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27.12.2007 - Sotheby's sales results in 2007
Sotheby's, the world's second-largest auction house, sold about 46 percent more art this year as U.S., Russian and Asian collectors bid up prices for contemporary artists such as Francis Bacon and Jeff Koons.
25.12.2007 - The Mariinsky Theatre is honored to open the Grand National Theatre of China.
On December 25th, 2007 the Mariinsky Theatre opens the Grand National Theatre of China. According to experts, this is the largest cultural project run by the government of China in recent years.
17.12.2007 - Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer's 100th birthday
Renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday with family, friends and well-wishers in the House of the Canoas in Rio de Janeiro, one of his many creations.
11.12.2007 - Florence Biennale of the Contemporary Art is finished.
The sixth Biennale dell’Arte Contemporanea di Firenze — the Florence Biennale — was held during the first nine days of December in the historical setting of Fortezza da Basso, with 840 artists from 76 countries exhibiting more than 2,500 works of art.
05.12.2007 - Art Basel Miami Beach
From December 6 through 9, 2007, Florida, USA, will be home to the 6th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, the celebrated international art show.
04.12.2007 - Wallinger takes Turner prize with re-creation of parliament protest
It was the man in the bearsuit who won it: Mark Wallinger, 48, was awarded the Turner prize last night, 12 years after he was first nominated but lost to Damien Hirst.
29.11.2007 - Сrowing cockerel egg by Fabergé is sold at Christie's for £9m
A spectacular Fabergé masterpiece – a diamond-encrusted egg from which a crowing cockerel pops up and flaps its wings – was sold for £9 million yesterday, breaking the world auction record for the jeweller, any Russian decorative object and any timepiece.
26.11.2007 - National Museum of Iraq to reopen
The National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad is due to reopen at the end of December, nearly five years after the looting.
07.11.2007 - The Hon. Simon Sainsbury Bequeaths Masterpieces to the National Gallery and Tate
The National Gallery and Tate jointly announced one of the most significant bequests of paintings ever to the nation.
15.10.2007 - French billionaire named art world's most powerful figure
French billionaire Franзois Pinault, who owns Christie's auction house and has a private art collection comprising some of the biggest names in art, tops this year's ArtReview Power 100, a list of the most powerful people in the art world.
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