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christies hauls in 690 million at robust 20th century art sale led by 62 million rothko

Christie’s kicked off the fall auction season in New York with a two-part 20th-century art sale that brought in approximately $690 million, led by Mark Rothko’s *No. 31 Yellow Stripe (1958)*, which sold for $62.2 million. The evening featured 18 works from the collection of Robert F. and Patricia G. Ross Weis, totaling $218 million, followed by a 61-lot main sale that realized $471.7 million. Other top lots included Claude Monet’s *Nymphéas (1907)* at $45.4 million and a new auction record for Beauford Delaney’s *The Sage Black (1967)* at $1.5 million.

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new york sales underperform may 2025

Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips collectively fell short of their spring auction expectations, bringing in just over $1 billion in evening sales against estimates of $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion. The hammer total of $837.5 million was down from $1.4 billion in the same week last year and $1.8 billion in 2022, with a notable drop in high-priced works and fading interest in emerging artists. The top ten lots generated $278.6 million, a 63 percent decline from 2022, and only a handful of artists under 45 appeared in evening sales, compared to previous years.

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10 artworks perfect valentines day art

Artnet News has curated a list of 10 artworks available through its Gallery Network as Valentine's Day gift suggestions. The featured works include pieces by artists such as Damien Hirst, Marc Chagall, Man Ray, and Emilie Charmy, with prices available upon inquiry. The selection ranges from contemporary works like Hirst's 'Butterfly Heart' (2020) to historical pieces like Chagall's 'The Adolescents' (1975), all presented as alternatives to traditional Valentine's gifts like roses or chocolates.

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artnet auctions contemporary editions jesus rafael soto

Artnet Auctions is offering five works by Venezuelan kinetic and Op art pioneer Jesús Rafael Soto (1923–2005) in its Contemporary Editions sale, open for bidding through May 29, 2025. The lots include *Multiple #4 (from Jai Alai)* (1969, est. $8,000–$12,000), *Permutación (from Serie Sintesis)* (1979, est. $6,000–$8,000), and *Tes Azules y Negras (from Serie Sintesis)* (1979, est. $7,000–$10,000), each exemplifying Soto's signature blend of optical illusion, physical layering, and kinetic elements.

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may marquee auctions recap analysis christies sothebys

Christie's marquee auctions in New York generated $489 million across two sales, led by the $272 million 'Leonard & Louise Riggio: Collected Works' sale and a $217 million 20th century art evening auction. The house guaranteed all 39 lots in the Riggio sale and used third-party guarantees on many others to mitigate risk in a soft market. Top lots included Piet Mondrian's *Composition with Large Red Plane, Bluish Gray, Yellow, Black, and Blue* (1922) at $47.6 million, Claude Monet's *Peupliers au bord de l'Epte, crépuscule* (1891) at $49.2 million, and Mark Rothko's *No. 4 (Two Dominants) [Orange, Plum, Black]* (1950–51) at nearly $39 million. Two Warhols were pulled before the sale, highlighting ongoing challenges in selling high-value works at auction.

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Spring 2026 to Feature New Documentaries, Screenings, Artist Talks, and a New Episode of Art in the Twenty-First Century

Art21 has announced its spring 2026 programming lineup, which includes new documentary premieres, film screenings, artist talks, and the second episode of the 12th season of its flagship series 'Art in the Twenty-First Century.' The season features artists such as Tomás Saraceno, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Camille Henrot, and Ragnar Kjartansson, and coincides with the series' 25th anniversary.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 19, 2025 visibility 23 link 6 artists

Screening and Conversation with Sophie Calle

Art21 hosted an advance screening of Sophie Calle's segment from the upcoming Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" at the SAG-AFTRA Robin Williams Center in New York. Following the first public showing of the documentary, which follows Calle preparing exhibitions in Paris, Arles, and Minneapolis, the artist participated in a conversation with filmmaker Bette Gordon. They discussed the influence of 1980s New York and themes of identity and vulnerability in her work.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 21, 2025 visibility 30 link 19 artists, 3 galleries

art cool summer activities new york museum guide

Cultured's guide to summer art activities in New York highlights five museum exhibitions, each paired with the gallery's air-conditioned temperature setting. Featured shows include Temitayo Ogunbiyi's first institutional solo at the Noguchi Museum, MoMA's "Woven Histories" exploring textile art, Saya Woolfalk's "Empathetic Universe" at the Museum of Arts and Design, Ben Shahn's "On Nonconformity" at the Jewish Museum, and "Vermeer's Love Letters" at the newly renovated Frick Collection.

