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12.11.2008, 22:31

Crisis brings rare chance to invest in art

Art sales are bringing in less money than expected even at such prestigious auctions as Sotheby's. As the financial crisis bites, buyers are cautious about investing in art. Collectors say prices are at a two-year low, and still have further to fall.

20.02.2008, 09:37

Sotheby's opens Russian contemporary art exhibition

Sotheby's auction house has opened its preview exhibition entirely devoted to Russian contemporary art in Moscow. The top lots at the upcoming auction include more than 40 paintings, photo collages and sculptures, with a value estimated at more than $US 5

Russian Art Fair Limited 07.06.2009, 14:47

Russian art in London and vice-versa

This weekend, the “Hermitage Garden” in Moscow turns into ‘goode olde England’, while the British capital is swept up with Russian art.

A Finnish village. Roofs by Vasilii Shukhaev 10.06.2009, 11:23

Finnish Village sold at Christie’s

Nowadays it is becoming more and more prestigious to own a painting by a Russian artist. As one of the oldest auction houses in the world, Christie’s has held Russian sales for several decades.

Semyon Faibisovich 
'Cheers! Cycle "Negatives" (image from regina.ru) 25.04.2010, 16:17

Artistic twins reunion

One of Moscow’s oldest and most important privately-owned art galleries, “Regina”, will soon have a twin sister in the UK, due on April 30.

15.06.2009, 20:18 3 comments

Welcome to Cardboardia – Moscow’s alternative city

A team of professionals and creative amateurs spent the past week with scissors and glue building a cardboard city at a factory in Moscow.

30.09.2009, 08:59 2 comments

Sand-animating artist moves hearts

She has gained worldwide fame and became an Internet phenomenon, but her art is as down-to-earth as it gets.

William Bruyere (image from www.museum.ru) 29.06.2009, 16:59

Long awaited abstraction from eccentric emigrant

His abstract paintings represent the schools of St. Petersburg, New York and Paris all at once. He’s often called eccentric, strange, and even mad. William Bruyere is even a friend of Joseph Brodsky and Eduard Limonov.

Claudia Rogge Taktile II 24.09.2010, 18:13

Elements of ovoid art

From painting to sculpture, video art and weird art…A far-reaching display of works from artists from all over the world, from Japan to Finland, is in full swing at Moscow’s Central House of Artists.

Brenda Ann Kenneally (USA) first prize Daily Life (image from www.worldpressphoto.org) 23.06.2009, 13:40

World Press Photo comes to Moscow

A display of works by the winners of the most prestigious contest among photo-journalists opens in Moscow on June 27. Three Russian photographers are among the winners of the 62 World Press Photo finalists.

Russian art sets new records at auction

Published: 09 June, 2009, 10:37


Boris Kustodiev, “The Village Fair” (photo from sothebys.com)

It brings big money, but costs a fortune. It regularly goes for sale in London, New York and Paris – it’s Russian art.

 
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