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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Ai Weiwei's art installation of 100 million hand-painted porcelain "Sunflower Seeds" is on view at London's Tate Modern through May 2.

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei disappears
Christian Science Monitor - April 5th, 2011 17:38

Chinese authorities have not disclosed the location of artist and social activist Ai Weiwei since detaining him on Sunday at Beijing's airport. The Communist government in China has been stepping up arrests of political dissenters following uprisings in the Middle East. The internationally-known artist, a co-designer of the Olympic "Bird's Nest" stadium whose art has been shown in galleries and museums worldwide, is a vocal critic of Chinese politics and has been arrested before. Prior to ...

Fritz Koenig - Mona II Bronze. 1971 Height: c. 250 cm (c. 98.4 in) Base: 70 x 80 cm (27.6 x 31.5 in) Estimate: € 40.000-50.000, US$ 55.000-70.000.

Special auction: Garden sculptures, featuring Fritz Koenig's "Mona II"
Release Date: 05 April 2011
While New York is still looking for a new location for Fritz Koenig’s sculpture “The Sphere,” which once stood in front of the World Trade Center as a symbol for world peace, the caryatid sculpture “Mona II“ by the same artist and from the same year can now be bought in an auction in ...

Rendering of Spring Show NYC Entrance at Park Avenue Armory.

Contrasting Old with New, Lars Bolander Creates Visual Tour de Force at the Arts and Antiques Dealers League of America Spring Show NYC April 28 - May 2, at the Park Avenue Armory
Release Date: 05 April 2011
Taking a bold approach to the conventional design of art and antique fairs, Lars Bolander, one of America's leading interior designers and tastemakers, will create a visual tour de force for the inaugural Spring Show NYC, organized by the Art & Antique Dealers League of America (AADLA). The ...

A Pair of Imperial Presentation Vases by Hattori Tadasaburo of Nagoya

Aspire Auctions March Auction Follow-Up
Release Date: 05 April 2011
April brings winter’s thaw and the advent of baseball season. In the city of Cleveland, those are hallowed things. At Aspire Auctions, however, these have taken second-place compared to a recent record-setting March auction.“Going into 2011, we knew our March auction was going to be ...

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	PALM BEACH SHOW GROUP ANNOUNCES THE INAUGURAL NAPLES ART, ANTIQUE & JEWELRY SHOW Release Date: 04 April 2011 The Palm Beach Show Group, recognized as the nation's leading producer of premiere jewelry, art and antique shows, is proud to announce the latest addition to its prestigious portfolio of shows, the Naples Art, Antique & Jewelry Show. Debuting February 9-13, 2012 at the new 50,000-square-foot ... Read more

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