Media tycoon and self-made billionaire Oprah Winfrey made a name for herself not only in television but also in fine art. A few years ago, she made a massive profit when she sold a 1912 painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt to an undisclosed Chinese buyer for $150 million. She originally bought the “Adele Bloch-Bauer
CNN — Consider Michelangelo’s famous “Creation of Adam,” Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” or Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” When you think of Western art’s grand visual narratives of humanity’s inception — and all its triumphs, beauty, tragedies and meaning — they likely look very White. This is because, for centuries, the artistic traditions
©Firelei Báez/Photo Amilcar Navarro/Courtesy Hauser & Wirth Firelei Báez, an artist whose lush paintings and sculptural installations have been seen widely in recent years, has joined Hauser & Wirth, the market juggernaut with more than a dozen galleries worldwide. Hauser & Wirth will show and sell Báez’s art globally, meaning that her longtime representative, New
Nkem Odeh-Ifeyinwa represents a remarkable opportunity to delve into the world of art as a financial venture. Born on March 7, 1994, in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, Nkem has quickly risen to prominence in the global art scene, making waves that extend far beyond his homeland. With a degree from the esteemed Department of Fine
To mark the occasion of World Environment Day and the pursuit of a more sustainable world, the European Patent Office (EPO) is pleased to announce the winners of the Kids’ collaborative art competition. A highlight of the EPO’s exciting programme to celebrate 50 years since the signing of the European Patent Convention, the competition was
Here’s the story of… an art collector who bought the original Brady Bunch home from HGTV. And despite previous reports, it seems that she absolutely loves it. Art collector and property owner Tina Trahan wants to set the record straight. During an interview with The Wall Street Journal earlier this month, Trahan said that HGTV,
Opening its autumn season for 2023, Arnolfini has announced the first major solo European museum exhibition from Elias Sime, one of Ethiopia’s leading contemporary artists, known for his exceptional craftsmanship. Its title, Eregata እርጋታ derives from the artist’s language, Amharic – translated by Sime as being close to the English word ‘serene’, although recognising that
Research by the Best for Britain group has found the number of bands and singers from the bloc appearing at four major British music festivals has fallen since the UK left the EU Glastonbury was one of the festivals analysed(Matt Cardy/Getty Images) The number of European bands and singers playing British musical festivals has plummeted
Opulently clad in a crimson tunic, the subject of Jan Jansz Mostaert’s “Portrait of an African Man” looks pensively, even imperiously, into the distance, his cream-gloved hands clasping a sword and purse — symbols of status and wealth. Captured in oils in 1525-30, he poses hand on hip with the “Renaissance elbow”, commanding space. Thought
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