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conducting the auction. After $1.5 billion last week Paul Allen group sale in Christytwo in a row Modern Art Sales on monday in Sotheby’s. Together, they scored a rather impressive $391.2 million, Angelica Villa And the Daniel Cassady Report ARTnews. These sales also set a new record for Piet Mondrianwhose Configuration No. II (1930) sold for $51 million to a bidder in Asia. The first sale auctions dedicated to David Solinger The collection, too, had its moments, as every piece in it found a buyer, making it what industry professionals call a white glove sale. Tonight, the momentum can continue at Phillips, which offers the sale of modern and contemporary art. See this space.
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Scam mania. Latvian officials report that they have done so Remove all traces 69 In the country that honors the former Soviet Union. for every Baltic News NetworkThese include statues, memorials, and paintings. The selection came as the country prepares to usher in a new law next year that bans any items that respect the Soviet or Nazi regimes from being displayed in Latvia. Meanwhile, the Sacramento P.I Reports that the state of california has break the ground on a monument to William Franklin Sr., a member of the Miwok tribe who fought to preserve the culture of his people. It is the first such statue in California honoring Miwok. and the Atlantic he have Deep dive At the Holocaust memorials in Germany, which Clint Smith It can offer a way to remember past tragedies.
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Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey contains two large artworks Nonna Yawer suit And the Karen Oliver which “reflect the landscape and history of New Jersey,” Hilary m reports. [The New York Times]
70 works Andy Warhol The exhibition is coming to Saudi Arabia next year. regulate it Andy Warhol Museum In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, you will center around his portraits of fame and celebrity. [ARTnews]
Reggaeton singer J Balvin He was appointed the first ever “Cultural Ambassador”. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden In Washington, D.C. in his own words, the role will see Palvin “sharing my love and appreciation for contemporary art by working with Hirshhorn Education Programs.” [Page Six]
Mark Hallett He was named the next director of the Courtauld Institute of ArtIt is home to one of the best art history programs in London. He is currently the director of London Paul Mellon Center for Studies in British Art. [Artforum]
Kim kardashian She wears a barbicure Balenciaga The dress that just so happened to match is a bright pink James Turrell painting. She posted a picture of the elegant pairing on social media. [Page Six]
“Museums are sure to figure out how to accept NFT donations sooner or later,” says the artist and law professor. Brian Frye Writes. “But maybe it would be a good idea for NFT collectors to set up their own museums, designed to accept NFT donations?” [Coin Desk]
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the worlds of art and politics The two cross paths periodically, and on Monday, the two merge in unexpected ways when the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on social media to post a video in which he denied being hospitalized due to a heart condition. according to The islandReports of this were, Lavrov said “kind of a game” by the western media. What did he wear as he said this? Not a jumpsuit, but featuring a shirt Jean-Michel BasquiatIconic crown shape and signature. [Al Jazeera]
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