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Agence France-Presse New York, United States   ● Tue, May 17, 2022 2022-05-17 11:04 0 53ea05b5fe2e13733519dbf4e30d5d6b 2 Art & Culture Macklowe-art-collection,art-collection,auction,settlement,Andy-Warhol,artwork Free The famed Macklowe collection, subject of a bitter divorce battle between a New York property developer in the United States and his ex-wife, became the most expensive art collection ever sold at auction on Monday. Sotheby's sold its second offering of works from the collection for US$246.1 million, bringing the total value of the group of paintings to $922.2 million, a spokesman told AFP. That exceeds the $835.1 million that the Rockefeller collection sold for in 2018, then the highest total ever made by a single private collection at auction. Among the highlights of Monday evening's sale were Mark Rothko's Untitled , which fetched $48 million and Gerhard Richter's Seestück , which went for $30.2 million. Andy Warhol's Self … [Read more...] about Macklowe art collection becomes most expensive ever sold at auction

For several months now, a new type of content creator has been springing up on social networks: art influencers. If they have quickly become the darlings of museums, art fairs are still reluctant to call on these art world newcomers. Now, Art Basel plans to welcome them to its next edition in Hong Kong, but only on certain conditions. Since its inaugural edition in 2013, Art Basel Hong Kong has attracted different types of audiences, from art collectors to gallerists and dealers, artists, journalists and now influencers. The fair's organisers have recently decided to offer content creators the opportunity to get accredited, in order to take their followers behind the scenes of the event. However, they will have to follow several rules of good conduct, reports Artnet News. For example, there's no question of doing "lives" in the aisles of the fair, let alone photographing other visitors without their permission. Accredited influencers are also asked to ensure they credit the … [Read more...] about TikTok time: Art Basel HK welcomes ‘art influencers’ to its upcoming edition

The Denver Art Museum has been selected as one of the world’s best museums, in league with Antwerp, Belgium’s Momu and architectural wonders such as Oslo’s Munch Museum and Tokyo’s Murakami Library. The honor, doled out in a May 3 list from Condé Nast Traveler, was part of the magazine’s Best New Museums in the World: 2022 Hot List. While the Denver Art Museum has been around in some form since 1893 , Condé Nast looked at the museum’s nearly five-year, $175 million renovation-addition project that was recently  completed and decided it was enough to justify the “new museum” moniker. The magazine noted that the museum reopened in late 2021 with new, interconnected galleries, pavilions and a restaurant. “Smithsonian in its scope, the campus’ eight-story Martin Building — designed by Italian modernist Gio Ponti, and the world’s first high-rise museum when it was built in 1971 — offers an ambitious look at the art of the Americas,” according to the 2022 Hot List. “Entire floors … [Read more...] about Denver Art Museum named one of the world’s best “new” museums

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline The original cover art from comic book writer Frank Miller’s influential 1986 graphic novel Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is estimated to sell for millions at auction next month, a testament to the series’ lasting impact on the Batman character and the comic book industry as a whole, the auction house said. Key Facts The cover art is poised to break the record for the most expensive American comic book cover to sell at auction, according to Heritage Auctions, which estimated the work will fetch $2 million , according to Bloomberg. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is credited with helping to transform the titular character from a campy superhero back to his roots as a dark vigilante, an interpretation of Bruce Wayne that resonates today and as recently as this year’s box office hit The Batman starring Robert Pattinson . Miller and colorist Lynn Varley opted to begin the graphic novel … [Read more...] about ‘Batman: The Dark Knight Returns’ Graphic Novel Cover Art Transformed Comics—And Now Could Fetch Millions At Auction

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Vena Brykalin left Ukraine just hours before Russian tanks entered the country. As Fashion Director of Vogue Ukraine , he was on his way to Milan for Fashion Week, and watched the invasion of his homeland from afar as the fashion industry's twice-yearly round of runway shows rolled on. By the time he arrived at Paris Fashion Week, he had realized he would not be going back just yet, and has stayed in Europe ever since, working to spotlight Ukrainian creativity and rally the fashion industry for support. "[Being at Fashion Week during the invasion] felt absurd and painful, but also in a weird way, getting on with the job felt important as we could put our network and contacts in the industry to good," he says. Incredibly, the Vogue Ukraine team are still publishing online, working virtually from wherever they are, to keep their country's creative voices heard. Vena believes that ‘keeping Vogue afloat is part of our … [Read more...] about Inside Tripolar, The Paris Art And Design Pop-Up Celebrating Ukrainian Creativity

