If there is one thing we have learned this year it’s that the collector class still has money to spend, but will only spend it on choicest, most fresh-to-market works. Christie’s 20th century evening sale on Tuesday, which totaled $486 million with a sell through rate of 92 percent by value and 83 percent by…
A painting of water lilies by Claude Monet fetched $65.5 million at Sotheby’s on Monday, a strong start to a week of bellwether auctions in New York. The 1914–17 canvas was the top lot of an evening devoted to Impressionist and Modern art that totaled $308 million across two sales. One was a success, the…
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Film directors walk viewers through one scene of their movies, showing the magic, motives and the mistakes from behind the camera. Film directors walk viewers through one scene of their movies, showing the magic, motives and the mistakes from behind the camera. Source link
Art Basel has revealed the exhibitors and programming highlights for its 2025 Hong Kong edition, which opens to the public on March 28 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. Some 242 galleries are currently set to participate, the same number of exhibitors as the 2024 edition, give and take a few names: 46…