Art Dealers Association of America announces 2012 Art Show

NEW YORK, N.Y.- The 24th edition of The Art Show, the nation’s foremost and longest running fine art fair, takes place March 7 through March 11, 2012 in New York City. Organized by the Art Dealers Association of America to benefit Henry Street Settlement, the fair presents the nation’s leading art dealers and galleries showcasing a variety of museum quality exhibits ranging from cutting-edge, 21st century works, to masterpieces from the 19th and 20th centuries. Expanding its roster for the first time in [...]

Happy Ending: major solo exhibition by American artist Greg Miller at Scream London

LONDON.- Scream presents a major solo exhibition of new large-scale works by American artist Greg Miller. Although Miller has been exhibiting regularly and to critical acclaim in the USA since 1975, Happy Ending is surprisingly his first solo exhibition in the UK. Miller uses collage and paint to create large-scale works, which explore the urban streetscape within a broader historical context. His monumental paintings and eye-catching installations serve to capture for prosperity the most intangible aspects of American culture. His pop art-inspired [...]

The United Kingdom’s Premier National Art and Antiques Fair to Be Held March 23-29

LONDON.- Visitors to The 19th BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair, the UK’s premier national art and antiques Fair and showcase for more than 100 members of the prestigious British Antique Dealers’ Association, can expect to see these twenty highlights, plus much more, from 23-29 March 2011. Situated in one of London’s most affluent areas, the Duke of York Square, off Sloane Square, surrounded by luxury shops and restaurants, makes it the ideal location for visitors travelling from far and [...]

The American International Fine Art Fair Closes with Record Attendance and Strong Sales

PALM BEACH, FL.- The American International Fine Art Fair closed its 15th edition with record attendance and strong sales reported by a number of dealers. More than 42,500 attendees visited the 10-day event. Many dealers reported outstanding sales results. “We had the best fair in the 14 years that we have been participating in Palm Beach,” said arms and armor dealer Peter Finer of London. Italian goldsmith and jeweler Buccellati echoed these sentiments: “This was also the best year in [...]

Works to Go on Display at the 37th London International Fine Art Fair at Olympia

LONDON.- The London International Fine Art Fair (LIFAF) at Olympia is the first fair of the Summer Season, presenting the most broad ranging fine art and antiques event when it opens on Friday 4 June 2010. With a 37 year history, LIFAF is London’s largest and most established fair of its kind. Bringing together more than 150 prestigious British and international dealers, private buyers, curators, interior designers and devotees from around the world, the fair reinforces London ’s role as [...]

Rare Museum Quality Masterpieces at The European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht

MAASTRICHT.- Quality, rarity and provenance have become the hallmarks of TEFAF Maastricht and the world’s most influential art and antiques fair has an extraordinary range of important works on show at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) from 12-21 March 2010. Highlights of the 23rd edition of the Fair in the southern Netherlands include a bed that once belonged to the great French diplomat Talleyrand, the Italian Expressionist Marino Marini’s greatest picture, one of the last major paintings by [...]

Record Attendance Marks Opening of 14th American International Fine Art Fair

PALM BEACH, FL.- International Fine Art Expositions (IFAE) founders and AIFAF organizers David and Lee Ann Lester reported that a record 5,100 collectors attended the opening Vernissage honoring the Norton Museum of Art Tuesday evening at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. Sales during the first day of the fair indicate that the US art economy is rebounding strongly – consistent with very strong auction sales in New York on Wednesday – where a Giacometti sculpture sold for a record [...]

Gauguin Tahitian Masterpiece on Sale at TEFAF Maastricht

HELVOIRT.- One of Paul Gauguin’s last major works is to be offered for sale by the leading international art dealer Dickinson for a price in the region of €18 million (US$26 million) at TEFAF Maastricht. Gauguin created this painting during a final burst of creativity following his retreat to a remote Pacific island as far away from civilisation as possible. The 23rd edition of the world’s most influential art and antiques fair will take place at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition [...]

MoMA will Host Opening Night Benefit for the Armory Show 2010

NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art will host an evening benefit to celebrate the opening of The 2010 Armory Show on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. The acclaimed indie rock band The Walkmen will perform live in MoMA’s Agnes Gund Garden Lobby. The Walkmen’s most recent album, You & Me (Gigantic Records), was released in the summer of 2008 to critical acclaim, while the band’s 2004 single, “The Rat,” was recently ranked in the [...]