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  • MONIKER International Art Fair London 2010

    October 14th 10, 2:34

    MONIKER international Art fair is scheduled to make it’s debut this week bringing to London a welcome alternative to the familiar grind of the art fair season.
    Breaking from the traditional format, Moniker highlights the work of a generation of artists often overlooked in British mainstream fairs, though widely acclaimed by museums and established art institutions throughout the world. Designed to spotlight the movement within the ever-growing London art scene and its prominence within current international artistic trends in an innovative setting for art fans, collectors and critics; the debut art fair includes a formidable line-up of art works including many of our favourites the likes of  Steve Powers, Polly Morgan, Swoon, Ben Eine, Herakut, and Banksy with participating galleries including: Black Rat Press, London; Circleculture, Berlin; Carmichael Gallery, Los Angeles; Anonymous Gallery, New York City; Campbarbossa, London; New Image Art, Los Angeles; Choque Cultural, Sao Paulo; Galleria Patricia Armocida, Milan.

    MONIKER runs from October 14th until 17th (coinciding with Frieze Art Fair). Make sure you check it out if you’re in the area.

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  • Antony Gormley: Test Sites Exhibition at White Cube

    June 16th 10, 7:30

    Currently on exhibit at White Cube at Mason’s Yard in London is a great exhibition by Antony Garmley. The site-specific installation and a new series of cast iron blockwork sculptures.
    Engaging the viewer’s mobility, Gormley explores the relationship between time and object, and how objects act on us. In the lower ground-floor gallery, Gormley will exhibit a new installation of Breathing Room III the third and largest in this series of works which contain and implicate the viewer as the figure in a shifting ground. (more…)

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  • The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol | Presentation and Panel Discussion at NYPL

    June 15th 10, 19:56


    Cultural historian Dr. Steven Watson will moderate a book presentation and panel discussion at the New York Public Library come 23rd of June, focused on the new publication, The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol, a collection of intimate interviews with Warhol’s closest associates, friends and his superstars. (more…)

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  • Barry McGee & Clare Rojas | Leave It Alone & Together At Last Exhibition at Bolinas Museum

    June 14th 10, 7:27

    Scheduled to open this coming Saturday on the 19th of June at the Bolinas Museum is  an exciting exhibition that brings together two widely influential San Francisco artists, Barry McGee and Clare Rojas. (more…)

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  • GB SKINS x Solovair 8 Eye Boot

    May 25th 10, 23:03

    British-punk and skinhead culture inspired Japanese label GB SKINS gives us a look at their upcoming Solovair 8 Eye Boot Collaboration. A truly authentic collaboration that is perfect fit with the brand’s British punk identity. (more…)

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  • BLACK: Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume Exhibition at Antwerp’s MoMu Museum

    May 25th 10, 22:09

    Here is a look into the “Masters of Black” Exhibition currently on exhibit in the MoMu (Mode Museum Antwerpen). Dedicated to the use of  black in fashion and costume design, the exhibition illustrates the historical significance and the timeline of the colour black, with references to Belgian fine art paintings and sculptures from the 17th century to now. (more…)
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  • Takahiro Miyashita of Number(N)ine launches New Label: TheSoloIst

    May 20th 10, 10:24

    When we got news last year about the closing down of Takahiro Miyashita’s eminent label Number(N)ine, we were hoping that it wouldn’t be the end of the talented designer’s endeavors in fashion. Now, a little over a year since the announcement, we are pleased to hear that Takahiro Miyashita will be presenting an upcoming F/W Mens Collection under a new label titled TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloIst.  The collection will be shown in the form of an installation early July 2010.  Miyashita stated that a Womenswear line could be on the horizon, but will primarily focus on Menswear for now. No images on the collection as yet, but here is a look at an invitation for  the presentation which may give a very slight hint on what to expect. Stay tuned! (more…)

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  • Haider Ackermann to Launch Menswear

    May 20th 10, 7:34

    One of Antwerp Fashion Academy’s top alumni Haider Ackermann has announced his plans to show his first men’s looks at the Pitti W trade show in June. The Paris-based designer told WWD “We’re searching for the man behind the Ackermann woman. It’s just a start.”  Ackermann said elements of men’s wear would be commercialized next season, but declined to provide further details. “I find it harder to design men’s wear. Women’s wear is something I fantasize, but with men’s wear, you are comparing it to yourself. I am the consumer,” he mused. (more…)

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  • Banksy in New York Update

    May 18th 10, 21:55

    It seems that Poster Boy’s supporters have been quick to respond to the huge media attention the four New York Banksy pieces have received over the past few days, with the words “Free Henry! -Poster Boy” stenciled over three of the four pieces put up.  Take a look below.

