Art

King Kong, Bond’s Sunglasses, Hepburn’s Dress on Sale (Update1) The skeleton of Hollywood’s original King Kong, the giant ape that terrorized New York City in David O. Selznick’s 1933 movie, is expected to fetch as much as 150,000 pounds ($249,000) at an auction in London tomorrow.

Koons’s $25 Million Dangling Train Derailed by Lacma Shortfall The recession has derailed a Jeff Koons sculpture involving a replica of a 1944 Baldwin locomotive with an estimated cost of $25 million, making it one of the most expensive public art projects ever undertaken.

Death Cult, Rain God Add Mexican Mystery to Paris Show: Review It’s one of the most mysterious places on earth.

$13.4 Million Saint Laurent Auction Beats Estimate (Update2) Christie’s International’s four-day sale of the remaining collection of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge ended today in Paris, having raised double its estimate.

$13.4 Million Saint Laurent Auction Beats Estimate (Update1) Christie’s International’s four-day sale of the remaining collection of the late Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge ended today in Paris, having raised double its estimate.

Jeanne-Claude -- Christo’s Dynamic Muse: Manuela Hoelterhoff Like the projects she created over the decades with her husband, Christo, Jeanne-Claude is no longer here, but the memory of her will linger.

Jeanne-Claude, ‘The Gates’ Artist With Husband, Dies (Update1) Jeanne-Claude, the artist who collaborated with her husband, Christo, on large-scale public works that included wrapping Berlin’s Reichstag in aluminum and decking out New York City’s Central Park with sheets of yellow- orange fabric, has died. She was 74.

Geneva Auctions Raise $95 Million on Demand for Gems (Update1) Christie’s International and Sotheby’s sold a combined $95 million in Geneva auctions of watches, gems and wine this week as the rich seek rare objects to hedge against inflation.