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By Adrian Darmon
R.B KITAJ: PASSION AND MEMORY The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles (2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90049)presents R. B. Kitaj: "Passion and Memory—Jewish Works from His Personal Collection". On view from January 11 through March 30, 2008. The exhibition is devoted to the work of American painter R. B. Kitaj, one of the most celebrated and controversial artists of our time, who recently died at the age of 74. Created in cooperation with the artist over the course of two years, this rare presentation focuses on Kitaj's intimate exploration of Jewish identity, history and culture and his efforts to establish a "Jewish Art." Link
BARANOFF-ROSSINE AT THE STATE RUSSIAN MUSEUM IN SAINT PETERSBURG For the first time in Russia, the State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg is showing the works of painter Vladimir Baranoff-Rossiné until April 21, 2008 Link
EXHIBITION AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART IN NEW YORK OF NEARLY 100 WORKS BY LUCIAN FREUD EXHIBITION AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART IN NEW YORK OF NEARLY
100 WORKS BY LUCIAN FREUD EXPLORES THE CRUCIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIS
ETCHINGS AND WORKS ON CANVAS Link
SOTHEBY'S SALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN LONDON Held on Dec 12, 2007 with some good results recorded for emerging artists Link
RECORD BREAKING SALES FOR CHRISTIE'S IN ASIA Hong Kong–Christie's, the world's leading art business, concluded five daysofrecord-breaking sales during the last week of November 2007 with themost significant and strongest series of sales ever held in Asia,totaling HK$2,106,117,250 (US$ 270,425,455/£ 130,158,046/€ 182,389,754). This is the highest ever achieved in a sales season in Asiaand is a 28% increase over Christie's record-breaking Autumn 2006 sales(HK$1.64 billion/US$211 million/£101.5 million/€ 143 million). Link
CHRISTIE'S SALE OF RUSSIAN WORKS OF ART: A SUCCESS The Christie's sale of Russian works of art held in London on November 28 2007 went far beyond expectations Link
CHRISTIE'S SALE OF THE SOMOV COLLECTION Record prices were registered for several Russian painters during that sale... Link
FABERGE EGG SOLD FOR A WORLD RECORD PRICE IN LONDON London – The Rothschild Fabergé Egg sold on November 28, 2007 at Christie's for £8,980,500 / $18,499,830 / €12,509,837, a world record price for a Russian object (not including paintings) at auction, for a work of art by Fabergé at auction, and for any timepiece (clock or watch) at auction Link
CRAZY ENTHUSIASM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART Christie's, Sotheby's and other major auction houses recorded incredible prices during their Contemporary Art sales during the last ten days of November 2007. Link
PRICES FOR CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS GO UP THE CEILING Christie's recorded some smashing bids during its sale of Asian Contemporary Art in Hong Kong in late Novemebr 2007 Link
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