Christie’s New York concluded its Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale on November 10, 2023, generating a total of $66.3 million. The auction saw strong performance across the board, selling 85% by lot and achieving 102% of the hammer price against low estimates. High-profile works by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Hans Hofmann led the results, contributing to a massive Marquee Week running total of over $814 million.
A private collection of signed prints by Bob Dylan will be auctioned at Halls Fine Art in Shrewsbury on July 9, 2025, with a total valuation of £50,000. The collection includes hand-finished works named after locations and dates from Dylan's musical career, with the standout piece 'Side Tracks' estimated at £20,000 to £25,000. Other notable prints include 'Train Tracks in Green', 'Sunflowers', and 'Cityscape', alongside a signed Fender Stratocaster guitar and works by The Connor Brothers and L.S. Lowry.
ExPLOT Studio, a shared artist studio in Yokohama's Minato Mirai 21 district, is calling for residents for the 2025 fiscal year. Managed by the ExPLOT Studio Utilization Council (secretariat: BankART1929), the studio is located in the PLOT48 complex and offers long-term (8 months) and short-term (3 months) spaces for artists and creators. Applications are due by June 15, 2025, with selection based on compatibility with shared use, participation in open studios, and activity rate. The studio aims to foster cross-disciplinary exchange among art, business, IT, welfare, and academia.