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AUCTION REPORTS Sotheby’s Imp/Mod Sale Subdued but Satisfactory By Robert Ayers The good news? There were some surprises, lots of American buyers, and a total within estimate. Full article AUCTION REPORTS Monet Record, Disappointing Total at Christie’s Imp/Mod Sale By Jacquelyn Lewis Buy-ins were high overall at the pared-down sale, which failed to reach its low estimate despite some heated bidding. Full article AUCTION REPORTS Impressive Results at Christie’s Modest Russian Sale By Amy Page However, the painting expected to bring the highest price — Alexandr Iakovlev’s “Loge de Théâtre de Pékin” — failed to sell. Full article		Emerging Artists to Benefit from Indian Billionaire's Charity Artists Up in Arms Over Sotheby's Auction of Estella Collection Christie's Seeking Buyer for Warhol Mao in Hong Kong Qatari Ruling Family Revealed as $72.8 Million Rothko Buyers Sotheby's Offers Works from an Eclectic Collection Christie's Raises Over $20 Million at Fourth Dubai Sale Debut Design Sale Misses Estimates at Phillips U.K. Armory Show to Expand from One Pier to Two Churchill's Moroccan Landscape Fetches $420,000 at Bonhams New Survey Shows Buyers Investing in High-End Art and Antiques
		A Bunker Reborn ARTINFO takes you inside the newest addition to Berlin’s contemporary art scene. Full article Artists' Vote As Russia’s “democratic” presidential election approaches, five exhibitions in Moscow show that artists can voice opposition more effectively in the gallery than in the polling station. Full article The Rise of Fitzrovia The galleries moving to London’s new contemporary art hub hope to create a neighborhood where the commercial nous of the West End meet the curatorial passion of the East. Full article Can MoCA Shanghai Save Itself? When it opened in 2005, the privately funded museum was heralded as a groundbreaking venue for contemporary art in a city where staid, government-run institutions dominate. More than two years later, these promises remain largely unfulfilled. Full article The Perm Anomaly This little-known Russian city is attracting art-world celebrities from Krens to Markin. Is Perm the next Bilbao? Full article More than Movies Visual art offerings at the Sundance Film Festival indicate that cinema and contemporary art are getting closer to sharing co-star billing. Full article Betting on the Big Easy Former New Museum curator Dan Cameron wants to recast New Orleans as a global center for contemporary art. Full article The Fall and Rise of Buenos Aires The city is still recovering from 2001’s economic collapse, but its artists are doing better than most. Full article Art Rocks Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell brought student work from the Art Institute of Chicago to this year’s festival. Full article Fairy Tales in the Open Air Margery Gordon discovers marzipan taco trucks, disembodied opera singers, and words written in the sky at Sculpture Projects Muenster. Full article