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MIAMI – Sotheby’s is honored to unveil the sale contents of the third (RED) Auction supporting the fight against AIDS, which has been curated by art and architecture stars Theaster…
“Since I was seventeen, I thought I might be a star”, Basquiat wrote, and at the age of 22 he was thrust into the Contemporary Art spotlight. Join Michael Macaulay, Senior International Specialist,…
Large sculptures by George Segal, Keith Haring and Alexander Calder lead this auction.
When Banksy shredded his artwork the moment after it sold at auction, he left many questions unanswered. What are we to make of the stunt?
Bonhams announces highlights of the Post-War & Contemporary Art sale on November 14, which will offer a total of 44 works featuring exceptional sculptures by George Segal, Keith…
This November, Sotheby’s will offer a monumental spinach-green jade washer that ranks among the most impressive jade vessels remaining in a private collection, and appears to be the largest jade…
With his homeland at the precipice of civil war, Joan Miró was experiencing an existential crisis. What did it mean to be a Spaniard in a country increasingly defined by division?
Specialist Hala Khayat explains how post-independence optimism in the region generated a new form of Modernism that transcended borders.
On November 7, Bonhams sale of 19th Century European Paintings will be highlighted by Lady Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema’s The persistent reader. Estimated at $100,000-150,…
A number of auction houses had high profile design auctions last week, giving collectors a chance to snag some amazing pieces by gifted designers.
When Elsa Koditschek was forced from her home and stripped of her possessions in 1940, Egon Schiele’s masterpiece City in Twilight was lost to her family as another casualty of the oppressive Nazi…
In a new video titled "Shredding the Girl and Balloon - The Director’s half cut," Banksy reveals the inner workings of his now-famous shredder-frame.
Christie's takes a look at the collective of experimental Gutai artists whose impact on contemporary art is still being fully recognized.
The winning bidder on Banksy’s Girl with Balloon offered at Sotheby’s last Friday has confirmed their decision to acquire the new work that was created that night, as part of the canvas passed…
