Utterly astonishing (and at times disturbing) documentary photography by James Nachtwey.

Link: James Nachtwey website

The 2007 Crocker Museum Art Auction takes place on June 2, 2007 in Sacramento, CA. Additionally, a How to Build an Art Collection Panel Discussion will feature expert advice on the how, where and when to establish a valued art collection.

Link: Crocker Art Museum website

A new record was set for work by Andy Warhol when a painting of a car crash sold for $71.7m in New York.

The 1963 painting, Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I), depicts an overturned car on fire.

Link: BBC news article about the Warhol sale

“AAF is the place for new and established collectors to discover and buy paintings, drawings, sculptures, video, photography and limited edition prints from distinguished galleries, all priced from $100 - $10,000. This year the Fair will host more than 60 galleries with approximately a quarter of the exhibitors from Europe, Canada and South America.”

Link: Affordable Art Fair website

The SFMOMA’s Picasso and American Art exhibit features the work of Stuart Davis, Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, John Graham, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Jackson Pollock, David Smith, and Max Weber — artists who directly and openly interpreted Picasso’s style, appropriated his palette, or used his work as a point of departure.

Link: SFMOMA website