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guillermo del toro collection sells heritage 1234755152

Oscar-winning film director Guillermo del Toro sold the first part of his macabre collection, known as "Bleak House," through Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, for a total of $1.65 million. The trove included art, props, and rare objects tied to his fascination with the macabre, with highlights such as H. R. Giger's painting for the unrealized project *The Tourist* fetching $325,000 (an auction record for the artist), Mike Mignola's original illustration for *Hellboy: Seed of Destruction* selling for over $50,000, and Bernie Wrightson's cover for Meat Loaf's *Dead Ringer* album reaching $167,000. Props from del Toro's films, including a clay model of the Amphibian Man from *The Shape of Water* and drivesuits from *Pacific Rim*, also sold for significant sums.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 1, 2025 visibility 1 link 2 artists

guillermo del toro collection sells heritage 1234755152

Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro sold the first part of his macabre collection, known as "Bleak House," through Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, for a total of $1.65 million. The trove included art, props, and rare objects amassed over decades, with highlights such as H. R. Giger's painting for the unrealized project *The Tourist* (which set an auction record at $325,000), Mike Mignola's original *Hellboy* illustration, Bernie Wrightson's album cover for Meat Loaf, and props from del Toro's own films like *The Shape of Water* and *Pacific Rim*.

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article local schedule Dec 8, 2025 visibility 7 link 42 artists, 3 galleries

Art Week holdovers: Here are some exhibits you can still catch in Miami

Miami Art Week has concluded, but several exhibitions remain on view for locals to enjoy. The article highlights shows at venues including Collective 62, El Espacio 23, Fifth & Biscayne Micro Gallery, KDR Gallery, Spinello Projects, and Locust Project, featuring artists such as Tara Long, Susan Kim Alvarez, and Jennifer Basile. These exhibitions range from text-based art and photography to large-scale installations, with closing dates extending through early 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 20, 2026 visibility 4 link 1 artist

New exhibition in Torre del Mar explores the art of calligraphy

Calligraphy artist Gema Martínez has opened a new solo exhibition titled 'Evocâre' at the tourist information office in Torre del Mar on Spain's Costa del Sol. The exhibition presents a series of works that use distorted, superimposed, and invented calligraphic signs to explore the mechanisms of memory, transforming personal recollections into visual, often illegible, writing.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 21, 2025 visibility 2 link 3 artists

ARTS at King Street Station Exhibition Invites You to Unlearn the Fantasy of Paradise

Seattle-based Boricua artist Jo Cosme presents "Welcome to Paradise: ¡Viva Puerto Rico Libre!" at ARTS at King Street Station, opening November 6, 2025. The exhibition, which began after Hurricane María displaced Cosme from Borikén/Puerto Rico in 2018, features over 30 Puerto Rican artists and uses the tools of tourism and advertising to expose the island's colonial history, ongoing U.S. control, and disaster capitalism. The show runs through January 10, 2026, with a free opening reception including a Bomba performance by Otoqui Reyes and interactive activations by Shey Rivera.

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