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Hung Liu, Chinese-Born American Artist With National Portrait Gallery Show Ahead, Remembered
ArtfixDaily / August 10th, 2021
Artist Hung Liu, born in Changchun, China, in 1948, has died at age 73 in California. (Read more in ARTnews) Kim Sajet, Director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, issued the following statement on the passing of Hung Liu, just weeks before the museum’s upcoming exhibition “Hung ...
5 Highlights Coming Up at TEFAF Online This September
ArtfixDaily / August 8th, 2021
The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), has revealed a special preview of works that will appear at the second iteration of TEFAF Online, running September 9-13, 2021 with an invitation-only preview on September 8, 2021. This “First Look” provides a glimpse into the quality, breadth and depth ...
Reopening August 15, The Santa Barbara Museum of Art Is Transformed Following $50 Million Renovation
ArtfixDaily / June 12th, 2021
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) has announced the August 15, 2021 grand re-opening of its renewed and expanded galleries following a six-year, $50 million renovation, led by the Santa Barbara-based firm of Kupiec Architects PC and executed by Santa Maria-based Diani Corporation. Marking ...
Asian Art in London Launches A New Digital Sales Magazine With Prices Listed
ArtfixDaily / June 8th, 2021
Asian Art in London will launch a new digital sales magazine, featuring 52 carefully curated works of Asian art from 26 of Asian Art in London’s dealer participants. Due to be published bi-monthly, this sales platform gives collectors digital access to works of art across the Asian art spectrum ...
The Bold Modernist Print Designs of Saitō Kiyoshi Surveyed In New Exhibition At The Ringling
ArtfixDaily / May 2nd, 2021
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art now presents Saitō Kiyoshi: Graphic Awakening, a new exhibition on view through Aug. 15, 2021, in Sarasota, Florida. Comprised of recent donations of artworks by Saitō from Charles and Robyn Citrin to The Ringling and other collections, Saitō ...
Samsung Founding Family To Donate Massive Art Collection As $10.8 Billion Inheritance Tax Looms
AP / April 28th, 2021
South Korea's Samsung founding family will donate tens of thousands of artworks and gift hundreds of millions of dollars to medical research to help pay an estimated 12 trillion won ($10.8 billion) in taxes related to inheritance, following the death of chairman Lee Kun-Hee last year, according ...
Browse Art and Antique Finds In The Philadelphia Show With Tastemakers Martha Stewart, Michael Diaz-Griffith, Emma Bazilian and Others
ArtfixDaily / April 27th, 2021
The 2021 Philadelphia Show continues online this week through Friday, April 30, showcasing over 1,000 works of art, antiques, and design from the country's finest dealers. Visitors to the show can return daily to explore new inventory offered by exhibiting dealers. Three new Tastemakers, ...
Discover New Twists On Tradition In The Philadelphia Show With Online Programs and Offerings From 50+ Top Dealers
ArtfixDaily / April 22nd, 2021
Celebrating its 59th edition showcasing America's preeminent dealers of antiques and fine art, The Philadelphia Show has a fresh look and a new approach. A stalwart show known for American art and antiques, the 2021 Philadelphia Show includes international influences with European and Asian ...
Schwenke Auctioneers April 25th Spring Sale Features Paul McCartney’s Gold Record Award
ArtfixDaily / April 20th, 2021
Sale Comprises Estate Jewelry & Watches, Cameras, Folk Art, Americana, Political Ephemera, Fine Art & Outsider Art, Books & Rugs Woodbury, CT – On Sunday, April 25th Schwenke Auctioneers will hold its Spring Fine Estates Auction comprising over 600 lots of estate property including ...
ARTFIXdaily Closed Week of April 12, Returning Next Week With A Virtual Look at The Philadelphia Show
ArtfixDaily / April 11th, 2021
ARTFIXdaily will be closed for the week of April 12 and subscriber e-newsletter service will resume on April 19. Coming up, look for our coverage of The Philadelphia Show (April 23-30) as the 59th edition showcases stellar American fine and decorative arts along with European and Asian works. ...
