Filed under: Contemporary Art Auction 2010, Laura Boushnak | Tags: arab, art, auction, contemporary, corniche club, irani, Kuwait, Laura Boushnak, painting, photography
Laura sent me these pictures today and I loved them too much not to include them in my blog. The painting certainly looked more impressive at night! Thank you, Laura, for the pictures. I’m going to try to get some more from you! (more…)
Filed under: Contemporary Art Auction 2010, Eventful | Tags: aileen agopian, auction, contemporary art, khaled al-sayed, Kuwait, new york, ph7, photographer
i loved the paddles. here is a hand that knows good art
the auctioneer aileen agopian, director of contemporary art, new york
I didn’t attend the auction last night so asked PH7 photographer Khaled Al-Saleh to send me some photos. It was fun going through them and seeing who was there from the comfort of my own room!
Filed under: Contemporary Art Auction 2010, Eventful | Tags: art, auction, charity, contemporary, culture, event, farideh lashai, k's path, Kuwait, Paintings, rokni haerizadeh, shurooq amin
this is one of my favorite works at the auction and I'm happy to announce that it was sold for $37,000
I am very happy to announce that the auction last night raked in over half a million dollars! 30% of the proceeds will benefit K’s Path, which aims to bridge the gap between the humans and animals who call this country their home. And because things happen or tend to be clumped in threes, I’m going to post the top three earners (one of which happens to be Kuwaiti!) (more…)
Filed under: Contemporary Art Auction 2010, Eventful, Jana & Iber, Rants & Raves | Tags: ahmed alsoudani, ali talib, art, auction, collective, contemporary, farideh lashai, group, jamal abdul rahim, jamm, Kuwait, lamya gargash, mohammad rawas, nabil nahas, reza derakshani, roya farassat, shirin ghandtchi
the question i was asked most was, 'ghadah, where's YOUR work?' it's right here. in the window.
So last night was the big viewing I was looking very forward to. I didn’t want this to be a rant, but. It’s going to be a rant. It started with physical tears upon seeing my beloved painting behind a tinted-blue display window, and mental ones before falling asleep at night. (more…)
