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A lost Jackson Pollack painting??

( Art )

Not quite.  This is a rendering of what could be the new Paris, as seen through the eyes of Britain’s Pritzker Prize winning architect, Richard Rogers – most famous for the Pompidou centre.
Nicolas Sarkozy recently invited 10 of the worlds most renowned architects to submit proposals for over hauling the city, the most ambitious concept [...]

Do these qualify as public art… I hope so

( Art )

Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images-Courtesy BBC
Imagine how magical it would be to walk down a city street lined with these whimsical butterfly-shaped LED street lights. They’re one of the hottest items on display at the 5th International Flat Panel Display Expo in Tokyo, which opened today. Despite the economic downturn, flat panel technology is thought [...]

Robert Mapplethorpe: Portraits at the Palm Springs Art Museum

Louise Nevelson, 1986 gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 in. 

Self Portrait, 1980 gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 in. 

Grace Jones, 1984 gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 in.

Paloma Picasso, 1980 gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 in. 
The Palm Springs Art Museums exhibit of nearly 100 portraits by Robert Mapplethorpe, is nearing the end of its [...]

Taking Shape: Finding Sculpture in the Decorative Arts

Paneled room at the J. Paul Getty Museum with a pair of wall lights, one of which is
featured in the exhibition.

Wall Light with the Herm of Zephyr, French (Paris),
about 1700-1715. The J. Paul Getty Museum

Side Table, attributed to Johann Paul Schor, about 1670. 
The J. Paul Getty Museum
 
Currently on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum [...]

20th Century Decorative Arts Auction

Lloyd Wright walnut hexagonal dining table, 
Lot 2130, Estimate $3,000 – $5,000
Set of twelve green velvet upholstered dining chairs
Lot 2132, Estimate $2,500 – $3,500

 Lloyd Wright, pair of green velvet upholstered club chairs and ottoman, 
Lot 2136, Estimate:$1,500 – $2,500

Bird of Paradise Residence, Lloyd Wright
(not part of Bonhams sale)
It’s my favorite time of year again at Bonhams & [...]