The day after Christie’s inaugurated its new Hong Kong headquarters with a $134 million evening 20th/21st century art sale, reality bit for the house, as its first 21st Century day sale brought in just $16 million plus fees. Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips have each made major investments in Hong Kong and elsewhere in the region…
What time is it? Time for The Clock (2010) by Christian Marclay to come back to New York’s Museum of Modern Art. The 24-hour film is made up entirely of over 10,000 appropriated shots of watches and clocks showing the actual time for each and every minute of the day. The Clock will be on…
A new report by veteran art market analysts Michael Moses and Jianping Mei of JP Mei & MA Moses Art Market Consultancy, argues that the 2024 spring auction season was “the worst overall financial performance” for the art market this century. The report, titled “How Bad Was the Spring 2024 Auction Season? Financially as Bad…
Revisiting 1970s New York, a new theatrical experience is one history lesson that’s all about the good times. Source link
On St. Marks Place in New York’s East Village, above a smattering of smoke shops and cheap pizza joints, two half-nude women in the form of decorative columns set within the facade hold up an apartment building. Most people pass by unaware. But when Alix Vernet spotted them, she was fascinated—and decided she had to…