Last Year a friend of Fadwebsite Jess Hurd was arrested under the Anti Terrorism Laws, while photographing a wedding now another artist has been arrested for photographing buildings (see below) is being a photographer a terrorism offense in the UK now? At lunchtime on Wednesday 17 December the well-known artist was arrested in Amelia Street whilst taking photographs. He is working on a project supported by a consortium of developers to record the changing face of the Elephant & Castle. His exhibition {...}

Greek Cypriot industrialist and heavyweight European contemporary art collector Dakis Joannou has brought together an all star team to create the most unique watercraft on the sea. Named “Guilty”, the 35 meter long yacht is decked out with sleek, artistic interiors by Ivana Porfiri and a pop-art exterior camouflage design by Jeff Koons. This design experiment injects a dose of eccentric fun and innovation into the traditional design language of classic nautical architecture.

Tanya Vlach, a San Francisco-based artist, lost her eye in a 2005 car accident, and now keeps a blog chronicling the “monocular life.” She’s got a real-enough looking prosthetic peeper, but Tanya’s a self-described “sci-fi geek,” and, with the approval of her doctor, she’s put out a call for engineers to build her a camera… for her fake eye. (more…)

From November 23rd through December 15th, Ke Center for the Contemporary Arts will be hosting Yoko Ono’s first ever solo exhibition in Shanghai. Called Yoko Ono-Fly, the show will present the artist’s diverse work from throughout her long career. Ono herself will be at the exhibition opening, which takes place on the evening of November 22nd at 7pm (more…)

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In a salesroom overflowing with collectors like the actor Steve Martin, the financier Eli Broad and the fashion designer Valentino, Sotheby’s barely managed to sell $125.1 million worth of contemporary art on Tuesday night, well below the low estimate of $202.4 million. (more…)