...was "electric" said Di Donna. "There was pent-up demand from the start of first lot which featured Salvador Dali's "Giraffe on Fire." Dali 's "Giraffe on Fire" eventually sold for $1,874,5000 and it was expected to bring $150,000 to...

In this article: Sotheby's, Andre Derain, Salvador Dali, NEW YORK, Inflation, and Art in America

By Burton Frierson No one knows better than Yoko Ono how far celebrity activism has come in the last 40 years. With late husband John Lennon she sparked a generation of celebrity cause campaigning with their 1969 "Bed-In" honeymoon to...

In this article: Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Imagine, Itunes, Gimme Some Truth, World Hunger Year, Hard Rock International, Paul H. O'Neill, and Live Aid

...a normal procedure for my work in a way. I mean, I had been criticized all the time up until then." Yoko Ono was born on Feb. 18, 1933, in Tokyo. Both of her parents were from wealthy families of bankers, and as a child she went to the...

In this article: Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Sean Lennon, John Cage, Gakushuin University, Sarah Lawrence College, Tokyo, London, Plastic Ono Band, and Mojo

...frame to fight climate change Signed linocut by Picasso offered in 10:10 competition Vallauris - 1956 Exposition is an original Pablo Picasso linocut. Photograph: 10:10 Ever fancied owning an original Picasso? How about a signed one?

In this article: Pablo Picasso, Climate change, and Global warming

...dare tweak one of the most durable characters in pop culture history to induce new generations of texting, tech-savvy children to embrace him. Disney executives will keenly watch how Epic Mickey is received, to inform the broader overhaul.

In this article: Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney Co, New Coke, Economic Times, and Disney Channel

...a year of abstinence," said auctioneer Tobias Meyer. Works by Pissarro and Leger also achieved twice their estimated prices, while Salvador Dali 's Girafe en Feu reached $1,874,500 (GBP1,130,000) - a record for a work on paper by the...

In this article: Alberto Giacometti, Sotheby's, Girafe, Kees van Dongen, Andre Derain, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, and New York

...the sale's top-estimated work, which went for $10,386,500. Works by Pissarro and Leger also achieved twice the estimated prices, while Salvador Dali 's Girafe en feu reached an astounding $1,874,500, more than nine times the high estimate...

In this article: Sotheby's, Salvador Dali, Girafe, Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, and Asia

...with the site. A CASTLE which doubled as Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter films has appointed a former Disney vice-president to take over as chief executive. Christian Perdrier, formerly of Disneyland...

In this article: Walt Disney, Hogwarts School, Alnwick, UK, Revenue, Harry Potter, Scotland, and Magic Kingdom

Alnwick Castle, which doubled as Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter films has appointed a former Disney vice president to take over as chief executive. Christian Perdrier, the new CEO of The Alnwick Garden...

In this article: Walt Disney, Hogwarts, Alnwick, Harry Potter, Britain, Revenue, and Magic Kingdom

...belongs to Cathy Naso. She was 17 years old when she got a part-time job as a receptionist at Warhol 's Factory. Two years later, in 1967, Warhol gave her a self-portrait inscribed to her. The Brooklyn resident displayed the painting...

In this article: Andy Warhol, Sotheby's, and New York City

...it too." According to the New York Times , Brooklyn-born Naso was hired as a receptionist after going to Warhol 's studio to interview him for a class assignment. "I went there with a friend to do an interview, and suddenly we were the ones...

In this article: Andy Warhol, Sotheby's, New York, and New York Times

Home > Arts & Culture > Film Directors > Walt Disney > A Brief Walt Disney Biography A Walt Disney biography documents the life and work of one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Disney and his various businesses, from...

In this article: Walt Disney, Disneyland, California, Academy Awards, Lung cancer, Snow White, Emmy Awards, Mickey Mouse, and Peter Pan

...also a Peabody winner. "Art:21," Season 5, documenting contemporary artists of the 21st century, features profiles on such artists as William Kentridge , Jeff Koons , Cao Fei, Yinka Shonibare , Kimsooja and Paul McCarthy. Cost is $29.99 on DVD...

In this article: DVD, PBS, Gazpacho, Bloody Mary, Peabody Award, Blu-ray, William Kentridge, Paul McCarthy, and Yinka Shonibare

...and intellectuals who have given him a free pass over the years. It's not surprising, then, that Fairey thought he could get away with what he almost did. Charlotte Allen is the author of "The Human Christ: The Search for the Historical...

In this article: Shepard Fairey, Barack Obama, Roman Polanski, Expropriation, Trademark, Boston, and New York

...Spr�th Magers London Tate Modern opens a major exhibition today for the Los Angeles artist John Baldessari. Now in his late 70s, Baldessari made his name in the Sixties with conceptual word and text paintings, one of which consisted of...

In this article: M F Husain, John Baldessari, London, Grosvenor House, and India

... he was not permitted as boy.) The now battered Alan Measles resides at home on a golden throne. Unlike Damien Hirst or Tracey Emin , Perry does not have assistants clanking out his works. Instead, he toils alone in his studio in...

In this article: Grayson Perry, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Turner Prize, Jane Austen, Recession, Self-consciousness, and Dog

...Climbing Exterior Wall of Tall Building / Person on Ledge of Tall Building / Person on Girders of Unfinished Tall Building (2003) John Baldessari's home and studio are located in a preternaturally quiet side street of southern...

In this article: John Baldessari, Louisiana, Tate Modern, London, New York, San Diego, Frank Gehry, Rolex, and National City

Working with found photographs or film stills, which he combines and alters freely, and sometimes captions, John Baldessari appeals readily to those who welcome puzzlement as part of - or the essence of -...

In this article: John Baldessari, Legion of Honor, Africa, David Salle, Sherrie Levine, and Cindy Sherman