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Renderings by architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro Broad museum plans revealed
huffington Post - January 9th, 2011 21:21
Billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad and the Broad Art Foundation unveiled architectural renderings for a new gallery showcasing contemporary art (which will be known as The Broad) planned for Downtown Los Angeles. The site is across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), the blossoming cultural center of the city which has attracted $15.5 billion in private investment over the last decade. "This has been some 40 years in the making," said Broad. ...

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In 2010, Alberto Giacometti's 'L'Homme qui marche I" sold for £65 million (US$104.3 million) at Sotheby's in London.
Record auction prices, successful art fairs, and quick gallery sales in 2010 may have reflected both pent-up demand for exceptional pieces and an increasing interest in art and antiques as ...
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Johann Berthelsen at Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches Major Antiques & Fine Art Auction
January 10-11, 2011
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
West Palm Beach, Florida
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Sculptor's Death Dates Unearthed: Edmonia Lewis Died in London in 1907
Cultural historian Marilyn Richardson has solved one of the persistent mysteries of American art history: where and when did the sculptor Edmonia Lewis die? The answer is, London, England, on 17 ...

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Incense burner with a deity with aquatic elements, 700–750; Palenque, Mexico; ceramic; 46 3/4 x 22 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.; Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes - Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Museo de Sitio de la Zona Arqueológia de Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, 10-604759.  Courtesy Peabody Essex Museum, photograph © Jorge Pérez de Lara Saint Louis Art Museum Presents Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea
Release Date: 06 January 2011
The Saint Louis Art Museum will bring Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea, a breathtaking exhibition showcasing more than 90 works of Maya art to its galleries on February 13, 2011. The works on view, many shown for the first time in the United States are from Mexico, Belize, Honduras and ...

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