$45 million+ Jackson Pollock masterpiece to lead Christie’s 20th Century evening sale
Christie’s has announced that Jackson Pollock’s Number 31,1949 will lead the 20th Century Evening Sale taking place 12th May 2022 at Rockefeller Plaza… Read More
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Andy Warhol’s Marilyn could make $200+ million at Christie’s this Spring.
Christie’s expects Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” (1964) to become the most expensive 20th-century artwork to sell at auction… Read More
Christie’s presents fRiENDSiES by FriendsWithYou, on OpenSea
fRiENDSiES by FriendsWithYou is a historic NFT sale taking place from March 26th – March 28th, 2022 from Christie’s. fRiENDSiES is… Read More
Christie’s X OpenSea NFT sale totals 843 ETH $3.6 million.
Christie’s X OpenSea, the auction house’s first on-chain sale hosted on OpenSea.io, closed December 7th, achieving a total of 843 ETH (US$3.6 million) The… Read More
Christie’s New York presents ‘WAVEFORM’ by 3LAU in Christie’s x OpenSea
Christie’s announces WAVEFORM, an NFT by musical artist 3LAU, will highlight Christie’s X OpenSea, a collaborative sale launching December 1st. The sale, curated by… Read More
Christie’s + Opensea collaborate on first-ever on-chain NFT auction.
Christie’s announced today that it has launched a collaboration with leading NFT Marketplace OpenSea. Christie’s X OpenSea kicks off on December 1st… Read More
nft now x Christie’s present ‘The Gateway’ at Art Basel Miami
nft now, the leading web3 digital media platform for NFT coverage, curation and analysis, today announces it is partnering with… Read More
Nigerian crypto-artist Osinachi’s NFT series Different Shades of Water on show at 1-54.
1-54 in collaboration with Christie’s presents an auction of Nigerian crypto-artist Osinachi‘s NFT series Different Shades of Water. The digital… Read More
Peter Doig’s 1990 masterpiece Swamped could smash $30 million barrier.
Peter Doig’s 1990 masterpiece Swamped will be a leading highlight of Christie’s New York Marquee Week this November, featured in the auction… Read More
Rare Andy Warhol Silkscreen of Basquiat up for auction this November.
This November, Christie’s New York is are to present Andy Warhol’s seminal portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat as a leading highlight of its 20th Century Evening Sale (estimate on request; in excess of $20 million)
Andy Warhol’s Trucks for sale.
Andy Warhol’s Trucks Series (1985, estimate: £50,000-70,000) will be offered as a leading highlight of Christie’s Prints & Multiples Online-Only Sale, which… Read More
Banksy versus the classics
Walking round an auction house the realities of market prices never cease to amaze me. At Christies recently, for example,… Read More
Christies sale featuring Kaws, Banksy, Yoshitomo Nara, Olive Allen & Daniel Arsham
Christie’s has announced the second offering of Trespassing, a groundbreaking online sale curated together with Ronnie K. Pirovino.
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Monumental Skull Painting ‘In This Case’ for sale at Christie’s.
Christie’s have announced the addition of artistic titan Jean-Michel Basquiat’s monumental “skull” painting In This Case to its upcoming 21th Century Evening Sale at Christie’s New York on 11th May (estimate in excess of US$50 million).
Lionel Messi’s record goal-scoring boots up for sale.
Lionel Messi has donated his adidas record goal scoring boots to the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, and together they have decided to offer this historic item of sporting memorabilia in a charity sale to support the Arts and Health Project of the Vall Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona.
Beeple’s Purely Digital NFT-Based Work of Art Achieves $69.3 Million at Christie’s
Today March 11th, 2021, will go down in art history, Christie’s have concluded its single lot online sale of Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days, achieving $69,346,250 and setting the third-highest price for a living artist at auction ever
Christie’s to auction a T.REX called STAN
On October 6th, Christie’s will offer one of the largest, most complete and widely studied Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever discovered. Endearingly named “STAN”
Christie’s Vice and Virtue featuring Kaws, Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol, Barbara Kruger
Christie’s continues to expand its online-only auction calendar. VICE and VIRTUE, the latest in a series of thematic online auctions from the Post-War and Contemporary Art department.
How are creatives reacting to the pandemic? My favourite initiatives – Part I
I have collated some of my favourite initiatives. and will interview the key players in this wave of change in the following weeks.
Marina Abramovic’s mixed reality artwork The Life to be presented by Christie’s in Los Angeles, New York and London.
Christie’s to partner with Microsoft and its HoloLens 2 headset, to power Marina Abramovic’s seminal performance piece The Life – the world’s first mixed reality artwork.
The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London in June
Bling, twins, caves, faceless figures, glass, landscapes and a giant rabbit.
What’s It Worth at Auction?
Both Sotheby’s (S) and Christies (C) have major London auctions this week, head to head in impressionist, modern and surrealist categories.
The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
This week’s Top exhibitions to view includes:
A cow’s head, black history, fluttering decomposition, football, explosions, a rusted flag and minimalism.
The Auction as Show
Unsurprisingly, the leading auction houses are all selling photographic work to coincide with Photo London (18-21 May). By way of a warm-up, I looked at them as exhibits rather than as potential purchases. Do they make for a good visit?