Whats Happening in the World of Arts

Pinakothek der Moderne hosts ‘Passionately Provocative’ ~ The Stoffel Collection

Munich, Germany - Passionately provocative major works of contemporary art were collected by the Stoffels from the 1970's onwards. ‘Passionately Provocative’: the Modern Art Collection at the Pinakothek der Moderne is now showing a large part of this splendid collection for the very first time with some 120 works exhibited over more than 1,200 m.http://www.artknowledgenews.com/Pinakothek_der_Moderne_Stoffel.html

Wyer Gallery opens Annabel Emson's "An Other Space"
London - Wyer Gallery presents an exhibition of new paintings by Annabel Emson. An Other Space opens with a private view on Thursday 20th November 2008. Teetering on the edge of abstraction and representation, Emson’s paintings reflect the patterns that arise naturally in the structure of the world around us. However, despite drawing inspiration from both the natural and manmade environment, she does not depict recognizable landscapes in existence somewhere but, working intuitively and spontaneously from memory, alludes to some less tangible or fleeting place or space, rooted in memory perhaps but which has become something other, independent, self-determining and lawless.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Wyer_Gallery_Other_Space.html


Agora Gallery features Shifra in "Altered States of Reality"

NEW YORK, NY -The Agora Gallery is proud to present Shifra in Altered States of Reality: an Exhibition of Analog and Digital Fine Art Photography. Scheduled to run from November 19th through December 9th, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Shifra's dynamic photographs. Shifra's photographic explorations of the city highlight dynamic attributes of steel, stone, and glass that are easily overlooked in daily life. Dissembling space and skewing the conventions of perspective, her large format photography allows audiences to encounter the world from unusual points of view. http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Shifra.html

Nasser Azam Homage to Bacon Sold for $332,500 at Phillips de Pury Auction
LONDON - A painting by acclaimed London artist Nasser Azam was sold on Friday 14th November for $332,500 in New York at Phillips de Pury’s Contemporary Art Part II auction. Azam’s work, Homage to Francis Bacon: Triptych I was the second highest bid of the day, selling for $75,000 more than the high estimate. Nasser’s work was one of the surprise successes, fetching more than pieces by Banksy and Gilbert and George during an otherwise cautious day.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Nasser_Azam.html

Art Paris Abu Dhabi 08 ~ Modern & Contemporary Art Fair

ABU DHABI - For its second edition, artparis-AbuDhabi is returning to the Emirates Palace to present a broad and impressive panorama of artistic creation of the 20th and 21st centuries. This year, the fair is strengthening its policy of selection and participation of contemporary art galleries active in the international market. In 2007, artparis installed itself for the first time in Abu Dhabi, creating the largest fair for modern and contemporary art ever organized in the United Arab Emirates. The result: a turn over of USD 15,867,000 for a fair that attracted 9,200 visitors and collectors in just three days.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Art_Paris_Abu_Dhabi_08.html