25,000,000th Peter Norton Collection will be at Christie's in November
The meeting was well-known programmer, businessman and philanthropist, the works of Takashi Murakami, Paul McCarthy and Matthew Barney
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Paul McCarthy
head-tomato (green)
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Sixty works from the collection of renowned American programmer and businessman Peter Norton (Peter Norton) this fall, going under the hammer at New York auction Christie's, reports Bloomberg.
collection includes works by authors such as Matthew Barney (Matthew Barney), Takashi Murakami (Takashi Murakami) and Paul McCarthy (Paul McCarthy). It is expected that the sale of the meeting could bring the auction house for more than 25 million dollars. The works will be offered to buyers at the auctions of contemporary art, which will be held in New York, November 8-9.
about preferences Norton the field of sculpture can get an idea of the work of Paul McCarthy (Paul McCarthy) «Head-tomato (green)." Also on the upcoming auction will work, Robert Gaubert (Robert Gober) 1992 "Window in prison." In addition, the auction will be large frieze Kary Walker (Kara Walker) «African't» 1996, representing a composition of 25 paper silhouettes, sculptures and lively ensemble Takashi Murakami «DOB in a strange forest" in 1999.
According Norton, in works of art it has always attracted the presence of "ideas and thoughts", as well as the strength of the visual image, which "affects even those viewers who do not understand the work embodied in ideas».
Norton Anti-Virus Creator and other well-known computer programs that are currently producing company Symantec, Peter Norton is also a collector of works of young artists and well-known philanthropist. He also serves on the board of trustees of the museum is located on Manhattan's MoMA.
In 2000, Norton has donated more than 1,000 works from its collection of 32-m museums from around the world. Norton Family Foundation, Peter Norton Family Foundation, provides support to many cultural organizations, such as the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of American Art Whitney. The money raised from the sale of works of art from his collection of Peter Norton intends to establish a new charitable foundation.
Prepared by Mary Estrova, AI
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