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article local schedule Jul 17, 2025 visibility 14 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

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On Tuesday, Gucci, CULTURED magazine, and Anna Freedman hosted a cocktail party at the Gucci Aspen boutique to celebrate the Anderson Ranch Summer Series, curated by CULTURED Editor-in-Chief Sarah Harrelson for the second consecutive year. The event honored artist Kelly Akashi and MoMA PS1 Chief Curator Ruba Katrib, who will lead upcoming conversations in the series. The boutique was transformed into an intimate salon, with guests including collectors, museum curators, and patrons mingling over champagne and hors d'oeuvres, while a violin performance set the tone for the evening.

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article culture schedule Jun 13, 2025 visibility 22 link 15 artists, 2 galleries

heading to basel swiss collector suzanne syz has a priceless list of fair dos and donts

Swiss collector Suzanne Syz, a longtime attendee of Art Basel since its early days as a "mammoth indoor flea market," shares her insights and advice for navigating the fair. In an interview with Cultured, Syz discusses her collection, which includes works by Barbara Kruger, Julian Schnabel, Olivier Mosset, and Peter Fischli, and offers tips such as skipping long lines, focusing on the Statements section for emerging artists, and trusting gut instincts over spreadsheets. She also highlights the distinct Swiss art scene, praising institutions like Kunsthalle Zürich and MAMCO, and schools like HEAD and ECAL.

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trending_up market schedule May 3, 2026 visibility 37 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

Andy Warhol | Cow II.11A (1971) | For Sale

Andy Warhol's screenprint "Cow II.11A" (1971) is being offered for sale by Composition.Gallery, priced at $15,200. The work is a color screenprint on wallpaper, printed by Bill Miller's Wallpaper Studio, Inc., New York, and published by Factory Additions, New York, for a Warhol exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art from May 1 to June 13, 1971. It is part of a limited edition of 100, stamped by the artist's estate, and includes a certificate of authenticity.

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article local schedule Apr 1, 2026 visibility 30 link 42 artists, 2 galleries

'Something Borrowed, Something New' at the Sarasota Art Museum headlines 35 exhibitions on view in April

The Sarasota Art Museum is headlining a busy April art season in Southwest Florida with the opening of 'Something Borrowed, Something New.' This major exhibition features works by iconic modern and contemporary artists, including Louise Bourgeois, David Hockney, and Kara Walker, sourced from private collections across the region. The museum is also showcasing site-specific installations such as Molly Hatch’s 'Amalgam,' a 450-plate earthenware display, and Janet Echelman’s 'Radical Softness,' which explores the evolution of her monumental netted sculptures.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 16, 2026 visibility 33 link 53 artists, 1 gallery

Spring Arts Guide 2026: The Visual Art Exhibitions Making a Splash This Season

The Spring Arts Guide 2026 highlights several major exhibitions opening in the Washington D.C. area, ranging from local photography to expansive collection surveys. Alan Sislen’s 'AMBIGUITY' at Multiple Exposures Gallery explores architectural abstraction, while the National Museum of Women in the Arts hosts 'Making Their Mark,' a traveling exhibition of the Shah Garg Collection featuring luminaries like Howardena Pindell and Joan Semmel. Additionally, the National Museum of African Art presents 'Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art,' a landmark show centering queer voices within the African diaspora.

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trending_up market schedule Mar 11, 2026 visibility 31 link 16 artists, 1 gallery

School of London Masterworks Drive Sotheby’s £131M Modern & Contemporary Sale

Sotheby’s kicked off the spring auction season in London with a Modern and Contemporary Evening Sale that generated £131 million ($177.4 million) including fees. The auction saw a high 98 percent sell-through rate, bolstered by the sale of four significant works from the collection of financier Joe Lewis. The top lot was Francis Bacon’s 1972 "Self-Portrait," which fetched £16.03 million, while a new auction record was established for Leon Kossoff.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 24, 2026 visibility 30 link 16 artists, 2 galleries

The Met to Present a Major Exhibition Dedicated to the Careers of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced a major exhibition titled "Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous," scheduled to run from October 2026 to January 2027. This landmark show will trace the parallel careers of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock, marking the first significant New York presentation for either artist in over two decades. The exhibition aims to examine their distinct yet interconnected practices as artistic peers and life partners, featuring galleries that both juxtapose their works and present them independently to highlight their individual evolutions in abstraction.

