To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first performance of Yves Klein’s Monotone Symphony and Anthropometries of the Blue Period in March, 1960, Quadratura and GV Art present a new performance utilising the latest in interactive video projection and sound design technology.

“One day it was clear to me that my hands and tools were no longer sufficient to work with the {...}

LONDON.- The Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale took place on 12 February 2010 at Christie’s and realized £39,149,500 / $61,073,220 / €44,278,085 selling 90% by lot and 96% by value. The sale had a pre-sale estimate of £26,290,000 to £38,260,000.

Francis Outred, Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art, {...}

Byron Kim, Synecdoche 1991 © Courtesy of Max Protetch Gallery.

At a time of unprecedented interest in the role of colour in graphic design, fashion and interior design, Tate Liverpool will be presenting Colour Chart: Reinventing Colour, 1950 to Today. The exhibition looks at the shifting moment in twentieth-century art, when a group of artists began to perceive colour as ‘readymade’ {...}

Artprice’s TOP 10 ranking: the art market heavyweights in 2008
Every year Artprice publishes its ranking of artists based on auction revenue. At the end of 2007 the figures were remarkable: the market’s Top 10 had generated a combined total of $1.8bn, up no less than 50% on the previous year’s total. In 2008 the total was $100m lower than {...}