The Art World This Week: $13M Basquiat to Lead Christie鈥檚 Hong Kong Sale, High Line Architect Dies at 89, Greek Politician Vandalizes National Gallery Works, and More
Everything you need to know about the most important headlines from the world of art in the last seven days
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Mar 13, 2025
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sabado por la Noche (Saturday Night), 1984, acrylic, silkscreen, oil stick and paper collage on canvas, 195.6 x 223.5 cm. (77 x 88 in.). CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2025
Jean-Michel basquiat’s ‘Sabado por la Noche’ to Lead Christie’s Hong Kong Evening Sale, with $13 M. to $16 M. Estimate
A punchy hot pink and maroon painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat will be the top lot at Christie’s upcoming 20th/21st century evening sale in Hong Kong on March 28.
Ricardo Scofidio, Architect of New York’s High Line, Dies Age 89
Architect Ricardo scofidio, whose work co-designing museums, art venues and public spaces — including New York City’s famed High Line — reshaped America’s cultural landscape, has died age 89.
Greek Politician Storms ‘Blasphemous’ National Gallery Show
A politician from Greece’s rightwing religious Niki party has attacked four works in The National Gallery – Alexandros Soutsos Museum in Athens.
Visitors Flock to Paris’s Pompidou Centre Before It Closes for Renovations
Art lovers catch last glimpse of prestigious art collection before gallery shuts for five years for major revamp.
Edward Gillman Appointed Director of London’s Chisenhale Gallery
Gillman, who was previously the director of Auto Italia in London, will replace Zoé Whitley, who stepped down in 2024.
Dib Bangkok, Thailand’s First Contemporary Art Museum, to Open this December
Thailand’s highly-anticipated Dib Bangkok museum and based on the collection of late businessman Petch Osathanugrah, has announced a December 2025 opening date.
How to See the New LACMA Up Close: Museum Sets Opening for Plaza Around New Building
This summer, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will open parts of the plaza around its David Geffen Galleries, giving the public its closest glimpse yet of the new Peter Zumthor-designed building spanning Wilshire Boulevard.
NADA New York Announces 111 Exhibitors, New Location for 2025 Edition
The New Art Dealers Alliance has announced the more than 100 exhibitors that will take part in its upcoming New York edition, as well as a new location for the fair.
Maja Malou Lyse: ‘Completely Surreal’ to Represent Denmark at Venice Biennale 2026
Lyse's work asks for a closer look at the flood of visual stimuli in modern life, especially as it relates to power, desire, and women's autonomy.
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