Robert Longo Joins Pace, Sotheby’s Sells $70 M. Monet, and More: Morning Links from May 13, 2021
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Pictures Generation Star Robert Longo Heads to Pace Gallery After Metro Pictures’s Closure
He is the third artist from the esteemed gallery's roster to transfer to megagallery.
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Helene Winer on Closing Metro Pictures: The ‘Specter’ of Mega-Galleries Was a Factor
“Financially, artists cannot say no to the kinds of opportunities these mega galleries can make. They can't afford to—and they shouldn't.”
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Metro Pictures Gallery, Which Represents Cindy Sherman and Other Top Artists, to Close
The 40-year-old gallery will shutter toward the end of 2021.
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The 10 Best Artist-Designed Album Covers, Featuring Artworks by Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and More
A new Strokes album featuring a Basquiat painting on its cover is part of a long history.
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8 Essential Artist-Directed Music Videos by Andy Warhol, Kara Walker, and More
Artist-directed videos from 1984 to the present day.
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Memory Banks
What these works express is less a coherent critical position than a shared sense of dispossession. In this way, "Brand New" feels like less a historical survey than a field report of the current…
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In this arresting and contemplative show, Robert Longo highlighted the epic quality of contemporary events.
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Beg, Borrow, Steal: With Several Exhibitions Involving Appropriation, New York Has a Second ‘Pictures’ Moment
On Louise Lawler, Dara Birnbaum, Robert Longo, Rachel Harrison, Barbara Bloom, Leslie Hewitt, Marlon Mullen, Jef Geys, Tabor Robak, Sara Cwynar
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How This Cult Italian Leather Goods Brand Champions Sustainability With Old-School Craftsmanship
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Mike Ashley to Step Down From Frasers Group
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Fall Out Boy to Miss Hella Mega Dates Due to Positive Covid Test
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Simone Biles Shines Light on Mental Health but Could Be Less Marketable
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