Art Week 2022.4.11 - 4.17
Today, April 18, 2022, christie's Hong Kong Wines Department held two live auctions of "Lau Luan Hung's Outstanding Wine Collection" and "Rare Wines" at the Auction Hall of The Alexandria Building in Central, with a total sale of HK$107,244,250; Sotheby's Hong Kong Spring 2022 Auction will present for the first time the huge sculpture "Spider IV" by American sculptor Louise Bourgeois; Christie's Hong Kong will present Pablo Picasso's Man Bust in a Frame from Sir Sean Connery's collection The Liangzhu Museum officially announced that Xu Tianjin, a famous archaeologist and professor at the School of Archaeology and Archaeology of Peking University, will serve as the new dean; the State Administration of Cultural Heritage will regulate the development of digital collections of cultural and museum units.
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Liu Luanxiong's outstanding wine collection of white gloves was sold
On 13 April, Christie's Hong Kong Wines Department held two live auctions of "Lau Luen Hung's Prestigious Wine Collection" and "Rare Wines" at the Auction Hall of Alexandria Building, Central, with a total transaction value of HK$107,244,250, a total of 152% of the undervalued hammer, a total transaction ratio of 97% in terms of the number of pieces, and nearly 60% of the lots sold at a price that exceeded the pre-auction overvaluation.
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Bourgeois "Spider" debuted in Asia
At the end of April, Sotheby's Hong Kong Spring Auction 2022 will take the lead in raising the hammer to kick off hong Kong's auction season. The contemporary art auction, which will take place on April 27 and 28, will focus on contemporary art masters, current pioneers and future rookies, led by American sculptor Louise Bourgeois's massive sculpture Spider IV.
American sculptor Louise Bourgeois poses with Spider IV
Nearly seven feet tall and estimated at HK$120 million to HK$150 million, it is the most valuable modern and contemporary sculpture on the Asian auction scene and the first time that Bourgeois's famous "Spider" series has been auctioned in Asia. In a sheet by its personal photographer Peter. In the classic photograph taken by Peter Bellamy, Bourgeois chose to pose with the statue.
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Picasso's "Male Bust in a Picture Frame" was first filmed
Christie's Hong Kong's Buste d'homme dans uncadre from Sir Sean Connery's collection of Pablo Picasso's Buste d'homme dans uncadre was featured at the 20th and 21st Century Art Evening Sale at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 26 May (estimate to be available; approximately HK$150 million). This first-time painting is Picasso's extraordinary work in his later years, and its elegant lines, exquisite conception and rich expressiveness make it one of the finest paintings of the artist's last 10 years of life.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Bust of a Man in a Picture Frame
Oil on canvas
92 x 73 cm.
Painted on 29 March 1969 in Mougins
Estimates are pending
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Xu Tianjin served as the first external director of the Liangzhu Museum
On April 14, 2022, liangzhu museum officially announced that Xu Tianjin, a famous archaeologist and professor at Peking University's School of Archaeology and Literature, will serve as the new dean. This is the first external director of the Liangzhu Museum and has created a precedent in the cultural and museum circles of Zhejiang Province. Xu Tianjin said that he would "live up to everyone's trust and live up to the Liangzhu ruins, which is a 'golden signboard' of special significance." ”
Xu Tianjin is a top archaeologist and curator in China, who has presided over the archaeological excavation and research work of many important sites, and has undertaken a number of national key research projects such as the "Chinese Civilization Exploration Project". At the same time, Xu Tianjin is also the earliest organizer and promoter of public archaeology in China, and thus became associated with the Liangzhu Museum, and has long been concerned about and participated in the protection and utilization of the Liangzhu site.
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The State Administration of Cultural Heritage regulates the development of digital collections of cultural and cultural units
Recently, the relevant departments of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage organized a symposium on digital collections in Beijing, at which experts put forward opinions such as "cultural and museum units should not directly sell the original data of cultural relics as limited commodities" and "consumers should stay away from the risks caused by blind speculation".
A digital product trading platform removed the digital collection of three prototypes of cultural relics originally planned to be launched on the 19th.
During the discussion, everyone believed that new technologies, new methods and new formats for the digitization of cultural relics are constantly emerging, and cultural and cultural institutions should actively promote the open sharing of cultural relics information resources to meet the growing cultural needs of the people. In the development and utilization of cultural relics information resources, cultural and cultural institutions should adhere to the public welfare attribute.
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