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Brad Story Anhinga, 2011. Wood, Epoxy, Fiberglass and Found Objects. Collection of Mollie and John Byrnes.
GLOUCESTER, MASS. (May 2021) – Drawing inspiration from the vast Great Marsh, Essex sculptor Brad Story and Ipswich photographer Dorothy Kerper Monnelly will showcase works in a special exhibition at the Janet & William Ellery James Center at Cape Ann Museum Green from June 18 to July 30. Each artist has been inspired by the natural beauty of the surroundings on the North Shore and in particular The Great Marsh which extends from Cape Ann up to the New Hampshire border. The sculptures and photographs by each artist are particularly striking as they reflect the genuine beauty of our local landscape, said Cape Ann Museum Director Oliver Barker. As we celebrate the opening of our new CAM Green campus, they are well suited as our featured artists in this setting, melding historic buildings, contemporary art, and bucolic pastures
Basquiat and other artists of color lead a swell of auction sales
An auction at Sothebys in New York, May 12, 2021. As live auctions resumed at Sothebys on Wednesday night, bidders there and at Christies the previous night welcomed a shift toward diversity in the contemporary art market. Nina Westervelt/The New York Times.
by Zachary Small and Robin Pogrebin
NEW YORK
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Just as the art market withstood the trauma of the Sept. 11 attacks and the economic plunge of 2008, so did the purchasing of high-priced paintings prevail at Sothebys on Wednesday during the first live contemporary auction since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020.
The evening of sales in New York totalled $439.6m, with Basquiat's Versus Medici topping the contemporary art offering at $50.8m and a new record for Leonor Fini