Seriously Funny
Swiss prankster Olaf Breuning navigates between the sublime and the ridiculous in films, sculptures, and multimedia works that take on everything from Easter Island to Woody Allen. Read More
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Tag Archives: Kelly Devine Thomas
Say It with Flowers—or Gourds, Goats, Fur Cups, or Fried Eggs
The interpretation of sexual symbols in art is everywhere. But what we view as erotic often tells us less about the artists than it does about our own sensibilities. Read More
The Scandal Sweeping Russia’s Art Market
Forgers have been retouching hundreds of works by minor European artists, putting the signatures of major Russian artists on them and selling them for many times their worth. Read More
Smaller Houses Can Win Big
Although Christie’s and Sotheby’s dominate the international auction market, smaller auction houses around the world also vie aggressively to win property for their sales, going after primarily lower-end and middle-market material that sells for under $1 million, and often for considerably less. Read More
The Selling of Jeff Koons
He made banality blue chip, pornography avant-garde, and tchotchkes into trophy art. How Jeff Koons, with the support of a small circle of dealers and collectors, masterminded his fame and fortune. Read More
Smoke Screen at the Stedelijk
New evidence suggests that the museum obscured the history of how it came by its Malevich collection. New evidence suggests that the museum obscured the history of how it came by its Malevich collection Read More
Modernizing the Modern
Creating a balance between modern art and contemporary art was just one of the challenges confronting MoMA’s staff, which used the museum’s latest expansion as the occasion for soul-searching about what the museum has been, what it is, and what it wants to be. Read More
The 10 Most Expensive Living Artists
Tracking the highest prices paid for contemporary artworks. Read More
‘Walking a Tightrope without a Net’
Auctioneers at evening sales create a sense of drama in performances that can range from buoyant to burlesque. Read More
The Top 25 Photo Collectors
The most active, committed—and obsessed. Read More
The Most Wanted Works of Art
If a piece is “truly, truly to die for” and is still in private hands, it is no doubt on someone else’s wish list. Like that $100 million Cézanne. Read More
