Last week the Louvre Abu Dhabi surprised many with intriguing (and vague) tweets that they would be displaying Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi. Without offering an explanation as to when or how they would be showing the work, the circumstances surrounding its landmark museum debut remained a mystery.
December 2017 Art News
Art Basel and BMW are delighted to present the next artist shortlist and to continue their joint initiative to recognize and support emerging artists worldwide.
A rare painting completed in 1955 by President John F. Kennedy and auctioned by Kennedy family heirs sold for $162,500 in Heritage Auctions' Dec. 2 Americana & Political Auction.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum announced the selection of artists commissioned to produce works for the third and final phase of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative. Cao Fei, Duan Jianyu, Lin Yilin, Wong Ping, and Samson Young have been selected for their unconventional artistic practices, creative experimentation, and critical reflections on social conditions in a technologically mediated reality.
Opening to the public today in Miami Beach, Art Basel is one of the largest and most anticipated art fairs in the US. A giant party combining high-stakes networking and a sales events, art stars are made at Art Basel (or at least they hope to be).
Today in a trio of multi-language tweets, the Louvre Abu Dhabi announced that they will display Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi. The museum, which opened last month, offered no further details on the upcoming display of the sensational painting. Dubbed by Christie's as "The Last da Vinci", the painting set a world record at auction last month, selling for $450 million, despite doubts about its authenticity.
Awarded annually by the Tate, the Turner Prize honors "an artist born, living or working in Britain, for an outstanding exhibition or public presentation of their work anywhere in the world in the previous year." The Tate describes this year's recipient as follows:
“Portraits of the World: Switzerland” is the inaugural exhibition in a series that will highlight the global context of American Portraiture.
On November 11th, a museum opened in Abu Dhabi. And as is fitting for a city known for its glittering skyscrapers and luxury accommodations, it wasn't just any museum. A collaboration with the Louvre in Paris, the Louvre Abu Dhabi is being billed as a new culture hub for the Middle East.
Sotheby’s is delighted to announce its inaugural History of Science & Technology auction.
