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KAWS Shells Out $17 Million to Enlarge His Williamsburg Studio
Within the context of the brand sponsorship-saturated 21st century, KAWS definitely qualifies as one of the world’s savviest living artists. In the same way that the Kardashians have successfully...
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Christie’s New ‘Accessible’ Auction Sells Big Names Starting at $100
Christie’s auction house, one of the world’s major institutions for art buying and selling art (often at astronomical prices) is changing its PR approach for its latest auction. Rather than touting...
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Graffiti Is Important to the Tradition of American Dissent
As protests against the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement have continued to unfold daily, members of the establishment have been quick to condemn the acts of demonstrators. As...
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Flags Designed by KAWS, Marina Abramović Will Be Flown at Rockefeller Center
Way back in May, Rockefeller Center launched a call for submissions to the Rockefeller Center Flag Project; an exhibition intended to showcase the creativity of New York City residents who want to...
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Miss Museums? View Art Outdoors in New York
For New Yorkers, one of the most fundamental pleasures we’ve been denied over the course of a very restrictive summer has been the ability to visit an art museum or gallery without the spectral fear...
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KAWS Cartoon Screenprints on Offer at Christie’s Remix Familiar Motifs
During the dog days of summer, the auction world tends to offer wackier, luridly eye-catching lots that might seem more out of place amidst the serious proceedings of other months. For evidence, look...
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Artists Designed Unique ‘I Voted’ Stickers for People Voting Absentee
With the presidential election fast approaching in the middle of a pandemic, many Americans having decided against an election-day trip to the polls, instead casting their vote via absentee ballot....
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Shepard Fairey, KAWS, and More Contribute to This Film on Behalf of Young...
Throughout the pandemic, artists, museums and galleries have been slogging through independently as best they can while awaiting a large spate of federal relief that is still, unbelievably, hanging in...
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Frieze New York 2021 Seems Poised to Revitalize Enthusiasm for In-Person Art...
We all know what happened last year: virtually every massive art fair on the global circuit was shut down due to the coronavirus, leaving parent companies and organizers to scramble to put together...
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KAWS is Taking His ‘Companion’ Hot Air Balloon Around the World Later This Year
The artist KAWS occupies a unique spot in the art world. Regularly commanding huge prices at auction and popping up in the residences of famous celebrity collectors the world over, the artist’s...
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JR Will Launch His Next Project at the Iconic Pyramids in Giza
The globally famous French artist JR has been particularly prolific within the last couple of years, and now, the ambitious creative has a new project on the horizon: JR announced that he’ll be...
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The KAWS: HOLIDAY World Tour Has Run Into Legal Trouble
The KAWS:Holiday showcase in Singapore has run into legal trouble, new reports indicate. Over the weekend, the non-profit arts organization The Ryan Foundation served a court order in an attempt to...
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KAWS Is Suing Homeless Penthouse for Allegedly Selling Fake Works
During a week in which the “KAWS:HOLIDAY” tour has already been enmeshed in legal trouble, the artist is also taking the step to file a lawsuit against several different websites that KAWS says are...
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Miami’s Art Scene Heats Up With a New Space from Collector John Marquez
With one foot in real estate development and the other in Michelin-star sushi restaurants, John Marquez has long been a jack of all trades. Now, the Miami resident is entering the art world with the...
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Jane Dickson Explores the Promises We Keep and the Time We Save
Exiting Karma in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the street is transformed into one of the noir dreamscapes of Jane Dickson’s paintings. It’s fitting, as the gallery is showing her latest collection, “The...
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A Guide to All the February Art Fairs
Through up markets and down markets, the proliferation of contemporary art fairs is ongoing. Fair fatigue is real—gallery staff can spend ninety days each year on the road—but what’s the alternative?...
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A Guide to All the March Art Fairs
A whiff of spring is in the air, though for many of us, the temperature outside still makes indoor activities more palatable. The February art fairs have mostly come and gone—thankfully the calendar of...
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Christie’s Post-War to Present Sale Led by Cy Twombly Netted $21.5m
Last week, the March contemporary art auctions at Christie’s in New York brought few surprises but some notable sales. In the “Contemporary Edition: New York” auction, Sol LeWitt’s Irregular Zig Zag...
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Inside YoungArts’ New York Gala in the Met’s Magical Temple of Dendur
This past Monday, a mix of cultural and philanthropic luminaries gathered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to raise funds for YoungArts at the foundation’s annual gala. Emceed by Grammy- and...
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Edible Pearls and Red Carpet Parrots: A Look Inside MoMA PS1’s 2024 Gala and...
Earlier this week, curators, collectors, gallerists, artists, philanthropists and a range of cultural influencers from New York and beyond gathered in MoMA PS1’s open-air courtyard for the...
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