Aicon Gallery New York is proud to present an important Retrospective of work by the late Kerala-based artist Rajan Krishnan. A dear friend of the gallery and a frequent collaborator over the years, Rajan’s unexpected passing in 2016, left a void in the contemporary art world of Kochi - which he in large part helped to create - as well as in the broader landscape of South Asian art.
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Not to be left behind by Christie’s record-breaking Rockefeller sales last week, at Monday evening’s Impressionist and Modern Art Sale, Sotheby’s set new records of its own. The highest auction price in Sotheby’s history went to Modigliani’s nude masterpiece, “Nu couché (sur le côté gauche),” selling for $157.2 million. Modigliani is one of only three artists whose works have achieved over $150 million at auction, the other two being Picasso and da Vinci. “Nu couché” is one of a series of nudes that Modigliani painted between 1915 and 1917.
New York- Bonhams announces the American Art sale on May 23, which will feature a strong selection of modern works. Among the artists featured in the sale are works by Charles Sheeler, Marsden Hartley, Elie Nadelman, Charles Green Shaw, John Marin, Thomas Moran, and Carl Ethan Akeley. With 56 lots offered and estimates ranging from under $10,000 to $100,000, the sale presents a fantastic opportunity for new and established collectors alike. The public exhibition will be open May 19 to 22.
Today, the V&A announces the gift of an exquisite ‘papillon’ ring, generously donated by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. The ring, in the shape of a butterfly, was designed by London-based jeweller G (Glenn Spiro) in 2014. The star was photographed wearing the ring in a series of intimate pictures taken by her husband, rapper Jay Z.
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) will present contemporary artist Jeffrey Gibson’s first major museum exhibition, showcasing his acclaimed multi-disciplinary work from 2011 to the present. On view May 13–Aug. 12, 2018, Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer will feature about 65 objects comprising large and mid-sized figurative works, text-based wall hangings, a significant selection of his illustrious Everlast beaded punching bags, painted works on rawhide and canvas, as well as videos.
New York – After a six-month campaign, ten days of online sales and three days of dynamic auctions at Christie’s Rockefeller Center, the total for the 1,500 objects comprising the Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller reached $832,573,469 (£613,941,113 / €698,302,524), well exceeding initial expectations and establishing the highest auction total ever for a private collection at auction.
This week at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York, Los Angeles–based artist and designer Tanya Aguiñiga debuts a body of work representing her social justice-based artistic practice. Aguiñiga’s Craft & Care includes diverse projects and objects, bringing together fiber art, furniture design, performance art, and community engagement to document the lives of people living binationally.
DALLAS, Texas (May 7, 2018) — A collection of fresh-to-market lots from old collections will be among the highlights in Heritage Auctions' Tiffany, Lalique & Art Glass including Art Deco & Art Nouveau Auction May 16 in Dallas, Texas.
"Heritage Auctions established a tradition of Spring and Fall auctions in this category a few years ago, and the May 16 auction does not disappoint," Heritage Auctions Vice President of Special Collections Nick Dawes said. "The property in this auction has not seen the market in decades."
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum presents “Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color,” an exhibition on view May 11 through Jan. 13 that explores the elusive, complex phenomenon of color perception and how it has captivated artists, designers, scientists and philosophers. Featuring over 190 objects spanning from antiquity to the present, the exhibition reveals how designers apply the theories of the world’s greatest color thinkers to bring order and excitement to the visual world.
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present “Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now,” opening May 11, as the first major museum exhibition to explore the art form of cut-paper profiles in terms of their rich historical roots and powerful contemporary presence. Well before the advent of photography in 1839, silhouettes democratized portraiture. Offering virtually instantaneous likenesses of everyone from presidents to those who were enslaved, silhouettes cost far less than oil paintings and could be made with inexpensive materials.
