Basquiat’s ‘Untitled (Red Warrior)’ Is Fairly Unique Amongst the Artist’s Canon
Sotheby's Hong Kong is offering the work at auction next month.
View ArticlePussy Riot Is Releasing an NFT to Comment on Their Frequent Incarcerations
The NFT includes some of the group's sentencing documents and a vaginal drawing of the Virgin Mary.
View ArticleSotheby’s Will Continue to Contest Allegations of Aiding Tax Evasion
A lawsuit filed last year accuses the auction house of helping a collector pose as an art dealer to avoid taxes.
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Minting Platform CXIP Wants to Create a Huge Community of NFT Creators
Almost a full year into a full-blown cultural shift triggered by the advent of NFTs, many people are still deeply confused about their use value or are outright dismissive of the technology...
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Frida Kahlo Has Beaten Out Diego Rivera for Most Expensive Work of Latin Art
On Tuesday night, Frida Kahlo’s elaborate self-portrait Diego y yo (Diego and I) sold for $34.9 million at the Sotheby’s Modern Evening Sale to the Argentinian collector Eduardo F. Costantini, making...
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Another Banksy Mural Is Going to Be Removed and Auctioned Off
The elusive street artist Banksy has certainly kept himself busy over the last couple of years; during the peak of the pandemic, the graffiti artist created many homages to the routines and health...
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A Statue of a Slave Ship Owner May Be Removed from London’s Museum of the Home
It’s no secret that problematic statuary of historical figures associated with the slave trade represents something of an ongoing issue for the U.K.; ever since the police murder of George Floyd,...
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KAWS Is Suing Homeless Penthouse for Allegedly Selling Fake Works
During a week in which the “KAWS:HOLIDAY” tour has already been enmeshed in legal trouble, the artist is also taking the step to file a lawsuit against several different websites that KAWS says are...
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Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin Buys a Copy of the U.S. Constitution at Sotheby’s
On Friday afternoon, Sotheby’s auction house announced that the buyer of a rare copy of the First Printing of the Final Text of the United States Constitution, which sold yesterday at the auction...
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Exclusive Interview: Anna Marie Tendler Ruminates on Loss in ‘Rooms in the...
With its soft, lamplit scenes and carefully posed curios, Anna Marie Tendler’s debut photo series, “Rooms in the First House,” evokes much older art. Inspired in part by the Dutch masters and...
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Sotheby’s Is Auctioning Twitter NFTs to Raise Money for Healthcare Workers
Where were you when you finally accepted the fact that NFTs have eaten the world? On Monday, Sotheby’s announced that an upcoming charity auction called “Gifted: The 140 Collection” will be revolving...
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How Rising Inflation Rates Could Be Creating an Art World Buying Frenzy
Art Basel Miami Beach is fast approaching, and amidst the flurry of high-octane auctions and dazzling art fairs that are captivating an art world eager for things to return to normal, inflation rates...
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Brooklyn Museum Curator Weighs in on NYC’s “Transformative” $50 Million Gift
On Monday, outgoing Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio announced that the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs will fork over $50 million to the Brooklyn Museum, marking the culmination of museum...
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The Metropolitan Museum Returned Two of Its Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
In June, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that it would be imminently returning two 16th century brass plaques, Warrior Chief and Junior Court Official, and one 14th century brass plaque, Ife...
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A Scotsman’s Beloved ‘Hamilton Aphrodite’ Is Going Up for Auction at Sotheby’s
On December 7th, Sotheby’s, which recently has been devoting much of its attention to NFTs and other digital pursuits, will be offering a statue known as The Hamilton Aphrodite that was last spotted...
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Pamela Council Talks About Fountain in Times Square, a Playland, and Everything
Pamela Council beams as they surveil their Times Square specific piece A Fountain for Survivors, keeping an eye for maintenance. The work is stunning, nurturing, and demanding in the best ways. Before...
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Hilma af Klint’s “Tree of Knowledge” Watercolors on Display at David Zwirner
I had missed the Guggenheim’s survey of Hilma af Klint (2018-2019), which attracted over 600,000 visitors breaking the institution’s own record, and with it the chance to lose myself in the...
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Before He Died, Off-White Founder Virgil Abloh Changed Contemporary Art
On Sunday, denizens of many intersecting creative worlds where stunned at the news that Virgil Abloh, the fashion designer behind the hugely influential Off-White company and the first Black director...
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Art Basel Miami Will Include an AR Garden Made for Breonna Taylor
Can you hear that? It’s the sound of gassed-up jet planes whizzing their way across the globe, depositing the art world’s best, brightest and most enthusiastic participants on the Florida shores for...
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New NFT Arts Platforms and Auctions are Being Launched for Giving Tuesday
With 2021’s Art Basel Miami and NFTs at the forefront of everyone’s minds, Giving Tuesday happens to dovetail this year with several ongoing trends in the art world that could develop into lasting...
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