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Financial crisis looms over London art extravaganza

LONDON (Reuters) - The art world descends on London this week for a packed calendar of fairs and sales, and the talk over cocktails and canapes will centre on whether financial turmoil is about to end the art market's...

Diamond Empowerment Fund Benefits from Ponahalo Diamond Sale

"Two radiant rocks cut from the 316-carat Ponahalo diamond" will be sold at Christie's this week: "The pair of megadiamonds, weighing in at 102 and 70 carats, respectively, are expected to draw high bids, with the larger jewel...

Agoda.com Offers Halloween Roundup of Haunted Hotels from around the World

SINGAPORE & NORWALK, Conn. --(Business Wire)-- Just in time for Halloween, Agoda.com, the Asian online hotel service that is part of priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) today released its list of the most celebrated haunted hotels...

Christie Launches Industry-First Technological Breakthrough for 3D

Christie, a leader in digital cinema projection, is pleased to introduce its Brilliant3D technology that enables 3D content to be projected in full 2K resolution for digital cinema projectors utilizing 1.2" DMD chips from Texas...

Art market begins to feel the pinch (AFP)

PARIS (AFP) - The art market looks set to survive the credit crunch, but contemporary works from China and India, currently all the rage, could see a drop in value. "The art market obeys to special rules," the head of...

Singapore Art Museum (SAM) opens 'HEARTLANDS ~ the Art of Ong Kim Seng'

Singapore - Singapore Art Museum (SAM) and the National Arts Council (NAC) are proud to present HEARTLANDS: Home and Nation in the Art of Ong Kim Seng, a major exhibition of Singapore’s foremost watercolourist Ong Kim Seng. The...

Best Two Out Of Three...

Best Two Out Of Three. It's the method kids use to settle disagreements and a federal judge decided it would be the best way to solve a dispute in the courtroom. Sick of two lawyers bickering over every detail of a case, U.S....

Francis Bacon painting by Lucian Freud expected to fetch £7m at Christie's auction

A portrait of the painter Francis Bacon by his friend and colleague Lucian Freud is expected to sell for up to £7 million at auction this week even though it was never finished. Francis Bacon by Lucien Freud. The painting is...

Hirst company tops art power list on record sale (Reuters)

Reuters - Science, the company behind contemporary artist Damien Hirst, topped ArtReview's annual power list on Tuesday, in recognition of the Briton's ongoing appeal to collectors despite financial market chaos.

Maev Kennedy: People

These are the days for rattling old moneyboxes and plumbing the bowels of sofas for lost coins. The carpet king, Lord Harris of Peckham, who left school at 15 to take over the family's market stall and two carpet shops, and now...

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