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Fine Art for Everyone: Five Cutting-Edge Sites for Collectors and Newbies Alike
Websites aimed at bringing fine art to the (hopefully art-buying) masses are springing up all over these days. The most interesting of these startups is Art.sy, which cuts down on the intimidation factor by letting users discover new pieces in its clever from Time Magazine Read more »
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"Showing is Proving and Proving is Nothing But Fear": A Q&A With Rocker and Painter John Mellencamp
Musician and working class hero John Mellencamp is the quintessence of homespun, blue-collar Heartland Rock. It might come as a surprise that Mellencamp — who ditched the “Cougar” moniker in 1990 — is also a painter, and a prolific one at that. The Tenne from ArtInfo Read more »
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Art Market Watch PHILLIPS DE PURY SETS NEW BASQUIAT RECORD by Rachel Corbett
Applause broke out early at last night’s contemporary art auction at Phillips de Pury & Co. after three bidders battled it out over the sixth lot, an untitled Jean-Michel Basquiat self-portrait done in 1981 during the height of his fame. In the end, the from Artnet Read more »
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Basquiat, Schutz Boost $87 Million Phillips de Pury Sale
"Untitled" by Jean-Michel Basquiat. The painting is from 1981. "Untitled" by Jean-Michel Basquiat. The painting is from 1981. Source: Phillips de Pury & Company via Bloomberg "Death Comes to Us All" by Dana Schutz. The work depicts a semi-human form with from Bloomberg.com Read more »
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$16 Million Basquiat Sets New World Record At Phillips Art Sale
The contemporary art auction at Phillips de Pury tonight in New York set a new world record for a work by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Untitled from 1981 sold for $16,322,500 including premiums to beat the previous record of $14.6 million set in 2007. The work from Forbes Read more »
