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the fruits of his labor. Records fell in Artcurial Auction house in Paris on Wednesday, with 1761 Jean Simeon Chardin survive, wild strawberry basketAnd the in the amount of 24.4 million euros (about $26.9 million). This is the most paid work ever by an artist at auction, as well as the most paid for the work of an old French master on the block, art newspaper reports. (The previous highest mark for the latter was £17.1 million spent on Fragonard at Bonhams in 2013.) The buyer of Chardin, who had high estimates of 15 million euros, was a dealer in New York Adam Williamsaccording to tan. Remarkably, this is Chardin’s only known depiction of a strawberry.
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Artist updates. Lebohang Kganyewhose work will be shown in South Africa Venice Biennale wing, had a glimpse by CNN. Kristen Sun Kimnew off the curtain huge mural In the Queens Museum In New York (“TIME OWES ME REST AGAIN”), chatted with guardian. Camille Normentwho has a solo show in Dia Chelsea in Manhattan, speak with cultured. And the Michelle Stewartwho has a showroom a few blocks away, in Gallery Lelong and Co.And the Do a Q&A With Artnet News, She discussed returning seeds from the outback to her studio to get work done. “New York doesn’t care,” Stewart said. “You can bring almost anything to New York.”
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Suna Karakashian Johnstona Baltimore Museum of Art The gallery’s curator died for four decades, between 1970 and 2010, at the age of 83. Expert in American Impressionist Artist Theodore RobinsonJohnston organized several American and French art shows, ending her career as a senior curator of painting and sculpture. [The Baltimore Sun]
Damien Hirst He took 1.3 million pounds (about $1.71 million) in government aid on furlough during 2020, according to papers filed by his company. During that time, 63 people were reportedly laid off from his studios. [The Art Newspaper]
International jury that will award prizes in Venice Biennale In April consists of Adrian Edwards (Co-coordinator for this year Whitney Biennalewho is the chairperson of the committee), Lorenzo Giusti (Director GAMeC Bergamo In Italy), Giulietta Gonzalez (Technical Director of Brazil Inhotim . Institute), Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung (Technical Director of the City of Berlin Contemporary savvy), And the Susan Pfeiffer (MMK für Moderne Kunst . Museum in Frankfurt). [Press Release/La Biennale]
Artist Lucy Ravenacclaimed for its alluring and decisive cinematic installations, Lisson Gallery. Raven will appear at the upcoming Whitney Biennale in New York, which opens to the public on April 6. [ARTnews]
The Chicago Sun Times Take advantage of the writer and photographer me your To write a monthly architectural column. “This is great news — finally, there is a move toward more, not less, architectural press criticism,” veteran architecture critic Paul Goldberger He said.[@PaulGoldberger/Twitter” href=”https://click.email.artnews.com/?qs=02bbf05f0811e59365aa0fbba231ca8a14a8ec2ae9a5fb2f572b9b4f6c324cc0efe462aa67f05ad766f2e53bbd339ea52b3aa558e9e9db2f” data-linkto=”https://”>[@PaulGoldberger/Twitter]
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Computer programmer Stephen Wilheit, who invented the animated GIF in 1987, providing a platform for countless memes and artwork, At the age of 74 years oldThe The New York Times reports. “I saw the look I wanted in my head and then I started programming,” he said He once told the newspaper. Wilhite received the honor of lifetime achievement from Webby Awards However, the fame of his invention far outweighed the fame of his invention. his wife, Kathleen Wilheit, he said that a granddaughter once passed his achievement to her computer teacher, who did not believe her, and so he wrote a letter to the teacher to make things right. His wife explained, “Then Steve Welheit signed her up and said, ‘Google it’. [The New York Times]
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