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The Surreal Economics of the Contemporary-Art Market

A conceptual artwork titled "Comedian" by Maurizio Cattelan, consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall, sold at auction for over $6 million to billionaire Justin Sun. This sale occurred amid widespread speculation that the contemporary-art market has peaked, with global art sales dropping 12% in 2024. However, a painting by Marlene Dumas defied the trend, fetching $13.6 million and setting a record for a living female artist. The article explores the bewildering economics of the art market, featuring insights from economist Canice Prendergast and journalist Bianca Bosker, who describe a market where prices seem divorced from traditional logic.

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trending_up market schedule May 15, 2026 visibility 13 link 14 artists, 7 galleries

Our 7 Favorite Artworks Under $10,000 from the 2026 New York Art Week Fairs

New York Art Week 2026 features over 350 art fair booths across Manhattan, with six major fairs forming the core of the event. The article highlights seven favorite artworks priced under $10,000, offering accessible entry points for collectors during the city's busiest art season.

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article news schedule Apr 8, 2026 visibility 38 link 10 artists, 11 galleries

5 Artists on Our Radar This April

Artsy has highlighted five emerging and established artists to watch this April, selected based on recent gallery representation, exhibition success, and market data. The list features Peruvian painter Sylvia Fernández, known for her meticulous and majestic depictions of the natural world, alongside four other artists who have made significant impacts through recent art fairs and new bodies of work.

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person people schedule Jul 7, 2025 visibility 23 link 17 artists, 1 gallery

newsmakers valentina akerman gallery sardine hamptons

Valentina Akerman, an art director and architect, opened Sardine gallery in a weathered Amagansett rental last summer with her husband, artist Joe Bradley. What began as an improvised experiment has grown into a Hamptons success story, now in its second season with a Summer 2025 program featuring film series, residencies, dinners, and four exhibitions pairing painters with sculptors. The gallery also hosted a pop-up in Paris during Art Basel Paris and is organizing a group show at Le Consortium Museum’s summer space in Burgundy.

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article local schedule May 10, 2026 visibility 20 link 21 artists, 3 galleries

Out and About: What's Happening in Philly

This article is a roundup of events happening in Philadelphia, including a Mother's Day Weekend visit to the Barnes Foundation, a live stage show of "Dancing with the Stars," the Night Market at East Market, and Broadway productions of "Chicago" and "The Wiz." It highlights the Barnes Foundation's collection of impressionist and modern art, along with its new exhibition "Freedom Dreams" on view through August 9.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 16, 2026 visibility 33 link 20 artists, 1 gallery

The top 10 art exhibitions in London right now

London's 2026 exhibition season is anchored by major retrospectives and career-spanning surveys across the city's premier institutions. Highlights include a 40-year retrospective of Tracey Emin's provocative career at the Royal Academy, a significant solo exhibition of Hurvin Anderson’s vibrant paintings at Tate Britain, and a celebratory nine-room exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of the Saatchi Gallery.

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article local schedule Apr 9, 2026 visibility 28 link 28 artists, 5 galleries

Arty Parties: Your Guide to September's First Friday in Denver

Denver’s art scene is preparing for a busy spring and summer season with a series of exhibition openings, market events, and institutional announcements. Key highlights include the selection of six fellows for the 2026 Clyfford Still Museum Institute Residential Fellowship, a nationwide open call for the Dairy Arts Center’s 2027 season, and several new gallery shows featuring artists such as Stacey Steers, Kim Dickey, and Deanne Gertner. Local advocacy is also in focus as the RiNo Art District supports Colorado Senate Bill 26-133, which aims to establish a formal legal structure for artist-led companies.

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article local schedule Apr 6, 2026 visibility 23 link 29 artists, 1 gallery

Here are the best things to do in NYC this week, April 5-12

The annual Artexpo New York returns to the city's cultural calendar this week, serving as a major highlight among a diverse array of local events. The fair joins other significant spring activations including the New Directors/New Films festival at Lincoln Center and MoMA, the Big Umbrella Festival, and the seasonal reopening of major outdoor markets like Smorgasburg.

