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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, February 17, 2011

Gerhard Richter's "Regenbogen" sold for $1,537,830.

Successful Sotheby's auction unfettered by "Orgy of the Rich" protest
artinfo - February 16th, 2011 18:27

A band of activists invaded a contemporary art evening auction at Sotheby's London on February 15. Amidst the action-packed sale that sent 54 of 59 lots to a total $71,051,252 (£44,359,900), far exceeding the $48.7-68.9 million presale estimate, the group of protestors made a disturbance with cell phone rings and threw around fake bank notes to the amusement of bidders. The youthful bandits unfurled a banner with the words "Orgy of the Rich" before being peacefully escorted from the ...

A REVAMPED ARCOmadrid OPENED ITS DOORS ON FEBRUARY 16

ARCOmadrid_2011, the art fair organised by IFEMA, opens its doors on its 30th edition this Wednesday 16th February and runs until Sunday 20th. The fair debuts a revamped programme and ...

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	OVER TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, JOAN B MIRVISS LTD PAYS TRIBUTE TO JAPANESE AVANT-GARDE CERAMICISTS Release Date: 16 February 2011 “BIRDS OF DAWN: PIONEERS OF JAPAN’S SÔDEISHA CERAMIC MOVEMENT” OPENING FOR ASIA WEEK March 16 THROUGH April 29, 2011 at 39 East 78th Street NY. Over ten years in the making, Joan Mirviss Ltd presents “Birds of Dawn: Pioneers of Japan's Sôdeisha Ceramic Movement,” which opens on ... Read more

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