource centers for information showing where culture comes from and how it spreads. China’s contemporary museum-building trend since the past decade catering to the rapidly growing commercial need for the arts has been hailed as having given a boost to cultural development around the world. The latest to launch in the scene is […]
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Latest Data Shows Skyrocketing Valuations and Changing Tastes at the Market’s Peak
14 May 2018Get ready to witness eye-watering amounts of money spent in less time than it takes for you to refresh Twitter. It’s spring auction week in New York, when Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips hold their marathon sales of Impressionist, Modern, postwar, and contemporary art. The eventual results of these sales may or may not differentiate, but […]