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By: AO Art Observed on Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 at 6:46 pm
Pablo Picasso, Homme et femme nus (1968), final price: £12,464,250, via Christie’s With several strong auctions behind them in the past months, the last Impressionist/Modern Evening Sale of the first half of 2019 looked to be a victory lap for Christie’s, a last shot at European collectors after a bustling spring season capped off by Basel […]... |
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By: AO Art Observed on Monday, June 17th, 2019 at 6:45 pm
Fernand Léger, Femme dans un fauteuil (1913), via Christie’s With the hottest months of the year settling in across the US and Europe, the secondary market will get one last chance to catch some heat of its own. Over the course of the next two weeks, the major auction houses will present a final look […]... |
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By: AO Art Observed on Monday, June 17th, 2019 at 2:57 pm
Jeffrey Deitch gets a profile in KCET’s Artbound program, spotlighting his recent work, his focus on Los Angeles’s thriving arts scene, and his early days expanding the scope of the contemporary art market. “Some people say I created a monster because we basically invented the profession of professional art advisory,” Deitch says of his early work. Read […]... |
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By: AO Art Observed on Monday, June 17th, 2019 at 2:57 pm
Jeffrey Deitch gets a profile in KCET’s Artbound program, spotlighting his recent work, his focus on Los Angeles’s thriving arts scene, and his early days expanding the scope of the contemporary art market. “Some people say I created a monster because we basically invented the profession of professional art advisory,” Deitch says of his early work. Read […]... |
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By: AO Art Observed on Monday, June 17th, 2019 at 1:57 pm
CNN takes a look at the disappearance of Salvator Mundi after its landmark sale last year, noting that the work hasn’t been seen in public since its landmark sale. “It’s either on the yacht or in a Geneva lock-up, and I’m slowly coming to the conclusion that the yacht is really quite plausible,” writer Ben Lewis […]... |
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By: AO Art Observed on Monday, June 17th, 2019 at 1:57 pm
CNN takes a look at the disappearance of Salvator Mundi after its landmark sale last year, noting that the work hasn’t been seen in public since its landmark sale. “It’s either on the yacht or in a Geneva lock-up, and I’m slowly coming to the conclusion that the yacht is really quite plausible,” writer Ben Lewis […]... |
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By: AO Art Observed on Monday, June 17th, 2019 at 1:12 pm
Sterling Ruby’s new fashion line gets a profile in the NYT this week, as the artist and budding designer traces his experiences with fiber arts and clothing. “Outside of the logistics of putting together the collection and the garments — in the kind of production of it — I don’t see it as any different to […]... |
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By: AO Art Observed on Monday, June 17th, 2019 at 1:10 pm
Oscar Murillo gets a profile in The Guardian this month, speaking on his early studies and his drive to push his practice into new spheres. “History is history and you think: now let me forge my own path, ignoring what is allowed or not allowed… just going for it,” he says. Read more at The Guardian ... |
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By: AO Art Observed on Monday, June 17th, 2019 at 1:02 pm
Artist Martin Roth, who often worked with living organisms and plants in his work, has passed away of unknown causes at the age of 41. Roth’s last show, November 2017 I collected a plant from the garden of a mass shooter, earned him high praise, centered on a single plant taken from the rock-strewn lawn of the shooter responsible for […]... |
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By: AO Art Observed on Monday, June 17th, 2019 at 12:55 pm
In a major shake-up, French-Israeli media mogul and collector Patrick Drahi has reached an agreement to acquire Sotheby’s in a $3.7 billion deal. “With my family, we are very enthusiastic to build together with its current management and their teams the future of Sotheby’s, a fascinating and multi-secular company with such a celebrated history of uniting people […]... |
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