Briest - Poulain - F. Tajan are delighted to announce that a follow-up Chandigarh Project II sale will take place on Tuesday 16 February 2010. This second auction will chart a different aspect of the work of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in Chandigarh, evoking primarily the project’s origins through archive material that eloquently reflects Le Corbusier’s masterwork.

The Gallery Emmanuel Perrotin in Miami is organizing the exhibition Matthew Day Jackson Gezellig from December 1st, 2009 to January 9th, 2010. Gezellig is a word that defies direct translation in English, yet denotes a certain sense of familiarity, closeness, or the idea that something is known beneath the surface. Gezellig is manifest in images of cowboys silhouetted against desert sunsets, the swish of Coca-cola, the sound of Harley-Davidson, or the blast of air under Marilyn’s dress.

The Acapulco chair is a classic Mexican chair. It takes its name from the famous Pacific resort.
In the 1950s, when the chair first went into production, Acapulco was the Hollywood hot spot. John Wayne, Elvis, and the Kennedys lounged on sunny terraces overlooking the Acapulco bay.

With Kamel Mennour, his galerist, Daniel Buren had shown his “Pergola” at the 2006 Miami Art Basel. It is now in Paris, in the new arty place that is growing fast : L’Hôtel de la Monnaie. The installation, as usual colorfull, will be shown until Septembre 27th.
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While London’s auctioneers congratulate themselves on the healthy sold rates at their June Contemporary Art sales (92.5% at Sotheby’s, 88% at Christie’s and 75% at Phillips de Pury & Company), bidders are continuing on a path of caution and sobriety.

In terms of revenue, Sotheby’s took first place with a total of £21.85m from 37 lots on the evening of 25 June followed, inevitably, by Christie’s with £16.2m from 35 lots on 30 June and then Phillips de Pury & Company with £6.07m. Together, the three auctioneers posted a combined revenue …

Following their mission of developing Japan’s craftsmanship and industry, JAPAN BRAND invited Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec to conceive a contemporary object using traditional know-hows, trying to open the way for new uses and applications.
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The plan was to build the villa around the big fir tree as the center of the site, with a row of pine trees as the main view. .  Within this shell shaped structure will one find floors constructed, wall separating spaces, and rooms furnished. The scenery conjures a SF film-like image, in which locals inhabit over an abandoned spacecraft.  With time, trees start to grow encircling the spacecraft, harmonizing it into the landscape.
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