Highlights & Happenings
AXA Art Insurance Corporation
May 22, 2012
AXA S.A. Continues its Commitment to Cultural Philanthropy and Safeguarding Cultural Heritage
On May 3rd, the French Minister for Culture and Communication, Frédéric Mitterrand, announced the acquisition by the French State of the Pietà with Saint John and Two Angels attributed to Jean Malouel for the Louvre Museum thanks to AXA’s patronage. Full press release.
Weather Experts Forecast Active Hurricane Activities for 2012
AXA Art Cautions Collectors to Put Pre-emptive Measures in Place
In issuing the outlook for the 2012 hurricane season, experts at the Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University,advise conditions are favorable for an active season, along the Atlantic basin. The forecast includes 10 named storms, 4 of which will be hurricanes. Of the 4 hurricanes, 2 will be major ones with sustained winds of at least 111 miles per hour, capable of producing devastating damage. With information gathered from conservators and its worldwide team of expert partners, AXA Art has assembled a guide for collectors, including a checklist with key elements in hurricane catastrophe prevention, in The AXA Art Hurricane Disaster Plan Article.
AXA Art Renews its Sponsorship of TEFAF in Maastricht
Announcing the continuation of AXA Art’s sponsorship of TEFAF for a further three-year period, Dr. Ulrich Guntram, CEO AXA Art Global said, “We are extremely delighted to continue with what over the past nine years has developed into a true partnership and even friendship between two unique players in the art world. TEFAF and AXA Art share the same values; professionalism and excellence. We are very much looking forward to working together on the development of new markets and collector groups not only in Europe and the Americas but especially in the Asian market.”
Model Life
Fine Art Expert Matthew Knight Discusses Gloria Barnes-Harper's Modeling Career and Documents the Resurgence of the Fashion Photographer Erwin Blumenfeld
When the AXA Art Research Grant was awarded to the CRCC in 2010, we could never have known it would come full circle and end with such a personal touch. Gloria Barnes-Harper, the model in the brilliant Erwin Blumenfeld Vogue cover photo recently exhibited in the AXA Art Lounge during the AIPAD Photography Show, is an amazing, attractive, and astonishing lady. Full article.
Panel Discussion from the AIPAD Photography Show Now Available to View Online
Click here to view the recordings of the panel discussions held at the 2012 AIPAD Photography Show.
Collector's Corner
Judith Price, President of the National Jewelry Institute, Interviews Collector and Designer HRH Prince Dimitri
Before opening his own atelier, world renowned jewelry designer HRH Prince Dimitri served as Senior Vice President of Sotheby's Jewelry Department. He now designs his own pieces for such personalities as Carolina Herrera. Most recently, Carol Woolton, British Vogue’s Jewelry Editor, named Prince Dimitri as one of the Top 30 jewelry designers working today in her book Drawing Jewels for Fashion, published by Presto. For the full interview.
Upcoming AXA ART Events & Partnerships
Below is a partial listing of events and exhibitions that AXA ART is proud to be involved in:
Art Basel
Basel, Switzerland
June 14-17
Expo Chicago
Chicago
September 20-23
Art Toronto
Toronto, Canada
October 26-29
About AXA ART
International reach, unrivaled competence, and a high quality network of expert partners distinguish AXA ART, the only art insurance specialist in the world, from its generalist property insurance competitors. Over the past 50 years and well into the future, AXA ART has and will continue to redefine the manner in which it serves and services its museum, gallery, collector and artist clients across North America, Asia, and Europe with a sincere consideration of the way valuable objects are insured and cultural patrimony protected. For more information, visit www.axa-art-usa.com.
This announcement is advisory in nature and is provided for informational purposes only. It is offered as a resource to be used by insurance advisors and insureds in maintaining an appropriate loss prevention program. No liability of whatsoever kind is assumed by AXA Art Insurance Corporation by reason of the information contained in this announcement.