©Hasunuma Masahiro Compartment city – Tokyo is the contemporary theatre unit headed by Takayama Akira, Port B’s contribution to Festival/Tokyo09. The installation-like piece set in Ikebukuro West Gate Park takes the form of a small booth inside which visitors canView More >
Sotheby’s New York Contemporary Art evening sale on 11 November realized a total of $134,438,000 – far above estimates – from 52 lots sold. The top lot was Andy Warhol’s 200 One Dollar Bills (1991) fetching $43,762,500 (est. $8-12,000,000), followedView More >
An adhoc gathering of the young researchers affiliated with the now completed CREAM Forum series of talks and discussions by Japanese and international artists and media arts researchers held in conjunction with the International Festival for Arts and Media Yokohama.View More >
Christie’s New York Post-War and Contemporary evening sale on 10 November realized a total of $74,151,500 from 39 lots sold. The top lot was Peter Doig’s Reflection (What does your soul look like) (1991) fetching $10,162,500 (est $4-6,000,000), followed byView More >
Round one of talk events planned by the Takahashi Collection Hibiya in conjunction with ‘neoneo girls’ open up Ama-no-Iwato (heavenly rock cave) by herselves currently underway at the gallery. Collector Takahashi Ryutaro chats with exhibiting artists Matsui Erina (Gold prizeView More >
Admission to selected museums and exhibitions in Tokyo will be free for the four days from 12 – 15 November to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Emperor’s enthronement. At the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT), see for freeView More >
Art Dubai has announced the dates for its 2010 contemporary art fair. The fourth edition, boasting the most comprehensive exhibits and special programs to date, will take place from Wednesday through Saturday, March 17 – 20. With the increasing attentionView More >
・Paris’ Pompidou Center plans to create a roving museum to take its masterpieces of modern art to France’s culturally deprived rural regions and rough suburbs. (New York Post) http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FRANCE_ROVING_POMPIDOU?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ・The Museo Guggenheim Bilbao is completing feasibility studies for a satelliteView More >
Lee Seung-taek Painted Flowers on the Rocks 1968 The Nam June Paik Art Center Prize, an international award of US$50,000 split among the winners, announced the recipients of its inaugural prize on 9 November. The prize recognizes artists withView More >
Photo: Anthony Browell Australian curator Nick Waterlow was found dead on 9 November. He was 68 years of age. Mr. Waterlow was director of the Ivan Dougherty Gallery at the College of Fine Arts at the University of New SouthView More >