□ Sunday, 30 Nov 2008

A rare glimpse into a forgotten Hindu world
Immense and infinitely diverse, India remains the great repository of hidden cultural secrets in South Asia. More...

□ Saturday, 29 Nov 2008

Exceptional Impressionist Paintings from the Jean Lanvin Collection to be Sold by Christie's
Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art department announced the sale of the Exceptional Collection of Jeanne Lanvin and the Polignac Foundations. More...

□ Friday, 28 Nov 2008

Sotheby's 2008 November Series of Russian Art Sales Total $37.9 Million
Sotheby’s 2008 November series of Russian Art sales totaled Ł25.2, $37.9 Million. This is the third highest total for a series of Russian Art sales at Sotheby’s. More...

Strife almighty: Libya enlists British architects for conflict museum
Libya's decision to present its embattled history in a new museum is a bold move, writes Jonathan Glancey More...

□ Thursday, 27 Nov 2008

As Taboos Ease, Saudi Girl Group Dares to Rock
They cannot perform in public. They cannot pose for album cover photographs. Even their jam sessions are secret, for fear of offending the religious authorities in this ultraconservative kingdom. More...

□ Wednesday, 26 Nov 2008

Sotheby's to Hold its First-ever Major International Auction Series in the Middle East in 2009
Sotheby’s confirmed that its first ever major international auction series in the Middle East will take place on Wednesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 19, 2009 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha, Qatar. More...

Sotheby's November Russian Art Evening Sale Totals 14.1 Million Pounds
Sotheby’s London Russian Art Evening Sale realised a total of Ł14,155,600, against a pre-sale estimate of Ł17,535,000-24,810,000. More...

Russian Art Week at Christie's in London
Christie’s will present their bi-annual series of exhibitions and auctions dedicated to Russian art from 24 to 27 November in London. More...

□ Tuesday, 25 Nov 2008

Buying her way into the art party
A 72-year-old painter with no formal training opens a tony gallery in Manhattan. One of the works costs almost $1-million More...

□ Thursday, 20 Nov 2008

Art's too expensive, says Hirst (worth £200m)
Damien Hirst has become the nation's biggest art export, transforming the global market with multimillion-pound works and earning his place as one of the world's most expensive living artists at auction. More...

□ Wednesday, 19 Nov 2008

Sotheby's Sale of American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture to be held December 3, 2008
Sotheby’s December 3 sale of American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture will be highlighted by several important private single-owner offerings, among them... More...

Rare Early Work By Kandinsky To Be Sold By Bonhams in London
A rare and charming painting by one of the 20th century’s most famous modern abstract painters, Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), has surfaced at auction in London for the first time in years, after spending decades in a private collection. More...

□ Tuesday, 18 Nov 2008

Kulik images impounded as ‘pornography’ at Fiac
French police seized a number of works by the Ukrainian performance artist Oleg Kulik on the stand of Moscow’s XL gallery during Fiac (Foire international d’art contemporain), the leading contemporary art fair, held in the Grand Palais, Paris, on 23-26 October. More...

□ Monday, 17 Nov 2008

Sotheby's To Offer Property from the London Residence of Luigi Koelliker
Sotheby’s London is delighted to announce the single-owner sale on Wednesday 3 December, 2008, of property from the London residence of the renowned Italian industrialist and businessman Luigi Koelliker. More...

□ Sunday, 16 Nov 2008

Making Sales Look Stronger
The auction houses have an interesting way of reporting their auction results More...