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Smithsonian Institution asserts independence from the Trump administration,聽London鈥檚 Royal Academy of Arts names new head, Frieze doubles down on South Korea with聽Seoul聽gallery鈥攈ere's聽Ocula鈥檚 briefing on the art world developments and news you might have missed.
Ahead of its marquee sale in the British capital, the auction house shares a first look at the 'exceptional lots' it has selected, stressing the market is no longer about 'following the crowd' but nurturing 'individual tastes and passions'.
The Never-Ending Cycle of Art: Cecily Brown鈥檚 鈥淭hemes and Variations鈥� at the Dallas Museum of Art
Glasstire May 31, 2025Walking into the entrance of a three-room gallery, you gaze across the space to the far-most wall and are confronted with a vivid, vibrant painting that is too large to be seen through a doorway.
Blue-Chip Artists Help Sotheby鈥檚 Three-Pronged Finale to a Solid $186.1 M. Total
ARTnews May 16, 2025Sotheby鈥檚 three-part evening sale on Thursday in New York generated a total of $186.1 million on 68 lots, coming towards the high end of its $141 million to $204.9 million estimate.
Christie鈥檚 21st Century Evening Sale, the second and final evening sale of the Spring Marquee Week took place Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in the auction house鈥檚 Rockefeller Center saleroom in the heart of New York City.
鈥楬alo effect鈥� of two powerful female art dealers鈥� collections boosts Sotheby鈥檚 sale
The Art Newspaper May 16, 2025Works from the estate of Barbara Gladstone and the home of Daniella Luxembourg鈥攑lus a litter of Lichtensteins鈥攅nergised last night's marquee auction of post-war and contemporary art.
The auction house鈥檚 21st Century Evening Sale set new high-water marks for Marlene Dumas, Simone Leigh, Emma McIntyre and others.
New Highs for Women Artists as Christie鈥檚 21st Century Sale Rakes in $96.5 Million
Ocula May 15, 2025An energetic evening sale saw four new records set, as well as the new high for a painting by a living woman artist with Marlene Dumas' Miss January going for $13.6m.
Marlene Dumas' "Miss January" has set a New World Record Price achieved for a Living Female Artist
ArtDependence Magazine May 15, 2025Christie鈥檚 21st Century Evening Sale, the second and final evening sale of the Spring Marquee Week took place Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in the auction house鈥檚 Rockefeller Center saleroom in the heart of New York City.
Christie鈥檚 21st Century Sale Yields $96.4 M. and a New Record for a Living Female Artist
ARTnews May 14, 2025After two nights of decent, not disastrous auctions, Christie鈥檚 21st century evening sale on May 14 continued the trend, yielding $96.4 million on a pre-sale low estimate of $79.5 million.
In the early eighties, as a Bucks County, PA, high-school student with an artistic bent, I visited the quirky old Barnes mansion in Lower Merion during a blizzard.
Auction houses are bringing out the big names to return some heat to the market. Here's what's expected to perform at the top end of contemporary sales this week.
Themes and Variations, an exhibit of Cecily Brown paintings spans the artist鈥檚 career seamlessly from early (1990s) to her most recent works.
Christie鈥檚 announced New York Spring Marquee Week: a series of auctions offering an array of works by the most important artists from throughout the 20th and 21st centuries taking place live in Christie鈥檚 storied Rockefeller Center saleroom in the heart of Manhattan.
Collecting for social utility: works from the Gemma De Angelis Testa collection on show at Villa Panza in Varese
Juliet Art Magazine Apr 25, 2025You can experience art in a contemplative and meditative attitude, or one can make fruition itself a practice.