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  • Roy Lichtenstein:Still Lifes at Gagosian Gallery New York

    May 18th 10, 20:52

    Currently on exhibit at the Gagosian Gallery in New York is the Roy Lichtenstein: Still Life Exhibition; the first exhibition devoted solely to Lichtenstein’s still life paintings, sculptures and drawings, which span from 1972 through the early 1980s.The exhibition brings together more than fiftyStill Life paintings and sculptures from prominent private collections and museums worldwide, including a selection of rarely seen Still Life drawings, many of which are precise sketches for the paintings and sculptures. These Still Lifes cover a variety of motifs and themes, ranging from traditional subjects such as fruit, flowers, and vases, to contemporary vernacular subjects, including the artist’s intentionally banal Office Still Lifes and the contents of his own studio. Subjects and movements are stripped of their original import and gravitas and recognizably reflect Lichtenstein’s signature “cartoonish” method of painting.

    Roy Lichtenstein: Still Lifes will be on exhibit till the 30th of July 2010. Definitely an exhibition you do not want to miss. Make sure you head over to Gagosian Gallery for a look if you are in the area.

    Gagosian Gallery

    555 West 24th Street
    New York, NY 10011
    T. 212.741.1111
    Hours: Tue-Sat 10-6

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  • Poster Boy Sentenced to 11 Months in Jail

    May 18th 10, 20:51

    Known subway ad slicing artist, Poster Boy has been sentenced to 11 months at Rikers Island for failing to appear in court.

    Last week, the judge made a ruling in his favor that would have allowed Poster Boy (Henry Matyjewicz) to avoid jail time,  but Matyjewicz failed to show up and was subsequently sentenced to 11 months at Rikers Island. Poster Boy’s attorney, Kerry Gotlib stated that “It should have been a happy day for him, but he wasn’t there,” Although Poster Boy did miss his May 6th court date he went to the court the following day around 2PM on May 7th to apologize, however the court wasn’t hearing any of that and he was taken into custody. He spent the weekend at Rikers and it was promptly sentenced to the 11 months. “It was unwarranted,” says Gotlib, who promised to absolutely appeal the “shocking decision.” He was expected to get 3 years probation, not jail time.

    More info at NYPost

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  • Phillips de Pury & Company Post-War and Contemporary Auction Results | The Hasley Minor Collection fetch $21.1 Mil

    May 18th 10, 2:12

    Debt-ridden collector and CNET founder Halsey Minor sold 19 of his 22 piece collection last week at the Phillips de Pury & Company post-war and contemporary art sale.  While the total sales figure for the sale tallied in at $37.9 million,  $21,049,500 of that figure was contributed by sales from the Hasley Minor Collection.

    Overall, 58 of the 74 lots found buyers, earning a sell-through rate of 78 percent by lot and 88 percent by value. Seven of the 58 lots sold for over a million dollars.

    Phillips de Pury fought hard for the prize consignment, reportedly giving up a chunk of the buyer’s premium to win the right to sell the much-talked-about merchandise. Its aggressive pursuit of the work seemed to pay off, particularly judging by attendance in the Chelsea space, with major collectors and players — like Stefan Edlis from Chicago, Don Rubellfrom Miami Beach, Lawrence Graff from London, and Peter Brant from Connecticut — watching the action.

    Attendance aside, the numbers were minuscule compared to Christie’s massive $232 million evening sale on Tuesday and Sotheby’s $190 million evening on Wednesday.

    In March this year Halsey Minor was instructed by a court order to give up dozens of artworks to satisfy a $21.6 million delinquent loan to ML Private Finance L.L.C., an affiliate of Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch.

    While the sale may cover a portion of Minor’s debt, Minor is still under a court order to pay Sotheby’s a further $6.64 million in a dispute over three artworks he had purchased at auction and later refused to pay for.

    RICHARD PRINCE Nurse in Hollywood #4, 2004 , SOLD AT $6,466,500

    Richard Prince’s Nurse in Hollywood #4 from Hasley Minor’s collection made the top-lot honors on the night, sold to an anonymous telephone bidder for $6,466,500, making it the most expensive lot on the night, and the 3rd highest price for a Richard Prince painting in an auction.  Three works by Ruscha sold for over $500,000, the most notable being Angry Because it’s Plaster, Not Milk, which fetched $3,218,500 making it the second most expensive lot of the night. (more…)

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  • Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction Results | Andy Warhol Self-Portrait Sets Record Price

    May 15th 10, 9:45

    The contemporary art market continued to soar at Sotheby’s evening sale on Wednesday as 50 of the 53 lots offered sold for a rousing $189,969,000, $28 million above its high estimate, a big jump from the auction house’s contemporary art sale last year which managed just $47 million.

