This week, a 2005 painting by Banksy sold for $ 9.8 million, making the second place in Banksy’s sales records. The interesting story of this painting, the virtual sale and the dissonance between street art and art worth millions are the topics discussed in this post.
While we are used to seeing dinosaurs in nature museums, last week a T-Rex appeared at an art auction. What's the connection between a dinosaur and art and what is the significance for the future of art auctions?
Frieze week Corona-style is a good time to discuss the impact of the pandemic on art fairs and wonder what we can expect from fairs in the post-Corona era.
For many, the idea of a museum selling works from its collection is unthinkable. Why not, actually? The deaccessioning of artworks by major museums has flooded a controversial issue.
Who are the artists the whole world is talking about? Finally they are women after centuries of male supremacy. The time is right for women to stand out in the art world as we are in the midst of a wave of change that seeks to correct the historical distortion.
Two significant factors will affect the foreseeable future of museums. Both the corona plague and the anti-racist movement spreading around the world require museums to recalculate their trajectory.
Within the Black lives matter movement lies a sub-category of black artists who have been suffering from discrimination and under-representation for years. The BLM movement also sheds light on African artists, but sometimes, albeit their good intentions, museums create more damage.
Covid-19 is changing the world and the priorities of human beings and also accelerates processes. Covid also challenges the art world to change in order to maintain relevance.
Christo passed away at the age of 84. His great contribution to art history were monumental works that created a temporary transformation of the landscape, conveying a one-time experience that was etched forever in the memory of everyone who visited his installations.
https://youtu.be/1FLSAF2yM_Y Debby Luzia from Stern Gallery art expert guest on Yaron London's daily show on Israel TV 14.1.2016 Yaron London | 14.1.2016On the ownership battle over Picasso's sculpture of his…
We live in an age in which our thrill threshold is constantly rising. The endless search for extreme experiences also affects the art world, as we see in the past few years. Immersive and interactive art, in which the viewer takes an active part, draws most of the attention.
This lecture will follow Jeff Koons' path to fame through his marriage to Cicciolina, his admiration for Michael Jackson, Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol, to collaborations with Lady Gaga and Louis Vuitton.
