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Basquiat Undertakes Phillips Contemporary Sale for $85 Million

[ad_1] Weyant, 27, is represented by her dating mega-seller Larry Gagosian. Evoking the psychological complexities of being a young woman in the 21st century with the technical precision of a 17th-century Elder Master, Weyant’s paintings are now at the top of many collectors’ wish lists. (Christie’s example last week $1.5 million to an Asian bidder. …

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Color and Female Artists Rise at Christie’s Contemporary Sale

[ad_1] As the usual suspects continue to charge the highest prices at the auction – as Monday night proved Warhol’s Marilyn sells for $195 million — the art market continues to catch up with the potential next hot thing. On Tuesday, Christie’s focused on some of those prospects in its 21st century contemporary evening sale …

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The Met Museum’s Best Curator of Contemporary Art Leaves

[ad_1] When Sheena Wagstaff was an art student in the 1980s, she often visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, seeking refuge among the Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the Asian art department. Appointment of the museum as the best curator of modern and contemporary art in 2012, an international exhibition featuring Kerry James Marshall, Gerhard Richter, …

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The Met Museum’s Best Curator of Contemporary Art Leaves

[ad_1] When Sheena Wagstaff was an art student in the 1980s, she often visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, seeking refuge among the Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the Asian art department. Appointment of the museum as the best curator of modern and contemporary art in 2012, an international exhibition featuring Kerry James Marshall, Gerhard Richter, …

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San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art Opens After Renovations

[ad_1] This article is part of our latest article Special section on museumsfocusing on new artists, new audiences, and new ways of thinking about exhibitions. SAN DIEGO – The Pacific Ocean is constantly rippling on the beach, not far from the recently renovated and expanded. San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art It serves as a …

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Outspoken Composer to Lead the International Contemporary Ensemble

[ad_1] A composer and scholar who speaks strongly about the exclusion of Black artists from experimental music will lead the acclaimed International Contemporary Ensemble, the group announced on Friday. George E. Lewis, a professor The artist, who studied music at Columbia University, known for his groundbreaking work in electronics, will take up his post as …

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Looking Beyond Disaster for Clues of Contemporary Living

[ad_1] SEOUL — At a time when artists can sell paintings and sculptures for dizzying sums, Jeon Joonho and Moon Kyungwon take a somewhat contrasting approach. “We don’t want to just make art,” Ms. Moon said in an interview at their studio designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito in Seoul’s Seochon district. “We’re trying to …

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2 In The Show, The Past Goes Back With Contemporary Blackness In Mind

[ad_1] Last weekend, I set out eagerly to see two new productions that prominently center Blackness: director Arin Arbus’s “Shakespeare”.Venetian merchant” and “Black No More,” a new musical with a creative team inspired by a 1931 satirical novel about race in America. “The Merchant of Venice,” a New Audience Theater production at the Polonsky Shakespeare …

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