HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers gave final approval on Wednesday to a government proposal banning local ivory trading in the Chinese territory by 2021, with conservation groups hailing it as a major victory in the fight to save elephants.
THOMASTON, Maine – Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ Three-Day Winter Auction on Feb. 16, 17 and 18 will present an incredible array of traditional and modern artwork, antiques, decorative items and ethnographic artifacts that will warm the hearts of collectors, decorators and dealers worldwide. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
YORK, Pa. – An extremely rare and valuable example of Detective Comics #27, featuring the first appearance of “The Bat-Man,” has emerged from a recently discovered Golden Age comic book collection. CGC-graded 5.0 (VG/Fine), the 1939 comic book will headline Hake’s Americana’s March 13-15 online-only auction. According to Hake’s president, Alex Winter, the pop-culture classic might sell for as much as $700,000.
MADRID – The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza is presenting, together with TBA21-Academy, a video installation by award-winning British artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah titled Purple. Through six large-format screens, Akomfrah offers an immersive experience that focuses on the effects of climate change and its consequence for biodiversity on the planet’s different communities.
LONDON – The National Portrait Gallery has appointed Jamie Fobert Architects to lead its £35.5m transformation following an international selection process.