04/16/2002. SUSSEX, UK.- The final curtain is set to fall when the last part of the late Sir John Gielgud’s collection is offered at Sotheby’s on Tuesday & Wednesday...

04/17/2002. NEW ORLEANS.- Arts philantropist Burton G. Tremaine Jr., 79, died. He was a business executive who managed his family’s art collection and philantropic foundation....

04/20/2002. BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.- The European Commission is bringing an anti-competition case against Sotheby’s and Christie’s, the world’s two leading fine art auction houses. After a preliminary investigation the commission has accused Sotheby...

04/24/2002. MOSCOW.- Expo-park Exhibition projects company presents the ART MOSCOW fair, which has been taking place for 5 years in the Moscow Central House of Artists. Expo-park Ex...

04/24/2002. HONG KONG.- Jardine-Schindler and the Consulate Generale of Switzerland present ’Swiss Series by Olivier Aeby,’ a contemporary black and white photo exhibiti...

04/28/2002. WASHINGTON, D.C.- The International Spy Museum, a new museum exploring the craft, practice, history and contemporary role of espionage, will open in Washington, D.C. in July 2002. The International Spy Museum is the first public museum in the Unit...

04/29/2002. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.- Artist Trust is pleased to honor renowned Northwest artist, Patti Warashina of King County, as the second recipient of the prestigious Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. Widely recognized for her figurati...

05/03/2002. NEW YORK.- After the judicial controversy, Sotheby´s and Christie´s have "recruited" a formidable team in charge of public relations and they have acquired paintings by better artists, all of th...

05/05/2002. LONDON, ENGLAND.- A group of works by cutting-edge European and British artists commissioned by The World Health Organization in Europe in 1999, for a pioneering project called ArtWorks, will be offered in a sale of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s, ...

05/06/2002. LONDON, ENGLAND.- TATE Magazine is to be relaunched in September 2002 as a visually dynamic and accessible authority on the arts – internationally and in Britain. Published by Condé Nast, the new TATE magazine will feature all aspects of ...

05/08/2002. LONDON, ENGLAND.- The Compton family has put up for auction the Jenkins Venus, also known as the Barberini Venus, to cover maintenance costs of Newby Hall. This is one of ...

05/17/2002. NEW YORK.- Sotheby’s Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Sotheby’s worldwide live and online auction businesses, art-related financing and real estate broker...

05/19/2002. WASHINGTON, D.C.- The first comprehensive international retrospective of Larry Rivers’ art, Larry Rivers: Art and the Artist marks a long-overdue examination of his work. ...

05/21/2002. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.- The Trustees of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) unveiled Weiss/Manfredi Architects’ final concept design for an 8.5-acre sculpture park overlooking Elliott Bay. The Olympic Sculpture Park, the third venue of the Seattle Art Muse...

05/25/2002. ASPEN, COLORADO.- The Aspen Art Museum announces that Bennett A. Bramson of Miami Beach, Florida, will join the museum staff on June 3 in the newly created position of Dep...