Kept in Quarantine, KAWS, Banksy, and Other Top Artists Are Responding with Standout Art Projects
Banksy creates artworks at home, Ai Weiwei shares screenshots of FaceTime sessions, and other pandemic dispatches from artists.
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Ask a Curator: Francesco Bonami on Difficult Artists, the Decade’s Biggest Art Flops, and More
You have questions. The former Venice Biennale curator has answers.
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KAWS Pays $17 M. for Brooklyn Building, Contested Banksy Sculpture Withdrawn from Auction, and More: Morning Links from November 19, 2019
Here's what we're reading this morning.
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KAWS Mania, Buying Frenzy Over Julie Curtiss Painting Punctuate $108.1 M. Phillips 20th-Century and Contemporary Sale with ‘Measured’ Bidding
A new record was set for Sean Scully, and a Basquiat painting led the auction.
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Famed Art Historian Germano Celant to Curate KAWS Exhibition in Qatar
The Italian curator and the market superstar have crossed paths before.
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KAWS Hit With Criticism in China for Mao-Based Artwork—Artist Responds [Updated]
The piece was set to be offered at a Sotheby's contemporary sale on October 7, a week after the 70th anniversary of People's Republic of China.
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KAWS & Effect: As His Own Fame Grows, Brian Donnelly Avidly Collects Art
The closely watched artist discusses his rapidly growing holdings.
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What the Rise of KAWS Says About the Art World’s Ailments
By achieving maximum visual accessibility, KAWS's work can appear anti-elitist without upsetting the actual economic and social hierarchies that fuel art collecting.
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The New York Day Sales: Highlights from a Week of Modern and Contemporary Auctions
New records were set for Mickalene Thomas, Amy Sherald, Ed Clark, Rashid Johnson, Kevin Beasley, and many more.
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Stella McCartney Campaign Shines Light on Breast Cancer Survivors
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Stevie Nicks Can’t Wait for the Magic to Come Back
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UFC Leaving Short-Term Money on Table With Early Start For Khabib Megafight
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