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

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson
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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