Author: Ann Williams

An untitled 1984 painting by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat will sell at Sotheby’s in May at its contemporary art evening sale, becoming one of the top lots of that marquee auction week. The photo will be the first to appear at auction since it was also sold at Sotheby’s in 2010 for $2.65 million. Sotheby’s has put its estimate at $18 million this time, which means that if it sells for that price, the value will increase more than sixfold. The work is part of a famous and polarizing group of paintings that the two art stars collaborated on…

of Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer crouching (1966) will be presented at Sotheby’s New York contemporary evening auction in May, making its first appearance on the market since its purchase from the Marlborough Gallery in 1970. The work is expected to fetch between $30 million and $50 million. It is one of 10 monumental portraits that Bacon painted between 1966 and 1968 of his lover and muse George Dyer.Portrait of George Dyer crouching it stands over six feet tall and is one of the few works in this department to remain in private hands. This work depicts a shirtless…

An enormous canvas made as part of the high-profile collaboration between Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat will be one of the highlights of the spring auction season at Sotheby’s in New York. With an estimate of around $18 million, it is expected to set a new record price under the hammer for a work from the series when it is offered at the auction house’s contemporary art evening sale this May.The untitled 1984 painting is one of 160 works created by the two artists together over a two-year period, which would include some of the last years of their lives.…

Canadian-Korean artist Krista Kim was a very creative child, but her parents wanted her to pursue a “steadier career”. So he studied Political Science and Government at the University of Toronto, hoping to become a journalist, specifically as a television anchor. While living in Seoul he wrote for a newspaper, but when he lived in Japan between 2005 and 2008, he returned to his art. “When I was in the Ryōan-ji temple garden in Kyoto, I realized that Zen gardens are an immersive experience of well-being; were created [over] 500 years ago clever monks learned that the environment can become…

CHICAGO – A boy who goes to school with my children was killed two weeks ago. He was 11 years old, the star of the next school musical, very kind and cheerful with everyone, and he died trying to protect his mother from an attacker who entered their house with the intention of harming her. The situation was neither random nor unexpected. The mother had repeatedly threatened the man, who had spent years in prison for domestic battery and other charges, and had an active protective order in place. So it was with a very heavy heart that I saw…

Artist Profile Archive’s latest documentary short features Njideka Akunyili Crosby, an acclaimed Nigerian-born, Los Angeles-based artist. In this video, the artist speaks from his LA studio, reflecting on his career as an artist, the creative process, and the 2023 exhibitions “The Hilton Als Series: Njideka Akunyili Crosby” and “Njideka Akunyili Crosby: Coming Back to See Through, Again.” ” by David Zwirner in Los Angeles and New York. Born in Nigeria in 1983, Akunyili Crosby immigrated to the United States at the age of 16. He attended Swarthmore College, where he majored in biology and took many art classes. “Art was…

This week, the British Museum in London launched legal proceedings against one of its former curators, Peter Higgs, accused of stealing up to 2,000 objects from its collection. The archaeologist who first saw the stolen items, however, described the legal action as “locking the stable door after locking the horse”.Higgs was curator of the museum’s Ancient Greek collections and acting head of the Greece and Rome department. It was released last year after revelations that scores of objects had been damaged or disappeared, and this week the museum sued Higgs for the return of the remaining artworks in its possession.In…

Nicholas Cullinan, the director of the National Portrait Gallery, has been appointed to lead the British Museum, taking on a number of challenges at the world’s oldest national museum after a theft scandal and revelations of serious problems in its governance amid calls for action. To return the Parthenon marbles to Greece.Cullinan led a major transformation at the National Portrait Gallery that won critical and public acclaim. “We believe it can achieve this and more at the British Museum on a larger scale as we undertake a once-in-a-generation redevelopment,” British Museum chairman George Osborne said in a statement.Cullinan has served…

Mar Dixon, as he remembers on his profile @MarDixon X (screenshot and background color edited by Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic) Social media specialist and culture enthusiast Mar Dixon died at the age of 53 on Saturday, March 16, in Shropshire, England. Throughout his career, Dixon has driven several international social media campaigns focused on audience development for cultural centers, starting social media trends such as #AskACurator and #Museum Selfie and start 52 Museums network project, among others. Originally from Pennsylvania and based in the UK, Dixon is best remembered for his singular goal of connecting the individual with the organization in…

“New Artist Spotlight” is a recurring editorial series featuring artists who have recently joined Artsy’s roster of gallery partners.Self-taught French artist Alexis Ralaivao is fascinated by small details. Her oil paintings, whether close-ups of sparkling jewels or cropped portraits of the human figure, exude a palpable sensuality that transforms everyday scenes into cherished moments. A student of The Artsy Vanguard 2022, Ralaivaok draws inspiration from Dutch Golden Age masters such as Johannes Vermeer and Gerard ter Borch, focusing obsessive attention to the details of lived experiences in his genre paintings, which highlight clothing, flesh, glass, metal. , and jewelry. Now…