You’ve probably never heard of Chester Charles, the master impressionist whose turn-of-the-century paintings of queer life were posthumously discovered in a Cleveland attic. And that’s because Charles is the whimsical …
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Phillips-revamped London art auction misses out, raking in a dismal $11.5m – with hammered work for just $127
With the only title with a seven-figure estimate pulled at the last minute and no-holds-barred works hammered in at prices as low as £100 ($127), London’s June sale week ended …
A breakdown of Phillips’ 20th century results at the current London sale, June 2023
The June sales week in London was a bit of a rollercoaster. It started with a broken record and ended with a hammered work for $127. The Phillips sale, which …
Archaeologists have found an ancient marble bust believed to have belonged to Caligula at the bottom of an Italian lake
An ancient marble bust was found at the bottom of Lake Nemi in Italy. Archaeologists suggest the object may have once lived on a ship built by Roman Emperor Caligula …
Every Friday, Artnet Pro News members get exclusive access to the back room, with our animated recap channeling only the week’s must-see information into nimble reading you’ll actually enjoy. This …
New exhibition reveals how Man Ray, the enigmatic surrealist photographer, bridged the worlds of art and fashion
Man Ray, the American artist and photographer who virtually defined the Parisian art scene of the early 20th century, is associated with many things. He is associated with surrealism and …
A show by Yayoi Kusama Inflatables opens Manchester’s Aviva Studios, the UK’s most expensive arts venue since the Tate Modern
Yayoi Kusama’s inflatable sculptures – a hall of tentacles, a towering pumpkin and a gigantic kawaii objects, all covered in polka dots, christened the new 150,000 square foot Aviva Studios, …
Russian artist Piotr Pavlensky’s trial over leaked video that took down politician ends in tense spectacle
The Paris prosecutor’s office has called for Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky to be sentenced to six months in prison and fined 50,000 euros ($54,000) for recording and broadcasting sexual images …
4 Must-Try Works From Artnet’s ‘Summer Edition’ Auction – From a Hockney Print to a Kusama Coffee Mug – Handpicked by Our Print Specialists
Artnet’s First printings and multiples the auctions are back for the summer! To celebrate, we asked our team of specialists at Prints & Multiples to tell us about four works …
From Venus Williams to Anna Wintour—See the stars who showed up at London’s annual Serpentine Summer Blowout
It was a starry evening in London Serpentine Gallerieswhich hosted Tuesday, June 27 its annual meeting summer party to celebrate the Serpentine Pavilion 2023designed by the Franco-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh …