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Seyni Awa Camara, a Diola sculptor from Bignona, Senegal, known for her totemic clay sculptures of stacked human bodies, has died. Her work, steeped in spirituality and inspired by a ram's horn she called a 'genie,' gained international recognition after being discovered by anthropologist Michèle Odeyé-Finzi and introduced to Europe by gallerist André Magnin. Despite her global following—including fans like Pharrell Williams and Louise Bourgeois—Camara remained largely unknown in her home country, relying on foreign buyers to sustain her practice.

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trending_up market schedule Mar 30, 2026 visibility 30 link 13 artists, 1 gallery

How Pharrell’s Joopiter Is Redefining What an Auction House Can Be

Pharrell Williams launched his own auction platform, Joopiter, after finding traditional auction houses ill-suited to sell his collection of fashion, jewelry, and timepieces. The platform has rapidly expanded from single-owner sales into a multi-category auction house, handling luxury goods, sports memorabilia, pop culture artifacts, and contemporary art, with a recent headline lot being a $5 million Triceratops skeleton named Trey.

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person people schedule Apr 14, 2026 visibility 20 link 12 artists, 2 galleries

Emmanuel Perrotin, the Parisian gallery owner who conquered the world

Emmanuel Perrotin, the founder of the global Perrotin gallery network, reflects on a career defined by disruption and the democratization of contemporary art. From his early days as an outsider without industry connections to managing 160 employees across four continents, Perrotin has utilized high-profile stunts—such as Maurizio Cattelan’s $120,000 taped banana—and celebrity collaborations with figures like Pharrell Williams to build a powerhouse brand. His current focus involves institutionalizing his internal operations through digital tools and employee tutorials to maintain the gallery's momentum.

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trending_up market schedule Mar 31, 2026 source 3 sources visibility 8 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Rare Complete Triceratops Skeleton Snags $5.5 Million at Auction

A 66-million-year-old Triceratops skeleton, nicknamed Trey, sold for $5.55 million at the online auction platform Joopiter. The fossil, excavated in 1993, had been on continuous public display at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center for three decades and represents the first dinosaur skeleton sold by Joopiter, a platform founded by Pharrell Williams.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 18, 2025 source 2 sources visibility 5 link 12 artists, 2 galleries

collectible body art: tattoos by lawrence weiner, peter marino and more hit the auction block

Pharrell Williams's auction platform JOOPITER launches its first standalone tattoo auction, "Inked: Tattoos by Contemporary Artists," featuring commissioned designs by sixteen artists including Derrick Adams, Thom Browne, Jeffrey Gibson, and the late Lawrence Weiner. Curated by Sharon Coplan, the sale runs from October 22nd to 31st, 2025, with select designs previewed at Dover Street Market during Art Basel Paris. Each tattoo comes with a signed certificate of authenticity and artist-provided execution notes, with one edition auctioned individually and a complete set reserved for institutional donation.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 22, 2025 visibility 3 link 13 artists, 2 galleries

What happens at a tattoo auction?

JOOPITER, the platform founded by Pharrell Williams, has launched a new auction titled "INKED: Tattoos by Contemporary Artists," curated by Sharon Coplan. The auction features sixteen international artists—including Sarah Andelman, Derrick Adams, Thom Browne, Jeffrey Gibson, Titus Kaphar, Marilyn Minter, Mickalene Thomas, and tattoo artist Dr. Woo—who each created a unique, signed drawing intended to be tattooed on skin or displayed as standalone artwork on paper. Each piece comes with a certificate of authenticity, and the buyer may choose to have the design tattooed or keep it as a collectible print.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 18, 2025 visibility 6 link 12 artists, 2 galleries

collectible body art: tattoos by lawrence weiner, peter marino and more hit the auction block

JOOPITER, Pharrell Williams's auction platform, launches its first standalone tattoo auction titled 'Inked: Tattoos by Contemporary Artists,' featuring commissioned designs by sixteen artists including Derrick Adams, Thom Browne, Jeffrey Gibson, and the late Lawrence Weiner. The sale runs from October 22nd to 31st, 2025, with select designs previewed at Dover Street Market during Art Basel Paris. Curated by Sharon Coplan, each tattoo design is accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity, and a complete set will be reserved for institutional donation.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 22, 2025 visibility 2 link 13 artists

Mandopop Icon Jay Chou Curates Two Dazzling Sales of Art and Memorabilia

Taiwanese Mandopop superstar Jay Chou has curated two simultaneous auctions on Pharrell Williams's platform Joopiter: one featuring 14 personal memorabilia items from his three-decade career, and another titled "The Contemporary Take: A Look With Jay Chou" offering 25 paintings and prints by international artists. Highlights include works by Oscar Yi Hou, Young-il Ahn, Daniel Richter, Hajime Sorayama, Diane Dal-Pra, Ernie Barnes, and Yoshitomo Nara. Bidding closes on October 31 for the art sale and November 4 for the memorabilia. Proceeds from the memorabilia sale will support a charitable initiative backed by Chou.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 25, 2025 visibility 1 link 2 artists

Louis Vuitton Just Opened an Art Deco Exhibition in Paris

Louis Vuitton has opened a new exhibition in Paris celebrating its influence on the Art Deco movement, staged on the 100th anniversary of the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts. Featuring over 300 objects—many never publicly shown before—the immersive show spans eight themed rooms, including a reconstruction of the brand's original 1925 stand, archival designs, and contemporary pieces by Nicolas Ghesquière, Pharrell Williams, Marc Jacobs, and Kim Jones.

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