Sotheby’s unveils Basquiat’s 1982 masterwork Versus Medici as star of Contemporary Art Evening Sale this May
As the hammer fell on the last lot of Sotheby’s cross-category sale in London today, Sotheby’s auctioneer Oliver Barker unveiled live Jean-Michel...
€30 million new home for Ghent Altarpiece unveiled
Today, in the presence of the Flemish Prime Minister and the Bishop of Ghent, St.Bavo’s Cathedral unveils a revolutionary new visitor experience...
UK university to return looted African sculpture
The University of Aberdeen in Scotland is to return a Benin bronze sculpture to Nigeria, saying it was acquired by...
Colnaghi to represent largest collection of Edouard Athénosy paintings
Colnaghi gallery announced its representation of the largest collection of paintings by the French artist Edouard Athénosy (1859-1934) in existence,...
Australian festival pulls plan to soak UK flag in Indigenous blood
A popular Australian arts festival has cancelled a Spanish artist’s project to soak a British flag in Indigenous people’s blood...
McNay Art Museum acquires major artworks by women spanning last 100 years
The McNay Art Museum has acquired three extraordinary artworks by Jane Peterson, Deborah Butterfield, and Letitia Huckaby. These new acquisitions were...
Banksy’s Game Changer sells for $23,176,314
Banksy’s Game Changer was sold for £16,758,000 / $23,176,314 / €19,422,522 at Christie’s on 23 March 2021, in the 20th Century Art...
Largest art canvas sells for $62 million
Work by British artist Sacha Jafri consisting of the world’s largest painting on canvas has been sold for $62 million...
Julie Mehretu’s reckoning with success
In a moment when museum collections are trying to integrate more women and artists of color, Julie Mehretu represents a...
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s ‘Warrior’: Living up to expectations
The sale of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s proclaimed masterpiece Warrior is promised to be a milestone for the Western art market in...