'This Is a Robbery': Netflix Releases New Docuseries On The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist
wbur / April 5th, 2021
"...the Gardner heist story finds people unwittingly rooting for criminals, or art, or perhaps both." - wbur "...it could be that a bombshell is forthcoming." - Daily Beast An unsolved mystery for over 30 years, the brazen art heist at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum still baffles ...
Hokusai's 'Great Wave' Print Fetches Record $1.6 Million at Christie's; $35 Garage Sale Find Brings Over $700k at Sotheby's
ArtfixDaily / March 17th, 2021
Christie’s Tuesday sale of Japanese Art and Korean Art achieved a total of $9,712,250 with 85% sold by lot and 197% hammer above low estimate. There was global participation with registered bidders from 35 countries and 51% of lots sold to online buyers. The top lots of the sale were a hanging ...
$35 Yard Sale Find Could Bring Up To Half A Million At Auction
Guardian / March 3rd, 2021
A blue-and-white bowl purchased for $35 by an eagle-eyed antiques enthusiast at a yard sale has turned out to be an extremely rare 15th-century Chinese artifact that is expected to sell for up to $500,000 at auction. The unidentified seller discovered the small floral bowl in a New Haven, ...
'The Great Chinese Art Heist' Will Be Directed By Jon M. Chu of 'Crazy Rich Asians' Fame
Deadline / March 1st, 2021
Jon M. Chu will direct The Great Chinese Art Heist, a new film from Warner Bros. based on a 2018 GQ article by Alex W. Palmer, first reported Deadline. The GQ article details the mysterious high-profile thefts of Chinese art and antiques from museums in Europe, including prized works ...
Dive Right Into the V&A's New Digital Platform of 1.2 Million Collection Objects
ArtfixDaily / February 28th, 2021
The V&A has launched Explore the Collections, a new digital platform that enables everyone from around the world to search, explore and discover over 1.2m objects from the museum’s collections. This new online experience forms a key part of the V&A’s goal to revolutionize access to ...
From Winning Face Masks to Tea Time and a Tokyo Hotel Room, Artist Takashi Murakami Branches Out in Design
ArtfixDaily / February 22nd, 2021
Takashi Murakami's production studio Kaikai Kiki has long collaborated with brands from Louis Vuitton to Uniqlo, and the uber-popular Japanese artist's latest projects span from $70 face masks to a gallery-like hotel room experience for about $4,300. A Grand Hyatt Tokyo hotel room is ...
'Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society' Resumes Museum Tour
ArtfixDaily / February 21st, 2021
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) presents Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society, on view March 6 through May 30, 2021. Initially planned for the Spring of 2020, the exhibition was on view for just three days ...
103 'Lost' Drawings Represent Hokusai 'At Peak of His Powers' In Late Life
Spectator / February 11th, 2021
The British Museum acquired a trove of 19th century Japanese master printmaker Hokusai's "rediscovered" drawings for £270,000, with Art Fund assistance, last year that will make up an exhibition and new book in September. The 103 drawings emerged at a French auction in 2019. Laura ...
'No Ocean Between Us' Exhibition to Feature Modern and Contemporary Art by Latin American and Caribbean Artists of Asian Descent
ArtfixDaily / December 17th, 2020
On February 12, the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) will open No Ocean Between Us, an exhibition that explores the art of Asian diasporas in Latin America and the Caribbean. The exhibition features approximately 65 works of modern and contemporary art by Latin American and Caribbean artists of ...
Schwenke December 6th Auction Features Furniture and Decorations From Shagbark Farm, Washington CT Country Estate
ArtfixDaily / November 29th, 2020
Woodbury, CT – On Sunday, December 6th Schwenke Auctioneers will hold a Holiday Fine Estates Auction comprising over 400 lots of diverse and eclectic decorations and antiques sourced from various local and regional estates and collections. Shagbark Farm The sale features over 180 lots from ...