Art Archives - Expensive Places

Jul24

Montegrappa hand-painting Snake pen

Montegrappa unveiled an exclusive version of Snake Pen 2013 for connoisseurs of hand-painting. Every pen in the Snake Limited Edition is adorned with stunning die-cast overlays, of a quality and creativity familiar to those who have examined the Dragon and Chaos pens that are so highly prized by enthusiasts. The metalwork encircles a barrel in a deep red-brown hue, made of a special pearlised resin called ‘Pietra’, which is Italian...

Feb01

Peugeot Piano is a dream of any pianist

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Any pianist will dream to have or at least to play once at new Peugeot Piano. Although the piano pursues one of the classical codes of the world of pianos with its black lacquer finish, Peugeot Design Lab has totally reinterpreted the instrument by shaking up all the traditional volume, ergonomics and design codes. The greatest piece of groundbreaking ingenuity was to bring down the piano mechanism and align it perfectly with the...

Dec05

Only in Abu Dhabi: The Biggest Sculpture in History

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Abu Dhabi is taking on The Great Pyramid of Giza, with the construction of the world’s biggest sculpture. Designed by Bulgarian-born artist, Christo, the sculpture will be built in the desert 161 kilometres away from Abu Dhabi and take up to 30 months to complete. He is best known for wrapping the Reichstag in fabric and lining California highways with yellow umbrellas. The artist will spend $3.41m building the ‘Mastaba’,...

Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama: Signature Patterns

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Over time, Kusama’s work gained recognition and the artist experienced an astonishing array of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, film, performance, and immersive installation. Kusama and Louis Vuitton will also collaborate for the first time on several artworks, which will be showcased in the Louis Vuitton Bond Street Maison’s dedicated exhibition space. The art of Yayoi Kusama is known for her organic, repetitive...