A sculpture by Michalis Kallimopoulos. (Courtesy of Nees Morfes gallery.) When taking the elevator up the Rex Theater, one may be slightly confused by the sound of laughter that seems to come from the auditorium.

The Elverhoj Museum of History and Art will open their holiday gallery exhibition, “Color and Cloth: Redefining a Traditional Art Form,” with a reception for the artists from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. The exhibition showcases the colorful contemporary art quilts of 15 fiber artists from the Tri-Counties area.

Thursday, November 15 "SHOW ME" EXHIBITION: Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Art Gallery, 2028 S. 12th St., announces the opening with a wine and cheese reception, 7 to 10 p.m. Friday Nov. 16. There will be a beer and chips party, 7 to 10. Sunday Nov. 18. Live music by Raw Earth eXperience 2 to 5 p.m. The exhibition runs through Dec. 2. Hours: Thursdays and Fridays 6 to 10 p.m. and weekends ...

Those are some of the artists who have left a big mark in the history of modern and contemporary art in Korea. Although their works have become classics, the excitement of seeing those masterpieces remains unchanged.

Artitude Gallery in Tigne Street, Sliema is now open for artistic and cultural social evenings every Monday and Thursdays, at 20:00CET onwards. These events are being sponsored by Delicata wines. Entrance is free. Kicking off the list of events is the 'Contemporary art (installation and conceptual) discussions' with top contemporary artists like Ruth Bianco making their appearance. ...

Some of Chicago's most renowned music clubs present their favorite local singer-songwriters. This hour long set provides an opportunity for emerging musical artists to present their original work.

Some museums - like the Museum of Contemporary Art or the Guggenheim in New York - are accepting money from art galleries for exhibitions that showcase artists they represent.

NEW YORK -- Defying fears the contemporary art market has become overvalued, a sale at Christie's on Tuesday achieved the second-best auction result ever with records broken for 16 artists.

History Will Repeat Itself - KW Institute for Contemporary Art - Dettaglio mostra

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Willem de Kooning's late canvas featuring a field of arabesque curves in blue and crimson led a $42.3 million sale of contemporary art at Phillips de Pury & Co. in New York last night.

Shares of Sotheby's were trading about 10 percent higher Thursday, after a record-breaking auction of contemporary art, including the highest price ever paid for a work by a living artist.

NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Shares of Sotheby's Inc. soared Thursday after yielding $316 million from its contemporary art sale, which was well above the expected range of $220 million to $299 million.

NEW YORK. The Museum of Modern Art in New York has named Kathy Halbreich to the newly created position of associate director for contemporary art. She begins in mid-February 2008.

Associated Press - November 15, 2007 9:34 AM ET HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Organizers say the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hot Springs could open as soon as the summer in the converted Ozark...

Sotheby's auction house announced sales of more than 315 million dollars at a late Wednesday auction of contemporary art, hailing a 17-year record after worries that sales would slip due to the weaker US economy.

NEW YORK - SOTHEBY'S auction house announced sales of more than US$315 million (S$457 million) at a late Wednesday auction of contemporary art, hailing a 17-year record after worries that sales would slip due to the weaker US economy.

His Excellency Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan addressing leading cultural and political figures in New York. The agreement is for the operation of the planned Guggenheim Abu Dhabi modern and contemporary art museum, which will be built in the Cultural District of the emirate's Saadiyat Island.

Sotheby's brought out the bidders for a highly successful sale of Contemporary art last night. The $315 million total was the house's highest ever. Francis Bacon showed up strong, but Warhol, Koons, and Richter pulled their load, too. John Chamberlain, Fang Lijun, and Zhang Xioagang all set record prices. Below are the 10 highest-selling lots from the evening sale of Contemporary art at ...

A visitor looks at "Muhammad Ali" by US artist Andy Warhol at Christie's in New York, November 12. Christie's is enjoying strong sales of contemporary art, with 67 works selling for 325 million dollars at an auction earlier this week despite worries that sales would be hurt by the slipping US economy and plunging bourses.

A contemporary art auction at Christie's concluded successfully late Tuesday with all 67 listed works sold and record prices reached for some artists, despite worries that sales would be hurt by the slipping US economy and plunging bourses.