Biggest-ever Soho House is Set to Open in Istanbul this Winter
Exterior It is now almost here! the newest and largest addition to the Soho House group will be Istanbul this winter. The members club shared the progress with images today with its member community....
View ArticleLooking at Art Censorship in Turkey
It is unfortunate that a country with such diverse history and rich culture like Turkey is repeatedly linked to censorship of the arts. One recent incident was in Spain when the Turkish Embassy in...
View ArticleTake a Stroll with Van Gogh
The house in Brixton where van Gogh lived is open to visitors as part of the Artangel commission by Saskia Olde Wolbers who has an audio installation there, “Yes These are the Windows” Artangel has...
View ArticleSotheby’s to Offer Rare Botticelli Drawing this Summer
Sandro Botticelli, “Study for a Seated St. Joseph”Sotheby’s London, 9th July 2014Estimate £1-1.5million Sotheby’s secures an impressive group of works for their July Old Master Paintings sale in...
View ArticleColonial Art Gets More Attention with High Prices and Museum Shows
Look at this pair of Casta paintings (see below for info on Castas) that fetched $641,000 at Sotheby’s Latin Art Modern & Contemporary Sale! They were estimated at $80,000-120,000, which was very...
View ArticlePainting the Streets of Tehran
This is not really a new story, but it feels fitting to start of a Monday, beginning of a week, a month and the summer. Mehdi Ghadyanloo has been decorating Tehran’s high-rises and office buildings for...
View ArticleSuperb Rembrandt Show in London – last days on
“Self Portrait at the Age of 63″ 1669Oil on canvas, 86 x 70.5 cmThe National Gallery, London London has two great Old Master exhibitions closing this week, the Moroni exhibition at the Royal Academy...
View ArticleRembrandt Discovered in New Jersey?
Triple Portrait with Lady Fainting sold at Nye & Co for $870,000 After a calm August, the art world frenzy is starting to pick up and this week’s auction at Nye & Co in New Jersey caused great...
View ArticleWhat to see (and hear) at Frieze & Frieze Masters
With the Frieze Week in London around the corner, here are some highlights for the two major fairs selected by Christie’s team of experts. Carmen Herrera in front of her work Carmen Herrera It is quite...
View ArticleAre Old Masters really dead and 7 useful tips for collecting drawings
Hans Hoffmann (1545-1591), A hare among plants, Watercolor and bodycolor with gum arabic on vellum, 62.3 x 58 cm, Estimated £4-6million at Christie’s London on 8th December 2015 “Long winter for Old...
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