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L.A. Police Investigate Sudden Death of Mike Kelley
Mike Kelley, the California artist whose work incorporated stuffed toy animals, sculpture, painting, performance art and music. Kelley died at the age of 57 on Jan. 31. Mike Kelley, an artist whose work incorporated stuffed animal toys, sculpture, props and painting along with performance and music, was found dead Tuesday night in his South Pasadena, California home. He was 57. |
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CHRISTIE’S 2011 SALES: Encouraging Growth
Christie’s announces 2011 sales of £3.6 billion / $5.7 billion, up 9% by £ (14% by $) compared with 2010 (figures include buyer’s premium). This includes private sales of £502 million / $808.6 million, an increase of 44% by £ (50% by $) on 2010. “Christie’s ability to curate and offer sales of art to a growing audience has led to continued demand across geographies, collecting categories and at all levels. ... |
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KW Institute is looking for a chief curator
KW Institute for Contemporary Art is looking for a chief curator to work at KW for a fixed term of three years, starting on January 1, 2013. The term can be extended for an additional two years. www.kw-berlin.de |
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Martin Boyce Wins the 2011 Turner Prize
The bookies were right. Martin Boyce is the winner of the 2011 Turner Prize. The Glasgow-based artist (born in Hamilton, Scotland, in 1967) has just received the £25,000 ($39,124) award from a beaming Mario Testino during a ceremony at the... |
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Auctions: Hot Winter Season
The winter season starts in September every year in the international art markets. The most important auctions for the price trend in the year to come take place in October and November in London and New York. The winter season 2011/12 should become especially exciting because of the world's hotly debated debt and euro crisis and the ensuing turmoils in the stock and currency markets. Can the art markets resist these factors once again?
Especially the upcoming auctions of... |
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Study on the situation of Berlin’s artists
The keys to contemporary art in Berlin are the artists, who make the city one of the world’s major contemporary arts locations. How do Berlin’s artists regard their situation? What do they think of urban and cultural policy developments in the city? The Institute for Strategy Development (IFSE) has investigated these issues as part of a wide-ranging study. C/O Berlin cordially invites you ...to the presentation and discussion |
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art forum berlin 2011 canceled
The planned merger between art forum berlin and abc, the autumn event organized by Berlin galleries, is off– In order to strengthen Berlin’s position in the art market and to open the international series of autumn art events with a new commercial exhibition format, during the last few weeks art forum berlin and abc, organized by Berlin galleries (a-z GBR), have been discussing a merger between the two events. However, due to a disagreement over respective... |
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Gallery Weekend Vienna 2011
A great weekend for art lovers in Vienna! For the first time the ... |
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2012 Drawing Prize of the Guerlain Contemporary Art Foundation
Following the deliberations of the Contemporary Drawing Prize's committee, the Daniel & Florence Guerlain Foundation has announced the names of the three selected artists for the 2012 award. Marc Bauer |
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Strong sales at the Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida, USA – The 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach closed on Sunday, December 4, 2011, with many galleries reporting strong sales. |
