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BERLIN — The pictures are striking. A fat-cat factory boss holds a cigar, strategically placed below the waist. Barflies ogle women in transparent dresses. There are brawls and tawdry street …
George Grosz, Sharp-Eyed Berlin Observer, Comes Home Read MoreAmong the changes wrought in the art world by the continuing pandemic is the downsizing and relocation of the Frieze New York art fair. The original Frieze swaggered into town …
At the Shed, Frieze II Takes Off Read MoreA source. A breadfruit. A custard apple. Incongruously large but otherwise realistic, the three sculptures of tropical fruit sit right on the ground in a busy pedestrian plaza in the …
Veronica Ryan’s Uncanny Objects – The New York Times Read MoreA group of 15 works by the Iranian artist Homa Delvaray may steal the spotlight in the Frame section at Frieze New York this year. With Farsi script on layers …
An Iranian Artist Focuses on Gardens Under Siege Read MoreThese days, top collectors tend to rely on art advisers for guidance as to what they should or shouldn’t buy — and one of the better-known names is the New …
Ask an Art Adviser: Is Art a Bubble? Are NFTs Art? Read MoreIt may not be a Matisse, or a Warhol, but this multimillion-dollar sale at Christie’s comes from the hand of a different kind of artist: Mother Nature. Late on Thursday, …
Dinosaur Skeleton Sells for $12.4 Million at Christie’s Read MoreIt may not be a Matisse, or a Warhol, but this multimillion-dollar sale at Christie’s comes from the hand of a different kind of artist: Mother Nature. Late on Thursday, …
Dinosaur Skeleton Sells for $12.4 Million at Christie’s Read MoreWhen the builders started digging the foundation of a house in 2017 in Başbük, a village in Turkey about 70 miles from the Syrian border, they came across a curious …
While Building a House, They Dug Up a Chamber for Ancient Gods Read MoreWhile the usual suspects continue to command the highest prices at auction — as evidenced by Monday night’s $195 million sale of Warhol’s “Marilyn” — the art market also continues …
Artists of Color and Women Soar at Christie’s Contemporary Sale Read MoreSometime late in the summer of 1962, Andy Warhol began to silk-screen the face of Marilyn Monroe onto canvas, on backgrounds painted green, blue, red, orange, black — sometimes even …
When a Warhol for $225 Has More Heft Than One for $195 Million Read More