Orang Asli artist Shaq Koyok was just a boy when life in the village as he knew it changed. A land developer came into the jungle surrounding his kampung and got to work. “I remember lorries carrying logs from the jungle. I also heard chainsaws and trees being felled. I remember how the village roads were damaged and it made it so hard for the villagers to go out, ” recalls Shaq (real name Shahar Koyok), who hails from the Temuan indigenous community in Selangor. As an eight year old, Shaq wasn’t privy to the implications of such activities in his village in Kampung Pulau Kempas, Banting (Kuala Langat district), but he recalls that it bothered him. “I don’t know why it did, but I think as an Orang Asli, I have a strong connection to nature. I often went fishing in the jungle, especially during the rainy season. I played in the jungle with my friends too. The jungle was my playground, ” he says. This incident made such an impression on him that it gave him nightmares until this … [Read more...] about Shaq Koyok’s art reflects a personal and political drive to share his Orang Asli heritage

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin T he National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, D.C. has jumped into the game craze with a Wordle spinoff called Artle , which gives players four guesses to identify the creator of four works of art. The wildly popular Wordle word game — snapped up by The New York Times for a cool seven figures — has spawned a panoply of copycats, from Worldle , a geography-based game, to Heardle (music), Lewdle (naughty words), Nerdle (math), Queerdle (LGBTQ+ words), Absurdle (even more words) and many others. Designed as a fun way to let art geeks explore the NGA’s vast collection, Artle gives players a different game every day. Players are shown a work chosen from among the gallery’s 155,000 works by 15,000 artists. The player gets a chance to guess the artist. If incorrect, the game displays a second work of art by the same artist, and so on until four works by the same artist have been revealed. If the … [Read more...] about Meet Artle, The Wordle Spinoff For Art Lovers

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline One of Edgar Degas’ iconic “Little Dancer” sculptures broke the artist’s auction record Thursday when it sold for $41.6 million from the collection of the late Anne Bass, the former wife of an oil billionaire who championed American ballet. Key Facts “La Petite Danseuse de quatorze ans,” or “Little Dancer of fourteen years,” is a bronze cast of the only sculpture that Degas ever exhibited in his lifetime, based on a young ballerina named Marie van Goethem who was studying ballet in Paris. Thursday’s winning bid for the sculpture—which sold at Christie’s—surpassed the previous record price for a Degas work at auction, which was last set in 2015 when another “Little Dancer” bronze sold for $24.8 million . The record-breaking bronze last belonged to Bass, a longtime patron of the New York City Ballet and the onetime wife of Texas oil billionaire Sid Bass , who is worth $3.5 billion according to … [Read more...] about Degas’ ‘Little Dancer’ Fetches Record-Breaking $41.6 Million In Auction Of Late Ballet Patron’s Art Collection

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin With picturesque villages, gorgeous hill towns, seaside resorts and medieval hamlets among vineyards and lakes, Europe abounds with “secret” destinations away from the crowds. European Best Destinations (EBD) has released its 2022 list of “Best Hidden Gems in Europe” to entice travelers on the hunt for unique experiences free from mass tourism and a hunger to reconnect with nature. “Amazing secret pueblos blancos in Spain , the Algarve islands of Portugal, secret medieval villages in Italy , and beautiful beaches in Georgia” are among the recommendations by the organization, which is part of the European Commission’s EDEN Network ("European Destinations of Excellence") working to promote sustainable tourism on the continent. These are 12 of the top Secret Destinations on the EBD list. All the hidden gems are here and include Sant' Angelo Ischia Island in Italy, Zahara de la Sierra Cadiz in Spain’s … [Read more...] about 12 Best Hidden Gems In Europe To Visit In 2022, Revealed By European Best Destinations

Andy Warhol’s “Self Portrait” during a press preview on May 6, 2022 for the Macklowe Collection at Sotheby's in New York. NEW YORK: The famed Macklowe collection, subject of a bitter divorce battle between a New York property developer and his ex-wife, became the most expensive art collection ever sold at auction Monday. Sotheby's sold its second offering of works from the collection for $246.1 million, bringing the total value of the group of paintings to $922.2 million, a spokesman told AFP. That exceeds the $835.1 million that the Rockefeller collection sold for in 2018, then the highest total ever made by a single private collection at auction. Among the highlights of Monday evening's sale were Mark Rothko's "Untitled," which fetched $48 million and Gerhard Richter's "Seestück"", which went for $30.2 million. Andy Warhol's "Self Portrait" sold for $18.7 million while Willem de Kooning's "Untitled" went for $17.8 million. Sotheby's won the rights to sell the Macklowe … [Read more...] about Art collection sells for $922 million