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article local schedule Mar 31, 2026 visibility 19 link 23 artists, 3 galleries

NEXT in the Gallery: April art includes baseballs, ambiguous boundaries and scraposaurs

Pittsburgh’s art scene is preparing for a busy spring season with a diverse array of exhibitions opening across the city’s galleries and public spaces. Highlights include Hugh Watkins’ multi-disciplinary retrospective at Christine Fréchard Gallery, Dale Lewis’s massive "Scraposaurs" sculptures made from recycled metal at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, and a unique exhibition of hand-painted baseballs by the late umpire George Sosnak. These shows serve as a creative prelude to major upcoming regional events like the 59th Carnegie International and the Three Rivers Arts Festival.

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trending_up market schedule Mar 20, 2026 visibility 36 link 25 artists, 2 galleries

Important private collections feature in Strauss & Co March sales of modern and contemporary

Strauss & Co has announced its upcoming Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art scheduled for March 24, 2026. The auction features 96 lots, headlined by significant private consignments including the Stan and Li Boiskin Art Collection and the Patricia Fine Art Collection. High-value works from South African masters such as Irma Stern, J. H. Pierneef, and Gerard Sekoto will lead the sale alongside a robust selection of contemporary pieces by artists like William Kentridge and Mary Sibande.

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person people schedule Mar 9, 2026 visibility 20 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Toyota Tsusho Celebrates Five Award Recipients of THE TOYOTA TSUSHO CFAO African Art Award

Toyota Tsusho Corporation and its subsidiary CFAO SAS have announced the five inaugural winners of the Toyota Tsusho CFAO African Art Award. Zimbabwean mixed-media artist Moffat Takadiwa received the Grand Prize, while Gosette Lubondo and Unathi Mkonto were honored with Distinguished Awards. The selection process involved 35 international art professionals who nominated 100 artists, eventually narrowing the field to 12 finalists before selecting the five winners across various categories including painting and photography.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 11, 2025 visibility 17 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

Made in LA biennial contemplates wildfires and immigrant arrests

The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles has opened the seventh edition of its Made in LA biennial, running until March 1, 2026. Curators Essence Harden and Paulina Pobocha selected 28 artists from over 200 studio visits, with no predetermined theme. The exhibition features works that respond to the city's recent challenges, including the January wildfires and ongoing ICE raids, as seen in pieces like Alonzo Davis's 'Eye on ’84' and Patrick Martinez's neon sign reading 'Agua Is Life; NO ICE'.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 12, 2025 visibility 20 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Art Museum Launches Fall 2025 Season With Dynamic, Interdisciplinary Exhibitions

The Syracuse University Art Museum will launch its Fall 2025 season on August 26 with four new exhibitions. Highlights include 'What If I Try This?', a survey of Helen Frankenthaler's printmaking career curated by Melissa Yuen, featuring loans from multiple institutions and a gift from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. Other exhibitions include Kevin Adonis Browne's multimedia installation 'A Sense of Arrival' on Caribbean blackness, and 'Human/Environment: 4,000 Years of Art', a permanent collection show exploring human-environment relationships. An opening reception on September 11 will feature a talk by Stanford professor Alexander Nemerov.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 10, 2025 visibility 14 link 17 artists, 4 galleries

June 2025 Exhibitions -

ArtDog Istanbul's editors have curated a selection of standout exhibitions opening across Istanbul in June 2025. Highlights include 'A Day’s Story, A Lifetime’s Truth' at Galeri 77, a joint show by Bayram Demir and İlker Kayalı exploring personal memory and collective mythology; solo exhibitions by Jorinde Voigt ('365 Seasons') and Mustafa Hulusi ('Breathing In the World') at Dirimart's two locations; 'Extraordinary Minas' at Pera Museum, celebrating its 20th anniversary with Kütahya tile and ceramic works by Minas Avramidis; and Ali Kazma's 'Landscapes of the Mind' at Istanbul Modern, alongside shows by Nermin Er at Galeri Nev Istanbul and Pelda Aytaş at Gülden Bostancı.

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trending_up market schedule Feb 27, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 17 link 12 artists

David Hockney’s First English Landscape Painting Heads to Sotheby’s London’s Auction Block

David Hockney’s 1965 painting "English Garden" is set to be auctioned at Sotheby’s London during its modern and contemporary evening sale on March 4. Estimated to fetch between £2.5 million and £3.5 million, the work is historically significant as the artist’s first foray into English landscape painting. Interestingly, Hockney painted the vibrant scene from memory and a photograph in American Vogue while he was living in Boulder, Colorado.

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