On October 6th, Christie’s will offer one of the largest, most complete and widely studied Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever discovered. Endearingly named “STAN”
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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.
Continue Reading...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.
Continue Reading...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.
Continue Reading...The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London in June
Bling, twins, caves, faceless figures, glass, landscapes and a giant rabbit.
Continue Reading...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.
Continue Reading...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?
Continue Reading...Audrey Hepburn: The Personal Collection, Part III
The third and final auction from the estate of Audrey Hepburn will take place online next week. Following on from last year’s hugely successful sales, the auction includes over 200 further lots from the archive of one of the most beloved screen actresses of the 20th century.
Continue Reading...Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi heading to the Louvre Abu Dhabi
A Saudi Arabian prince, Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud, has been identified as the buyer of the most expensive ever painting, Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi.
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