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More Lehman Art on the Block at Freeman’s

Freeman's auction catalog for Lehman sale, photo: Lindsay Pollock

Freeman's Lehman catalog

Liquidation of Lehman Brother’s art collection continues with a Feb. 12 sale at Philadelphia’s Freeman’s, including mostly works on paper sold without reserve. The 374 lots are expected to fetch about $160,000 to $250,000. The sale can be…

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Wall Street Journal’s Giacometti Fever

Giacometti’s slinky ‘Walking Man I’ dominated the Wall Street Journal’s front page after selling for 65 million pounds or $104.3 million at Sotheby’s in London on Feb. 3,  becoming the priciest artwork sold at auction.

Wall Street Journal devotes page one to Giacometti's record busting "Walking Man I" photo: Lindsay Pollock

Wall Street Journal devotes page one…

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Sterling Ruby at Pace Wildenstein

Artist Sterling Ruby at Pace Wildstein's "2Traps," photo: Lindsay Pollock

Artist Sterling Ruby at Pace Wildstein's "2Traps," on opening night. photo: Lindsay Pollock

On Thursday night Sterling Ruby’s first show with dealer Pace Wildenstein opened on West 22nd Street. The LA based artist’s “2Traps” comprises a pair of ominous metal sculptures.…

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Whitney Hosts Pre-Biennial Powwow

Whitney banner heralding upcoming Biennial, photo: Lindsay Pollock

Whitney banner heralding upcoming Biennial, photo: Lindsay Pollock

The Whitney Museum invited a group of reporters for a breakfast this week with Gary Carrion-Murayari and Francesco Bonami, curators of the upcoming Feb. 25-March 30 Biennial, innocuously titled “2010.”

The show will be the…

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