Despite please from Mexico, sale of pre-Columbian works goes ahead and brings in €1.2 million
Despite attempts by Mexico to halt an auction of pre-Columbian artefacts, the sale by Alexandre Millon went ahead on September 18th at Drouot in Paris. The artefacts that have caused […]
Warhol’s ‘Athletes’ series heads to auction alongside other works from the Richard L. Weisman collection
‘I personally don’t like to limit the scope of my collecting – I just love the art.’ Richard L. Weisman, a businessman who passed away last year, once made that […]
Here’s who’s exhibiting this year at Frieze London…
As autumn begins to sneak into London, the telltale signs that Frieze are popping up as well. In addition to Frieze Sculpture, which has been on view to the public […]
The beloved collection of I.M. and Eileen Pei heads to auction, estimated to bring in $25 million
I.M. Pei is easily one of the most important architects of the past 50 years, if not the last century. At 102, he passed away earlier this year in May […]
Germany returns two paintings to heirs of Jewish art collector and businessman
In the latest in restitution news, Germany has returned another two paintings taken during World War II. This time, the works have gone back to the heirs of a well-known […]
Sibling rivalry is taken to the next level as brother sues brother over the sale of a Warhol ‘Moonlanding’ prints
Anyone with siblings knows the knock-down-drag-out fights that you ended up in as kids, but this is a case in which a dispute between siblings is headed to court. On […]
‘ArcelorMittal Orbit’ slides into £13 million of debt
In 2016, what is lauded as the world’s longest tunnel slide, was opened in London. The slide snaked around ArcelorMittal Orbit, a sculpture designed by artists Anish Kapoor for the […]
