DÉJÀ VU At the Farewell

I took a personal interest in Melena Ryzik’s post today to the ArtsBeat blog of The New York Times, since it involved plans for the final performances by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Ryzik reported that the visual artist for this occasion...

Andy Warhol Flowers Painting Sold for Over $1.3 Million

On Wednesday, July 20, 2011, artnet Auctions achieved a world record for the sale of an Andy Warhol 1978 painting entitled Flowers, which sold for $1,322,500 (Premium). How People Arrived Here: andy warhol foundation for visual art sold 1989 flower

Enzensberger on Terrorism

Last month I wrote that I was first drawn to Hans Magnus Enzensberger through his study of the bomb-throwing anarchists of the late nineteenth century, entitled “Dreamers of the Absolute;” and, in Michael Roloff’s anthology, Politics...

The Cult of the Professional

It was probably only a matter of time before Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur, would get around to taking a long hard look at the future of creative artists in the world the Internet has made. He has now done so on the Web site of the London...

Satya Paul Presents Fashion Inspired By Contemporary Art

In its third collection as a part of the inspirational series, Satya Paul in association with Chateau Indage will uncork the Pop Art collection at the ITC Grand Central. For Puneet Nanda at Satya Paul, it is a significant one of many steps, to bring art...