I wish that I had the time to do on-site blogging for all the sales, but you’ll be forced to deal with some real professional reporting on this one…upbeat assessments of Christie’s Postwar and Contemporary Sale held this week from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Reuters. Pictured above is a 1967 Dan Flavin that sold [...]
Archive for May 14th, 2009
News reports from Christie’s contemporary sale
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Child soldier art selling at United Nations headquarters
Posted in Exhibitions, News, tagged art therapy, child soldiers, New York City, Ross Bleckner, Uganda, United Nations on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A video from BBC News reports on the first-ever Fine Art goodwill ambassador for the UN, Ross Bleckner. He’s spearheading an initiative in northern Uganda to ease the trauma of former child soldiers using art therapy. Some pictures these children produce are available for viewing and sale at the UN headquarters in NYC– money raised funds the continuation of this worthwhile project. Check [...]