Internet titan Peter Norton sells more of art collection (Reuters)
Reuters - Works by Damien Hirst, Ed Ruscha and Roy Lichtenstein are among Post-War and Contemporary art that will be sold by Christie's at an auction next month that will also feature 45 works from the collection of Silicon Valley pioneer Peter Norton. View full post on Yahoo! News: Arts
Old Masters auctions total more than $120 million (Reuters)
Reuters - Old Masters paintings brought in more than $120 million at auction sales this week, with several works selling for more than $5 million each and records set for some artists. View full post on Yahoo! News: Arts
Study: Americans spend more on arts than movies (AP)
AP - The National Endowment for the Arts has released a new study showing that although more Americans regularly go to the movies, they spend more money on the performing arts in terms of ticket revenue. View full post on Yahoo! News: Arts
Michal Rovner – More
1st Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art / Invasion Exhibition / Moscow House of Photography
More than bums on seats: Australian Participation in the arts
Do you think arts are elitist or only for baby boomers? Think again. According to a new survey, 9 in 10 Australians participate in the arts, and 4 in 10 Australians create art themselves. More than bums on seats: Australian participation in the arts is a new research from the Australia Council for the Arts. This video is about what art participation means in real terms, and paints a picture of Australians and the art in 21st century. More information and a full report is available on the Australia council for the arts website: www.australiacouncil.gov.au/participation Music credits: Track title: FBI, Composer: Yuri Sazonoff (SOCAN), Publisher: Yuri Sazonoff (SOCAN). Courtesy of www.Shockwave-Sound.com
After Matisse’s Bronze “Back” Fetched a Record Price, Four More Head to Sotheby’s (ARTINFO)
ARTINFO - Last November Larry Gagosian paid $49 million for Henri Matisse's bronze "Back IV" at Christie's, setting a new record for the artist at auction. Now a Texas art foundation that owns four more sculptures from the series — which consists of 48 bronze casts of four numbered plaster sculptures, 43 of which were fired after the artist's death — has decided that they're too expensive to hold onto. They too will head to an auction house for a private Sotheby's sale. View full post on Yahoo! News: Arts
“DAAR SYNOMAL ” – TECHNO MINIMAL 2009 – DJ SURRE ALL (C). DANCING TECHNO. More techno viking.
ELECHTRONIC TECHNO MUSIC 2009: DAAR SYNOMAL - DJ SURRE ALL (C). VIDEO: (1) Techno Hentai; (2) Loveparade - fuckparade techno festiva Germany; (3) Techno Massaii dance; (4) dj surreal piano playing.