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Christie’s Spring Asian Art Sales Reaches $ 81 Million
29.05.2012 The spring auction, dedicated to twentieth-century Asian art and contemporary art (there were three in total), was crowned with a total of 629,478,750 Hong Kong dollars ($ 81,076,863)At the same time, 60% of the lots were sold for an amount in excess of their estimated value, and 32 of them for an amount in excess of 10 million in Hong Kong currency (about 1.288 million dollars).
The canvas with Jacob Zuma mutilated discontented
24.05.2012 The picture, which depicts the President of South Africa, showing the genitals, the protesters stained in red and black paint.
The largest exhibition of Dürer opened at the German National Museum
24.05.2012 The German National Museum presented the early works of the famous native of Germany: 120 important works of Dürer are collected here, sent by 51 galleries from 12 countries.
The exhibition of the famous graphic artist Rockwell Kent opened in Philadelphia
21.05.2012 An exhibition of the artist, writer, adventurer and politician Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) opened in Philadelphia, which, as an engraver and book illustrator, left an important legacy for US art. His drawings and prints are still proving their effectiveness both in advertising and as book illustrations.
Baltimore Museum of Art Grants Maurice Louis
20.05.2012 The Baltimore Museum of Art announced that it recently received 21 works by the artist Maurice Louis, including Silver III, Untitled 5-76, and 19 ink drawings. The works were on the estate of the artist’s widow, Marcella Luis Brenner.
An exhibition of masterpieces from the National Picasso Museum in Paris opened in Hong Kong
20.05.2012 Hong Kong Department of Cultural Heritage’s Cultural Heritage Museum (LCSD) has opened the Picasso - Masterpieces from the Picasso Museum, Paris exhibition. This exhibition has become one of the cultural events to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the creation of a special administrative region in Hong Kong.
Jose Vidal Soler opened a solo exhibition in the country, from which he was forced to flee
19.05.2012 A Spanish artist who has lived more than 40 years in exile in Colombia, Jose Vidal Soler, known under the pseudonym Monjalés, presents a retrospective exhibition of his revolutionary and provocative works in Bogotá.
In Thailand, named after the best young artist
18.05.2012 Hataiwan Thepmalee, a schoolgirl from Chonburi, outstripped 108 participants and received the title of Thailand’s Best Young Artist 2012The 17-year-old girl from Darasamutr School took first place and was awarded the prestigious Royal Prize, which has been awarded by His Majesty the King of Thailand since 2008.
The whole Slavic epic in Prague
17.05.2012 The Slavic Epos, a cycle of 20 allegories that traces the history of Slavic peoples and is partially inspired by mythology, was painted by the famous Czech modernist artist Alfons Mucha at the National Gallery in Prague.
The work of the Argentinean Thomas Saraceno on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
17.05.2012 The roof of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art has become the place where the Argentine artist Tomas Saraceno installed an unusual installation.
The first exhibition of Venetian Renaissance drawings in New York
16.05.2012 New York Museum Morgan Library & Museum will present a rare exhibition of Venetian drawings and related materials from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuriesThis is the first exhibition that will focus on drawings from the outstanding collection of Morgan, created during an important stage in the history of the great port city of Venice - the Renaissance.
Madame Tussauds unveils new wax statue of Elizabeth II
15.05.2012 Madame Tussauds London today unveiled a new wax statue of Queen Elizabeth II, dressed in a white dress on the occasion of the Queen’s Diamond JubileeThe statue of Elizabeth, who has been on the throne for 60 years, will be exhibited in the Royal Collection, where among the most popular figures are the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Serbian artist Marina Abramovich awarded in Havana
14.05.2012 The Instituto Superior de Arte Institute (ISA) in Havana awarded the honorary doctorate Doctor Honoris Causa to the Serbian artist Marina Abramovich.
Russafart Festival in Valencia
13.05.2012 For the third time in a row, Spanish Valencia is hosting the Russafart Art Festival. The idea is to strengthen the harmony and cohesion of the people of the region through art.
The confusion of cables disfiguring Bangkok turns into a work of art
13.05.2012 The tangled wires that distort many of Bangkok’s streets have been turned into a work of art by Japanese artist Eiji Sumi. The Densen / Plus exhibition, which combines painting, graphics, sculpture and visual effects, is open in the Thai capital until the end of the month at Koi Art Gallery.