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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Detained artist Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads opening delayed in New York
Zodiac Heads - May 2nd, 2011 18:43

Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads, the first major public art sculpture by celebrated contemporary Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, was supposed to make its outdoor debut on May 2 in New York at the historic Pulitzer Fountain in Grand Army Plaza, the gateway to Central Park. Mayor Bloomberg's office sent out a statement on Monday saying that the official unveiling would be delayed due to news of Osama bin Laden's death. (See Zodiac Heads on Twitter for updates.) The dissident artist himself will ...

John Hill, The vegetable system. 26 volumes. 1759-86. Estimate: € 80.000.

Ketterer Kunst Auctions Absolute Rarity
Release Date: 02 May 2011
The complete series of John Hill’s masterpiece ”The Vegetable System,“ one of the 18th century's greatest and most elaborate botanical publications, is of outmost rarity. Carrying an estimate of € 80,000, the book will be called up at Ketterer Kunst in the auction of Rare Books in Hamburg ...

Mathias Bengtsson Danish, b. 1971 "Slice" chair, designed 1999 Aluminum; 29 1/2 x 35 x 29 in. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Friends of Art, M2011.11 Photo Courtesy of Industry Gallery

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM ACQUIRES ALUMINUM SLICE CHAIR by DESIGNER MATHIAS BENGTSSON
Release Date: 28 April 2011
Washington, DC (April 28, 2011) - Industry Gallery today announced the acquisition by the Milwaukee Art Museum of a limited edition aluminum Slice chair by Danish-born designer Mathias Bengtsson. The Milwaukee Art Museum’s Friends of Art supported the purchase of the important design, the ...

A MAGNIFICENT George V Gold Freedom Casket enamelled with the arms of the County Borough of Newport (Wales) , estimated at £18,000-22,000.

IMPORTANT CASKET HIGHLIGHTS AUCTION OF SILVER, WORKS OF ART AND OBJECTS OF VERTU
Release Date: 29 April 2011
A MAGNIFICENT George V Gold Freedom Casket enamelled with the arms of the County Borough of Newport (Wales) will highlight Matthew Barton Ltd’s auction of Silver, Works of Art and Objects of Vertu. The sale will take place on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 in West Kensington at 25 Blythe Road, W14. ...

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