 CNN | Chinese tycoons dine with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett CNN Wang Yifei, a 28-year-old graphic designer struggling to set up his own business, hosted a "rival" dinner to discuss philanthropy at a Holiday Inn Express ... Gates & Buffett's Banquet ends, charity debate lingers |
Nine Circles of Hell Arrive on the Upper East Side DNAinfo ... circles of hell are relocating to the Upper East Side this month, courtesy of artists including Salvadore Dali, Damien Hirst, Man Ray and Andy Warhol. ... |
 CNN International | Gates, Buffett encouraged by Chinese response to philanthropy calls CNN International Wang Yifei, a 28-year-old graphic designer struggling to set up his own business, hosted a "rival" dinner to discuss philanthropy at a Holiday Inn Express ... Gates & Buffett's Banquet ends, charity debate lingers |
 TheStreet.com | Citi Offers Guide Through High-End Art Market TheStreet.com ... to acquire pieces by Richard Prince, Christo and Frank Stella, including a Stella painting that sold for $410500 -- double the top estimate of $180000. ... |
Finally, a museum on campus Denver Post Zhang Xiaogang, "Big Family," 2007, lithograph and silkscreen on paper, 37 by 52 inches, edition 37/68. Purchased with funds provided by Nancy Maron and CU ... |
 Art Newspaper | No more contemporary art in Versailles' royal rooms after Murakami Art Newspaper ... 17th-century site, following the furore over the current exhibition of works on show there by the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami (until 12 December). ... |
Pomegranate Magnates Invest in `Acre of Art' at Los Angeles County Museum Bloomberg ... installation of a Jeff Koons sculpture featuring a locomotive hanging 161 feet in the air that will toot its horn and blow smoke at regular intervals. ... |
Davis displays film on icon OSU - The Lantern Accomplished film director Tamra Davis, 48, directed the documentary about her friend, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and his artwork. Basquiat is a famed artist ... |
Tough Year for Takashi Murakami as Auction Revenue Plunges Luxist Takashi Murakami, a fervent self-marketer as well as artist, sustained a decline in total auction revenue from $8 million for the July 2008 – June 2009 ... |
Nightranger: Pop Smart LA Weekly ... Chair" and "Dollar Sign," and pieces by Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons (metallic balloon animals and dog sculpture) and Takashi Murakami through January 31. ... |