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Ksenya Roz’s First Solo Exhibit is a Success

Posted by: Haute Living on July 14th, 2011

Artist Ksenya Roz is turning heads with the success of her first solo exhibit Disappear Here; The Art and Times of Ksenya Roz, curated by Yana Tara which opened July 7th in the Twelve 21 Event Space in New York City. [...read more]

Haute Alert: New West Hollywood Library Opening This Fall

Posted by: Mandy Baca on July 13th, 2011

The building of the new West Hollywood Library and community center, part of The West Hollywood Park Master Plan in West Hollywood, broke ground in early 2009. Two years later, phase 1 of the complex is almost complete (ahead of time) and set to debut this Fall with the Community Dedication and Grand Opening set for Saturday, October 1. The opening of the complex comes at the perfect time coordinating with the 25th Anniversary of the West Hollywood community. [...read more]

Piece From Picasso’s Bresnu Collection Stolen From San Francisco Gallery

Posted by: Haute Living on July 7th, 2011

What a tasteless crime! It has been reported that an original piece of Picasso’s Bresnu Collection has been stolen from the San Francisco Weinstein Gallery this past Tuesday morning. The 1962 drawing, “Tête de femme,” was believed to be worth about $200,000; gallery owner Rowland Weinstein gold hold of it in May at a New York auction for approximately $125,000, according to the San Francisco Examiner. [...read more]

Regina Arriola’s Travel Diary: Yohji Yamamoto Presents An Exhibition At London’s Victoria and Albert Museum

Posted by: Regina Arriola on July 6th, 2011

Yohji Yamamoto is amongst the many designers who have collaborated with the arts by creating an exhibition of his work, which is being shown at the Victoria and Albert museum in London. [...read more]

Artist Damien Hirst Launches Exclusive Collection of Supreme Skateboard Decks

Posted by: Pauline Sung on July 5th, 2011

Renowned British artist Damien Hirst has graced the art world with his prized work in sculpture, painting, drawing, and printmaking. Now the acclaimed visionary is set to add one more medium to his accomplished portfolio with a collection of skateboard decks. His works, which confront the scientific, philosophical, and religious aspects of the human, is bringing his philosophy to the streets with this collection of decks, produced by Supreme and to launch through Other Criteria, who will be holding a launch celebration in-store on Tuesday, July 12 from 6-8 p.m. [...read more]

Masterpiece 2011 London Fair Ending Today with Items Still Fetching Incredible Sums

Posted by: Pauline Sung on July 5th, 2011

The Masterpiece 2011 London Fair is ending today with some of the world’s most exquisite collectable pieces on show… and selling for immense sums. As of yet, the fair’s highest-fetching seller is John Carlton-Smith, who sold an incredible 13-inch high decorative mantel clock set in silver by Robert Ward London for over £200,000 ($322,410). According to Luxury Launches, the incredible piece features a “very fine gilt mount including the busts of George III and Queen Charlotte inlaid with jewels and standing on four silver elephants.” [...read more]

Prolific Picasso Masterpieces Visiting San Francisco

Posted by: Haute Living on July 5th, 2011

Pablo Picasso is visiting San Francisco, or at least many of the prolific masterpieces that his iconic collection encompasses are. [...read more]

The Setai Fifth Avenue Offers Guests Before-Hours Tour of World’s Greatest Modern Art Collection at the MoMA

Posted by: Casey Brooks on July 5th, 2011

Before MoMA’s doors open to the daily surge of tourists and art enthusiasts, guests of The Setai Fifth Avenue, a Capella Managed Hotel, can be privy to a private viewing of what The New York Times calls “the greatest collection of modern art in the world.” A newly introduced package, “The Connoisseur,” offers the best of modern art and modern luxury, combining an overnight stay at the stylish new midtown hotel, which features some of the most expansive guest accommodations in the city, with a before-hours tour of the Museum of Modern Art, led by an art historian. [...read more]

SOLD!: Recent History’s Most Expensive Auctions

Posted by: Pauline Sung on July 1st, 2011

An array of amazing objects travel across auction blocks the world over, but some are capable of generating extraordinary amounts of both interest and the willingness to yield a very hefty winning bid. The globe’s ultra-wealthy have acquired such goods, and consequently get the bragging rights to winning some of recent history’s most expensive auctions. [...read more]

China Passes U.S. as Largest Art and Collectables Auction Market at $10.8 Billion

Posted by: Pauline Sung on June 28th, 2011

With all of the new wealth blossoming across Asia, it is hardly surprising that China has surpassed the United States as the biggest auction market for art and collectables after auction sales more than doubled in only one year. According to the French Auction Market Authority, sales in China – including Hong Kong – leapt 137% in 2010 to a whopping $10.8 billion. [...read more]