ARTnews in Brief: Minneapolis Institute of Art Acquires Theodore Roszak Trove—and More from July 2, 2021
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James Rosenquist’s Lower Manhattan Home for Sale at $14.5 M.
The artist originally bought the building in 1977 for $120,000.
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From the Archives: Giving Art History the Slip
During the 1950s and '60s, artists such as Agnes Martin, Ellsworth Kelly, Lenore Tawney, and Robert Indiana claimed low-rent lofts along a shoreline on the southern tip of Manhattan as studio spaces…
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From the Archives: James Rosenquist Defines Pop Art, in 1964
"The images are like no-images. There is a freedom there."
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James Rosenquist, Who Channeled America’s Heady, Hollow Postwar Exuberance, Dies at 83
In 1961, James Rosenquist decided to quit his job as a billboard painter in New York. It was time to focus exclusively on his art, he decided. Also, two of his colleagues had recently been…
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In Season-Starting Sales, Auctionata Aims for ‘Broader Audience’
This week, Kenny Schachter brought us up to speed on the sales to watch this season. Here’s another to add to the list, from the online world: the web-based auction house Auctionata is…
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National Academy Announces 2013 Academicians
The National Academy Museum & School has announced its newly elected members for 2013, a group of artists and architects chosen for their significant contributions to contemporary American art and…
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F-111 Revisited: Q+A with James Rosenquist
One of the most iconic works of postwar American art, F-111 (1965) has recently been reinstalled at the Museum of Modern Art. It was one of the first paintings regarded as a form of protest against…
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Walking the Walk
Art took a meditative stroll at Sixteenth Annual Artwalk NY, a forum for celebrities, socialites, philanthropists and the art world march in line to raise money for the Coalition for the Homeless. The…
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The Only Recording of an ‘Unheard’ John Lennon Song Just Sold for $58,000 at Auction
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Warby Parker Hitting Wall Street With a $5 Billion Valuation
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