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Those names aside, another enticing component of the book is undoubtedly a foreword written by Swizz Beatz, who, in addition to being an accomplished musician, is a prominent art collector. Many of the artists included in his holdings, which are known collectively as The Dean Collection, are featured in Hernandez’s book. “It made perfect sense to reach out to him; he is in many ways an ambassador for the culture. Our culture,” Hernandez comments. “I never wanted some big art academic to write the foreword, but rather someone with a powerful yet accessible voice who can talk about art.”
Salvador Dali on December 29, 1964. Photo by Terry Fincher/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
The canonical arc of 20th-century Western art history follows a clear bent: Impressionist iconography fed Cubism, then leaned into Abstraction and eventually back into Neo-Expressionism. Until recently, it was unlikely for collectors and art historians to see these categories grouped as one, whether at auction or in a museum. For decades, Impressionism and Modernism were siloed from the return to figuration in the latter decades of the century.
Yet recently this categorization is beginning to dissolve. In the market realm, Artnet Auctions is leading the way towards a new selling category that looks at the 20th century as a whole, bridging movements to show a fuller narrative. Our latest 20th-Century Art sale, live now through March 18th, is closely curated for connectivity in color, concept, and line.
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Far from coming across as a power clash, Marcel Breuer’s building feels poised to provide a palate cleanser over these next two years, the allotted span of time that the Frick is set to stay. Yes, the loss of a domestic setting is notable, but it is after all only a temporary one. And with the removal of heavy carpets and carved stonework comes an unabashed focus on art.
The opportunity for a rehang has also served the artworks within the Frick’s collection well. One prime example is a room now dedicated to the institution’s three Vermeers. The trio of works make up a notable percentage of the only 34 known paintings that are officially attributed to the Dutch artist, as curator Aimee Ng noted in a recent Zoom tour. Over on 70th Street, where the works were hung in different rooms, it was not possible to view all three paintings together, and certainly not without a fair amount of additional visual distraction. The opportunity to drink them in now is just one of many
In 2002, Art Basel ricocheted Miami into the international art sphere. But Miami had been steadily embedding noteworthy art into its airport, transit system, courthouses, parks, and community centers since 1973, courtesy of an ordinance earmarking 1.5% of the construction cost of new county buildings for public art. This entity, Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places, has overseen more than 700 commissioned installations, while public-private organizations like Wynwood Walls, splashy museum exhibitions, and a slew of visionaries have incorporated art into high-profile outdoor projects. Together they have fortified Miamiâs reputation as a cultural epicenter where emerging talent is championed as fiercely as artists of international acclaim. Happily, Miamiâs balmy climes have allowed art projects to thrive despite the pandemic. Here, a look at new and noteworthy outdoor art installations in South Florida.
Despite the pandemic, Australia is in the midst of a hugely competitive auction market. Sydney, in particular, is experiencing dizzying auction clearance rates and the Reserve Bank’s decision this week to keep interest rates extraordinarily low will no doubt keep auctioneers busy.
If you’ve ever taken part in an auction, you’ll know emotions can run high, and sometimes drive us to bid more than originally intended.
Our paper, published in the journal Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, found the way auctions are designed and run can vastly increase competitive arousal in bidders.
That’s obviously valuable information for sellers. But if you’re a buyer, the good news is there’s a lot you can do to ensure your competitive spirit doesn’t leave you with a bad case of buyer’s remorse.