THE ART OF LIVING

3 July 2009  |  Week in Review  |  Fine Art

June 26 - July 3

This week: Art in America analyzes the Spring art market; Contemporary artist team Guyton/Walker extend their international influence; Madonna nude gallery goes on display in London; and Dr. Chagnan Burke offers a how-to on building an effective center for the arts.

  • Market Surges at Christie’s London Contemporary Sale The contemporary art market enjoyed an upswing last night at Christie's Post-War and Contemporary night sale in London, where mostly British and European buyers swept up 35 of the 40 lots offered (88 percent by lot, 86 percent by value), exceeding the pre-sale estimate of $24 million for a total take of $31.77 million. From Artinamericamagazine.com
  • Guyton/Walker Serve Creative Juices Wade Guyton and Kelley Walker, the two artists who make up the artistic tag-team Guyton/Walker, can finally take a vacation. In the last month alone, they decorated the prime entry space of one of the pavilions at the Venice Biennale, opened a show at Air de Paris Gallery, and, as of last night, extended their international tour to Greene Naftali Gallery in Chelsea. From Interviewmagazine.com
  • The Madonna Nudes Thirty years after a then-unknown 20-year-old model bared all, a new exhibition of photographs opens in London today. View the Highlights Gallery on TheDailyBeast.com. From TheDailyBeast.com
  • Interview with Dr. Chagnan-Burke Dr. Chagnan Burke touts the belief that a successful art center must have a community of local as well as international artists, strong support from institutions such as museums, a base of collectors and financial support, as well as energetic dealers, sympathetic critics, and celebrated institutes for arts education. Visit Whitewallmag.com to find out which European cities are on the rise and which are on the fall. From Whitewallmag.com