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Sotheby's to offer $1M+ rare Bill Bowerman track spikes in sale dedicated to the Olympics Bill Bowerman Handmade Prototype Logo Track Spikes. Estimate: $1M+. Courtesy Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY .- To commemorate of XXXII Olympiad taking place this summer in Tokyo, Sotheby’s presents The Olympic Collection, an online auction featuring the rarest memorabilia and collectibles spotlighting the achievements of legendary athletes who participated in the Games across the world of sport and which celebrates the unifying spirit embodied by the Games. Open for bidding beginning 23 July, coinciding with t...

The First Art Newspaper on the Net   by Claudia Carr Levy NEW YORK, NY .- Upon first seeing Jason Stewart’s new work, I thought of Filippo Brunelleschi’s facade of the Ospedale degli Innocenti, the foundling hospital in Florence that he was commissioned to design in 1419. The arches of the hospital facade have always captivated me. Brunelleschi’s arches are perfect in their form and progression: perfect graceful architecture. Why, I wondered, did that architectural image appear as I looked at the series of paintings called “Shaping Color”? The precision of Jason Stewart’s arcs in their...

Japan artisans showcase Olympic collection as pandemic leaves things on sour note SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 11:48 AM IST Share Synopsis With just 99 days until the Olympics, a surge in virus cases has raised doubts about the Games. AFP In this picture taken on April 12, 2021, Kimiaki Kono, who created a special Tokyo 2020 branded shamisen, a traditional Japanese three-stringed instrument, poses at his workshop in Tokyo. Related TOKYO: Craftsman Kimiaki Kono was hoping the Tokyo Olympics would be a chance to win new fans for Japan's lute-like shamisen, but the pandemic has left thin...