Lead  CAIRO. A leading Egyptian collector hopes to play a pivotal role in Egypt’s political revolution following the downfall of former president Hosni Mubarak in February. Naguib Sawiris, who established the largest mobile phone operator in the Middle East in 2001, Orascom Telecom, has founded his own political party Al Masryeen Al Ahrar (The Free Egyptians). “I have decided to be more focused on social and political work, aiming to play a role in the transformation of post-revolution Egypt into a civil democracy,” Sawiris said in a statement after he stood down as chairman of Orascom Telecom earlier this year... READ MORE all articles 
articles The monumental sculpture honouring the Civil Rights leader will have its official dedication this weekend “come rain or shine” And Prado extends deal with La Caixa bank But Obama administration pours money into land conservation and recreation It’s up to organisations, public and private, corporate and cultural, to provide creative opportunities for young people VIPs at opening party had to remain indoors until 2am under police orders Stockholm's city council has been criticised for forbidding advertisements featuring street art Experts and police say high profile of valuable works leads to crime increase While rival announces plans for IPO A round-up of legal cases involving artists and works of art all articles video  Shaun Gladwell talks to Jean Wainwright at the 2009 Venice Biennale where his work Maddest Maximus is on display in the Australian Pavillion.Influenced by the movie Mad Max before venturing into the outback of Australia himself, Shaun explores the scale and lonliness of this vast landscape with his recreation of the car from the film.  Curator Lisa Freiman discusses artists' Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla works commissioned for 'Gloria' - a collection of 6 installations exhibited at the American pavilion of the Venice Biennale this year. Combining performance with sculpture and video art, the collaborative pair created a bold statement whilst their overturned tank outside the pavilion dominated the Giardini. more videos
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 BERLIN. The cliché has it that the Renaissance was the period in which the “individual” came into being. Like all clichés, this is both true and overly simple. Nevertheless, the emergence in 15th-century Italy of the personal portrait as a distinct and polyvalent art form is indisputable. This show of about 160 works, in media such as manuscript illumination, marble sculpture and bronze medals, in addition to the lion’s share of paintings, is a collaboration between Stefan Weppelmann, the curator of early Italian and Spanish paintings in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, and Keith Christiansen, the John Pope-Hennessy chairman of European paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and between their two institutions. all exhibitions jobs IESA offers two MAs for students wishing to enter the art world one on the history of collecting and one on the contemporary art market. all jobs Offer 
Art Greenwich aboard SeaFair is a must see event for passionate art collectors and connoisseurs. Experience a dynamic collection of art, antiques, jewelry and design converging in a setting that defies the rules of a traditional venue... it all happens aboard a luxury megayacht.
Docked at the Delamar Greenwich Harbor, SeaFair will gather international galleries presenting works from Durer to Warhol, emerging talent from the world's stage, 50 million year old fossils as art and mid-20th century objet d'art from French and American designers representing Art Deco, avant garde and Italian Futurism design. In addition, Art Greenwich will feature paintings of all periods, Period 20th century signed jewelry, award winning contemporary jewelry designers as well as 18th and 19th century estate jewelry. Also available will be antique objet d'art including porcelain, ceramics and pottery. Details at www.expoships.com. | 
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