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ArtPourriJewelry Line Celebrates Anniversary – The Guggenheim Museum has released Restoration Rocks, a special edition jewelry line, designed and fabricated by California-based jewelry artist Cara Tilker. The collection features 9 different designs, and each piece incorporates actual historic lightweight concrete or Gunite fragments of Frank Lloyd Wright’s landmark Museum—set aside during the 2007 restoration process from the building’s walls—that are presented in resin and sterling silver settings. The limited edition line is a component of the planned 2009 50th Anniversary celebration and is available on the museum’s website and in its retail store. NEA News – The NEA has announced the 2008 recipients of the National Heritage Fellowships, the country’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. Eleven fellowships, which include a one-time award of $20,000 each, will be presented to honorees from eight states and Puerto Rico. Visit http://www.nea.gov/news/news08/Heritage2008.html. Postal News – The U.S. Postal Service has issued the Olympic Games commemorative stamp during gymnastics team trials in Philadelphia. This coincides with the games of the XXIX Olympiad, which will be held Aug. 8-24 in Beijing, China. Designed by Clarence Lee, it features a drawing by artist Katie Doka of a gymnast surrounded by ribbon-like design elements. Auction News – Christie’s summer auctions of Impressionist and Modern and Post-War and Contemporary Art in London achieved the highest ever total for a corresponding series of sales in Europe. Monet’s Nympheas realized a record price for the artist at auction at $80.5 million, Bacon’s Three Studies for a Self Portrait sold for $34.4 million, and 26 artist records were established. – Sotheby’s summer sales of Impressionist and Modern and Contemporary Art realized $497 million and set a European record for contemporary art sales. Marlene Dumas’ The Visitor (1995) realized a record $6.3 million, the most expensive work by a living female artist at auction.
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