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Spanish leaders and the entire art world mourned Tuesday the death of the great avant-garde painter and sculptor Antoni Tapies.Global art auction sales surged to a record $11.5 billion (8.7 billion euros) last year despite the weak world economy, with China cementing its spot as the top market, research showed Wednesday.Jan David Winitz, president/founder of Claremont Rug Company, today described his market for art-level 19th century Oriental carpets as increasingly being led by connoisseurs whomThe auctioneer rattled off prices and artists' names with breathtaking speed, punctuating every sale with the announcement "Saa ... saa ... saa -- TIM!" meaning sold in English.LONDON (Reuters) - Christie's on Tuesday kicked off a fortnight of major London art sales with a bang, hitting or exceeding the most optimistic pre-sale expectations and extending 2011's record-breaking run into the new year. At its impressionist and modern evening sale, the world's largest auctioneer sold works worth 97.8 million pounds ($155 million), which was toward the top end of estimates ...One of the great ironies of human existence is that art and science are both optional costs for culture.Art Fair 2.0 takes a second stab at the virtual exhibition (and the Web site runs more smoothly this year).MARLBOROUGH, MA-- - Skinner, Inc., a leading full-service auctioneer and appraiser of antiques and fine art, announces Judith Dowling as the Director of Asian Works of Art. Dowling brings more than 20 ...Montreal's Contemporary Art Event Opens up Underground "Passageways"BEVERLY, MA and DANVERS, MA-- - Montserrat College of Art's Gallery http://www.montserrat.edu/galleries/ opens a new exhibit "Random Access: Data as Art" at 23 Essex St, Beverly, on view through ...Art - Yahoo! News Search Results
