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Cartoon Breaks Record Sale At Sotheby’s Hong Kong Auction
Cartoons are cute and fun, but could they be a money-spinner too? The contemporary sale at Sotheby’s Honk Kong auction proved so, where a cartoon of an angry girl broke sale records left, right and centre.
The cartoon in question is the…
Art Dealer Phillip Bruno Donates 74 Art Works To Hunterian
Long-time art dealer Phillip A. Bruno made news by donating a huge portion of his art collection to the Hunterian Art Gallery in Scotland. The 74 works he donated to the museum include artists like Lee Gatch, David Levine, William Dole,…
Art Expert Germano Celant To Curate Next Exhibition Of KAWS
The artist Brian Donnelly, better known as KAWS, is a pretty divisive figure in the art world. But his pop culture-infused artworks keep finding their audience. The September issue of Art In America made a good case for the continued appeal…
Christie’s Contemporary Art Sale Sees Success, Nets $80.4 M
The postwar and contemporary evening sale at Christie’s was one big art affair of the week. After a week-long Freize auction, the fresh set of artworks brought Christie’s £65.2 million ($80.4 million). While the 41 pieces sold this year…
Banksy Emerge As Star Artist At Slow Art Sale At Sotheby’s
The otherwise mundane evening art sale at Sotheby’s saw a once-obscure street artist emerge as the rockstar of the event. Banksy’s work alone accounted for $12.2 million out of the total sales of $67.3 million witnessed at the event.…
Art Award taken back from Walid Raad for involvement in BDS movement
Achen City administration in Germany announced that it will be taking away its prestigious art prize from artist Walid Raad. The reason for this, as given by mayor Marcel Philipp, is Raad’s involvement and support for the controversial BDS…
Atelier 4 announces ‘Registrar of The Year’ award
Some jobs are often left unappreciated unless someone comes with the idea to give them their well-deserved attention. This was exactly what happened with Atelier 4 announced the “Registrar of the Year” competition. The fine-art logistics…
Urs Fischer’s Next Might Feature Leonardo DiCaprio: Sources
An upcoming solo show at Gagosian Gallery, Paris currently has just one small title: “Leo”. The show, which will feature works of Urs Fischer, will reportedly focus on none other than actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
Urs Fischer is a…
National Gallery of Art inducts Darren Walker, Mitchel Rales in the Board
The National Gallery of Art, located in Washington, went through a big shuffle recently. Darren Walker was included into the board of trustees while Mitchell Rales was elected the president of the institution. This shuffle occurred after…
Artist Kehinde Wiley Makes Bold Statement With His ‘Rumors Of War’
A certain segment of the usually-chaotic New York Square was calm and composed as it awaited a big event. This event started off with a flamboyant noise as a marching band rolled into the area, made up primarily of students. They were…