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In this monthly roundup, we spotlight five star exhibitions at small and up-and-coming galleries around the world. Although he first trained as a sculptor, Thai artist Pawarest (Doe) Choksaen worked as an art director for an advertising agency from 1997 to 2019. Only at the age of 49 did the artist decide to practice his art. the time Currently exhibiting solo at Richard Koh Fine Art, Choksaen presents a series of figurative paintings in “Conversations with Strangers” where he uses a palette of electrifying hues to illustrate fleeting, often forgotten moments of connection with others. Inspired by his community in…

Christie’s post-war auction raised $21.5 million in New York on Wednesday night. The sale was led by a 1970 untitled work on oil paper by Cy Twombly that was part of the Shirley Ross Davis collection. The top five lots from the sale were: The sale also brought two new auction records for the following artists: Source link

Art Market Arun Kakar The 2024 Fire Island Artist Residency (FIAR) benefit auction is special to its cause and curators. This year’s sale, which will take place at Artsy from March 15-28, is organized by collectors Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall. The duo is known for amassing an enviable collection of work by female and mid-career female and queer artists, which they share on The Icy Gays on Instagram. Rob (a surgeon) and Eric (a professor of political theory) have also channeled their artistic passions into supporting arts organizations that align with their vision of supporting LGBTQ+ and women artists. They…

Los Angeles-based sculptor Alison Saar has been commissioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the city of Paris to create a public sculpture for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The sculpture will be inaugurated on the Olympic Day of June 23. The artist—the daughter of artist Betye Saar, a prominent figure in the Black Arts Movement—will focus on international diversity, equality and peace. “My hope is that this artwork, a gift to the people and the city of Paris, will become a gathering place for the public to experience the spirit of friendship and interconnection across cultures…

Phillips’ “New Now” auction brought in $5.5 million last night in New York. The sale was led by an untitled work by Wade Guyton from 2007, which sold for $241,300—more than three times the low estimate of $70,000 (all prices include taxes). In the evening there was a 72% sale rate by lot, with 149 of the 208 lots on offer finding buyers. “It was wonderful to see the great depth of international bidding at our New York ‘New Now’ sale, with nearly 50 countries participating by phone, online and in the saleroom,” said Avery Semjen, associate specialist at Phillips…

A collaborative work by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, measuring an impressive 10 x 13 metres, will be auctioned at Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction in May. The untitled artwork last appeared on the market nearly 15 years ago, when it hammered $2.65 million at Sotheby’s in 2010. Today, the auction house is worth about 18 million dollars, growing almost six times. Without a title It was produced between 1983 and 1985 as part of a great collaboration between the two artists, which was explored in depth at last year’s exhibition at the Louis Vuitton Fondation in Paris. Zurich gallerist Bruno Bischofberge…

At noon, daylight pours through a skylight in Brooklyn’s Carvalho Park, illuminating Rosalind Tallmadge’s 12 x 8.5-foot installation. Light Field (2024). Crafted from delicate Japanese organza and finished with silver mica that metalizes the material through a specialized mirror process, the work bounces off the ceiling like sunlight and floods the gallery. The hanging installation extends from the ceiling to the floor, the luscious silk runs from below to the floor. This work is the focus of the Brooklyn-based artist’s solo exhibition “AETHER” in Carvalho Park, on display until May 4. Its brightness suggests a gateway to heaven, but the celestial installation…

Art Market Maxwell Rabb Portrait of Baylon Sandri. Courtesy of SMAC Gallery. When South Africa’s SMAC gallery welcomed sculptor Barend De Wet to its roster, his career changed. It happened in 2009, two years after Baylon Sandrik founded the gallery in the picturesque wine country of Stellenbosch. Initially, the Cape Town-born gallerist envisioned SMAC—originally known as Stellenbosch Modern and Contemporary—as a space for historically underserved South African artists. That changed when Sandri met De Wet. “De Wet was definitely one of South Africa’s most avant-garde artists, and this led to a change in the gallery’s approach,” Sandri told Artsy. Since…

Art Reena Devi A view of Samia Zaru’s installation, left to right and front to back, Life is a woven carpet1995, and Life is a woven carpet, 2001; and works by Abdulrahman Al-Soliman and Hind Nasser at the Diriyah Biennale of Contemporary Art, 2024. Photo by Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy of the Diriyah Biennial Foundation. Art events in Saudi Arabia often show a penchant for the bright and shiny. The second edition of the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale, the nation’s premier biennale, however, was no such spectacle. Launched with broad international ambitions, the exhibition showcased a diverse geographical range of artists from the…

Art Market Arun Kakar Art Basel Basel, 2023. Courtesy of Art Basel. Art Basel and UBS’s annual “Art Market” report was released today, revealing an art market currently navigating an “uncertain economic and political future.” The eighth edition of the report, released by Art Basel and UBS, is authored by cultural economist Dr. Clare McAndrew and includes data from a variety of sources including Artsy, art dealers, auction houses, collectors, art fairs and databases. Here, we share five key ones. 1. Until 2023, the value of sales decreased, but the volume increased The headline figure in this year’s report confirms…