    Despite having less estate on the market in comparison to Christie’s 79 lot sale that included Michael Crichton’s collection; Sotheby’s managed to sell the two most expensive paintings of the week and set five artist records, with sell-through rates hitting a marksmanlike 94 percent by lot and 98 percent by value. Of the 50 lots that sold, 39 went for more than a million dollars, and, of those, two exceeded $30 million and five made over $7 million.

    Analysts said the latest resurgence reflects a growing determination among the super-wealthy to invest in art, avoiding the hazards of the stockmarket and seeking a hedge against inflation.

    On the night of the auction, all eyes were on Andy Warhol’s Self-Portrait “Ghost” painting, which sold for $32,562,500, a new record for a Warhol self portrait at auction; more than doubled its $10 million-$15 million estimate, surpassing Christie’s biggest sale of Jasper Johns Flag for $29 million on Tuesday night. Its owner, the fashion designer Tom Ford, was able to watch via the internet from his London home as six bidders pushed up the price as they vied to buy it. (more…)

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  • Christie’s New York Post-War Contemporary Art Sale Results | Works from Collection of Michael Crichton

    May 14th 10, 4:57

    Following the record setting sale for Picasso’s 1932 masterpiece “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust” last week ($106,482,500); Collectors continue to spend big at Christie’s Post-War and contemporary art auction on Tuesday, led by Jasper Johns’ pop art painting “Flag” from a collection that had belonged to best-selling author Michael Crichton, which sold for a record $28.64 million to New York dealer Michael Altman; becoming the second most expensive work of art by a living artist ever to sell at auction, beaten only by Lucian Freud’s Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, which sold for $33.5 million in May 08. Four determined bidders tangled for the Jasper Johns’ Flag over a period of two minutes. Dated 1960 to 1966, Flag was purchased by Crichton directly from the artist in 1974, the same year that the author’s Terminal Man entered bookstores.

    Jasper Johns, Flag, Price realized: $28,642,500

    The final figure for the three day sale reached a sum of $231.9 million, including a session in which the first 56 lots sold in a row, many of them far above the high estimate. Only five of the 79 works offered failed to find takers. This represents a negligible 6 percent failure rate by lot, and 2 percent by estimate sales value, particularly remarkable in a field widely perceived to be more fragile than most. (more…)

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  • Rick Owens Interview: Alabaster and Bone

    May 13th 10, 20:25

    Coming off the back of his furniture exhibition in Berlin just a few weeks back, ARTINFO spoke to Rick Owens about his inspiration and design process for his more recent endeavors in furniture design.

    ARTINFO – Renowned Paris-based fashion designer Rick Owens is the man responsible for the distressed, skin-tight leather ensembles that have become the standard for moody, dark, grungy luxury wear. His much-coveted pieces, especially his leather jackets — often embellished with fur or shearling, and seen on fans like Madonna and Courtney Love — embody a sensibility that embraces contradictions, finding a place where medieval meets modern. They are thin and supple, with fluid lines; however, when worn, they exude a rugged and tough aesthetic.

    Owens channels this design philosophy into his new collection of furniture, on view at New York gallery Salon 94 from May 8 to June 25. For his first furniture show in the United States, titled “Pavane for a Dead Princess,” the California-born designer has transformed the gallery space into a contemporary, hyper-minimal rendering of a bedroom interior, based on his own Parisian home. He has a penchant for luxurious material, using translucent Spanish alabaster to carve a striking headboard, positioned near a wood, bronze, and alabaster day bed in a room draped with mink curtains.

    What prompted you to start designing furniture?

    When I moved into my house in Paris, I would have ideally stuffed it with Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Jean Dunand, and Eileen Grey. But, besides its prohibitive cost, all that Art Deco stuff is just too small for me. Instead, I decided to make fake, oversize versions with the same improvisational, Scotch–taped approach I applied to my first clothing collection.

    Fashion and furniture both have to be, on some level, functional and practical. Is there an overlap in how you approach those different areas of design?

    Just as I executed my interpretation of designer Madame Grès‘ styles in washed leather and old T-shirts, I sketched Jean Michel-Frank in black plywood. Once I saw how it came out, I thought it would be amusing to present it in my menswear showroom. It was intended as a one-time thing, but it developed a life of its own.

    How do you choose your materials? They seem to be an important aspect in your designs. Can you talk about using Spanish alabaster, for example?

    I probably think of lines first, before going to my fairly limited roster of materials: plywood, concrete, marble, leather, fur, and antlers. I’m using alabaster for the first time. I’m not trying to do anything particularly witty or startling. I’m just trying to make something I can live with that summarizes some of the experiences and touchstones that mean something to me and to our generation. It’s the same approach I bring to making clothes — I’m looking for rational, modest grace.

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