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ART ATTACK!
The big art world news is that a worldwide record was set for a sculpture sold at auction. Brancusi's Bird in Space (1922-3) sold for $27,456,000 at Christie's on Wednesday. Apparently someone found it malingering in an old European's attic and even Brancusi scholars didn't know about it.
Next week are the juicier sales: Contemporary. This means art that includes nudity, jokes, and celebrities. Sotheby's has the Contemporary Masters (de Kooning, Pollock, Kline), but Christie's includes a lot of recent art. Lot 63 at Christie's is the extremely NSFW Jeff Koons photograph "Red Butt" where he and his ex-wife the Italian porn star named La Cicciolina (translation: The Meat) share an intimate moment. Follow this link if you dare.
Hipster friendly Elizabeth Peyton's "John Lennon" is estimated at at Christie's for $300,000 - 400,000
Maurizio Cattelan's "Frank and Jamie" estimated at Christie's for 1,400,000 - 1,800,000
Sales are opened to the public at Sotheby's, but Christie's has a smaller sales room so they're closed to the public.
The big art world news is that a worldwide record was set for a sculpture sold at auction. Brancusi's Bird in Space (1922-3) sold for $27,456,000 at Christie's on Wednesday. Apparently someone found it malingering in an old European's attic and even Brancusi scholars didn't know about it.
Next week are the juicier sales: Contemporary. This means art that includes nudity, jokes, and celebrities. Sotheby's has the Contemporary Masters (de Kooning, Pollock, Kline), but Christie's includes a lot of recent art. Lot 63 at Christie's is the extremely NSFW Jeff Koons photograph "Red Butt" where he and his ex-wife the Italian porn star named La Cicciolina (translation: The Meat) share an intimate moment. Follow this link if you dare.
Hipster friendly Elizabeth Peyton's "John Lennon" is estimated at at Christie's for $300,000 - 400,000
Maurizio Cattelan's "Frank and Jamie" estimated at Christie's for 1,400,000 - 1,800,000
Sales are opened to the public at Sotheby's, but Christie's has a smaller sales room so they're closed to the public.
posted by fredeeky at
1:49 PM
2 Comments:
little birdie,
i'm a big fan of the art attack, but that was the dirtiest link i have ever seen. in fact it was the dirtiest thing i have ever looked at from work. nice job by you.
Thanks Birdy! You are making me so much smarter. Next time I see you I am going to buy you a taco! This will serve as my newest thank you device and you will be the first ever recipient of the award.
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