On 5 October 2010 Sotheby’s will stage their first Paris sale devoted to Natural History, comprising 86 lots selected for their quality and rarity, consigned from private collections in Europe and the United States.

Sotheby’s were one of the first firms to stage auctions in this field and, in 1997, obtained an as yet unsurpassed record price of $8.4m for Sue, a complete Tyrannosaurus Rex, 13ft tall and 42ft long, with all her teeth and vertebrae, now in The Field Museum, Chicago. These quasi-mythical creatures have fascinated mankind since the 16th …

The Beyond Limits exhibition of monumental sculpture has firmly established itself on the arts calendar and is one of the most prestigious platforms for displaying modern and contemporary outdoor sculpture.

Past exhibitions have showcased an exciting array of sculpture by both classic Modern names and more cutting-edge Contemporary artists.
The annual selling exhibition of monumental sculpture is hosted within the magnificent gardens at Chatsworth, the ancestral home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. The exhibition runs through September and October, and coincides with the Frieze Art Fair. The show is now …

MoMA and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center joined forces to address one of the most urgent challenges facing the nation’s largest city: sea-level rise resulting from global climate change. Though the national debate on infrastructure is currently focused on “shovel-ready” projects that will stimulate the economy, we now have an important opportunity to foster new research and fresh thinking about the use of New York City’s harbor and coastline.

As in past economic recessions, construction has slowed dramatically in New York, and much of the city’s remarkable pool of architectural talent is …

Three exhibitions on three floors:
The 6th Floor group show features Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Richard Serra and Christopher Wool

The 5th Floor show features a selection of works by German artist Anselm Reyle
The 4th Floor group show features Mike Kelley, Florian Maier-Aichen and Anselm Reyle
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The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, inaugurates its renewed 20-acre campus, featuring new galleries, orientation facilities, and public spaces, on July 26, 2010. The three-year expansion and renewal project was designed to enhance visitor experience of the Museum’s art, architecture, and surrounding landscape, in complement to the original architecture and design of the campus. Led by James Carpenter Design Associates of New York and Efrat-Kowalsky Architects of Tel Aviv, the $100-million project also includes the comprehensive renovation and reconfiguration of the Museum’s three collection wings – for archaeology, the fine arts, and Jewish art and life – and the reinstallation of its encyclopedic collections.

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After the poet’s death in 1963, and until his own in 1995, Edouard Dermit kept the sitting room, office, and bedroom of the poet intact, allowing for their perfect restitution today. He also protected 500 of Cocteau’s most beautiful works which he inherited, a first selection of which we now display here.

Dimensions and Packaging: The enclosing box for a single Nuova Testa del David Stool is 324 mm x 428 mm x 440 mm, each box contains a single Nuova Testa del David Stool and the bounding box dimensions for the package is 374 mm x 478 mm x 490 mm, roughly 400 pieces fit into 20′ standard container and 800 pieces fit into the larger 40′ standard container..
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Kate Who?, an exhibition of iconic works by Mario Testino at Phillips de Pury & Company, features intimate photographs of the fashion legend by the ultimate fashion photographer.