Phillips announces New York instalment of ‘American African American’
The market for works by African American artists has seen a dramatic expansion in the past few years. So much so that a fourth of the total $2.2 billion spent on works by African American artists at...
View ArticlePhillips Auction House Had Its Most Successful Year in 2018
2018 wasn’t just a good year for Phillips, it was their best year to date. The auction house announced that it closed the year with $916 million worth of art and collectibles sold, the highest in its...
View ArticleThe marketing genius behind the ‘Salvator Mundi’ switches gears
Chances are that the name Marc Sands doesn’t necessarily ring any bells, although his CV and track record most certainly do. As chief marketing officer at Christie’s, Sands was vital in the campaign...
View ArticleA-Rod to part with works by Basquiat and Richard Prince
Going…going…gone! Alex Rodriguez, better known to some as A-Rod, is used to hearing those words. The retired professional baseball player is still ranked fourth for record number of career home runs...
View ArticleThe harmony of the self through Tschabalala Self’s eye
Tschabalala Self, born in Harlem in 1990, explores sensitive ideas of the self, womanhood and the Black female body in contemporary cultures. She uses bodies resembling hers, as well as playful colours...
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Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Phillips battle it out to sell $700m Macklowe collection
In the midst of a very public and nasty divorce, Harry and Linda Macklowe have been court ordered to sell off 65 works from their extensive art collection. With that news, Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and...
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Amoako Boafo makes his auction debut with a major sale of a work completed...
Phillip’s postwar and contemporary art evening sale on Thursday in London was less of a smashing success but a few standout lots garnered a lot of attention. The auction brought in a total of £21.1...
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Art World Roundup: more COVID-19 news, an update on the boy thrown from the...
In this week’s Art World Roundup, we cover more side effects of COVID-19, some more uplifting than others. We also have an update on the health of the boy who was thrown from a Tate Modern viewing deck...
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art acquired a 7.5 meter-tall Yoshitomo Nara...
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), which has officially been shuttered to the public since March, has acquired a large sculpture by Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara. The work, Miss Forest...
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Art World Roundup: the Vatican gets new line of defense, a Nick Cave artworks...
In this Art World Roundup, Van Gogh comes to you through a new online database, the Vatican employs a new type of defence to keep online collections secure, and Phillips hopes to surpass the $100...
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