Madame Tussauds Honors ‘Dot’ Artist Kusama, Elton’s Photos on View, and More Fresh News

From a 2012 retrospective at The Whitney, Yayoi Kusama in Yellow Tree furniture room at Aich triennale, Nagoya, Japan, 2010 (detail). © Yayoi Kusama. Image courtesy Yayoi Kusma Studio Inc.; Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo; Victoria Miro Gallery, London; and Gagosian Gallery New York
From a 2012 retrospective at The Whitney, Yayoi Kusama in the Yellow Tree furniture room at Aich triennale, Nagoya, Japan, 2010 (detail). © Yayoi Kusama. Image courtesy Yayoi Kusma Studio Inc.; Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo; Victoria Miro Gallery, London; and Gagosian Gallery New York

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who has mastered the realm of polka dots, is being honored by Madame Tussauds Hong Kong with a wax figure and a zone of her own. Kusama’s ‘infinity’ display, which features dramatic lighting effects, opens to the public on Nov. 3. [Read more from The Art Newspaper]
  • One of the world’s greatest private collections of photographs belongs to Sir Elton John. More than 150 prized images belonging to Sir Elton are featured in a major exhibition opening Nov. 8 at Tate Modern in London. [Read more from Tate Modern]
  • Described as ‘a palace on wheels,’ a Rolls-Royce Phanton I that’s packed with fine art will be auctioned in London on Dec. 4. The car was originally commissioned in 1926 by a Woolworths executive as a gift for his wife. [Read more from The Telegraph]
  • Organized crime rings in Italy are reportedly providing weapons to ISIS in exchange for ancient artifacts looted from Libya. Italy’s Interior Minister says the Italian government is well aware of the illegal transactions. [Read more from the Daily Beast]

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15 world records set at Forum’s London auction of Banksy artworks

Banksy (British, b. 1974-), Girl with Balloon, $104,750. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers and Forum Auctions
Banksy (British, b. 1974-), Girl with Balloon, $104,750. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers and Forum Auctions

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LONDON – Works by Britain’s famously reclusive graffiti artist Banksy (b. 1974-) attracted unheard-of prices at Forum Auctions’ October 12 sale held at the company’s Wandsworth gallery in southwest London. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated worldwide by LiveAuctioneers.

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California painters featured in John Moran art auction Oct. 25

This richly hued view of Santa Ana Canyon by William Wendt (1865-1946) will be offered with an estimate of $80,000-$120,000. John Moran Auctioneers image
This richly hued view of Santa Ana Canyon by William Wendt (1865-1946) will be offered with an estimate of $80,000-$120,000. John Moran Auctioneers image

 

MONROVIA, Calif. – On Tuesday, Oct. 25, John Moran Auctioneers will host their biannual California and American Fine Art Auction, featuring approximately 250 lots of fine art consigned from private collections and estates across the United States.

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Opulent furnishings, fine art abound in Lunds estate auction Oct. 22

Alexei Harlamov (Russian, 1849-1925) oil painting signed ‘Harlamoff.’ Lunds Auctioneers & Appraisers Ltd. image
Alexei Harlamov (Russian, 1849-1925) oil painting signed ‘Harlamoff.’ Lunds Auctioneers & Appraisers Ltd. image

 

VICTORIA, B.C., Canada – Lunds Auctioneers & Appraisers Ltd. will sell antiques and fine art from around the world on Saturday, Oct. 22. The auction will disperse the A.L. Ross estate, the family that once owned Butchart Gardens, a National Historic site of Canada on Vancouver Island. The 700-lot auction will begin at 1 p.m. Pacific Time, 4 p.m. Eastern, with absentee and Internet live bidding available through LiveAuctioneers.com.

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