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Kurt Cobain playing a different guitar in 1993. Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic A 1969 Fender Competition Mustang beloved by Nirvana mastermind Kurt Cobain is heading to the auction block at Christie’s in March, with an estimated sale price of $2.5–$5 million. The instrument figured in the recording sessions for the albums Nevermind and In Utero …

Kurt Cobain’s Guitar Goes to Auction at Christie’s, With $5 M. High Estimate Read More »

Auctioneer Oliver Barker just before he strikes his gavel to sell Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Elisabeth Lederer. Photo Julian Cassady Photography/Courtesy Sotheby’s In a nearly three-hour marathon double sale, the first in its new Breuer Building digs, Sotheby’s on Tuesday evening sold Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Elisabeth Lederer for $236.4 million, the second highest price …

Sotheby’s Double-Header Sale Totals $706 M. Including Nearly $400 M. for Three Klimt Paintings Read More »

Javier Téllez. Photo Till Schneider The Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) has awarded its annual Pérez Prize to New York–based artist Javier Téllez. The award, which comes with an unrestricted grant of $50,000, was presented to the artist at the museum’s Art of the Party Fundraiser on November 15. “Pérez Art Museum Miami is honored …

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Metropolitan Museum Of Art (Met) At Twilight. New York City, New York, United States Of America. (Photo by: F. M. Kearney/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Design Pics Editorial/Universal  The Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s Costume Institute is putting form back into fashion—and placing fashion at the forefront of New York’s busiest institution.   …

Met to Open New Condé M. Nast Galleries with Exhibition About ‘Costume Art’ Read More »

Angela Westwater and Gian Enzo Sperone are going their separate ways after 50 years. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image Three months before yesterday’s announcement that Sperone Westwater would close after 50 years in business, dealer Gian Enzo Sperone sued his cofounder, Angela Westwater, claiming he was in a “parasitic deadlock” with her after she wrested …

Sperone Westwater Founders Are Locked in Legal Battle as Gallery Prepares to Close Read More »

An installation view of one of the rooms in “From the Heart to the Hands.” Courtesy Dolce & Gabbana Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana announced on Wednesday that “From the Heart to the Hands”, an exhibition celebrating the work of Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, will travel to the US in 2026. The show …

Dolce & Gabbana Exhibition Will Travel to ICA Miami in February Read More »

Mel Leipzig, photographed with his work. Courtesy Gallery Henoch, New York Melvin Donald “Mel” Leipzig, a painter who guided generations of artists from his adopted home of Trenton, New Jersey, died on November 1 at the age 90. According to his daughter, Francesca Leipzig, he died exactly 18 years after the passing of his wife, …

Artist Mel Leipzig, the ‘Chekhov of Trenton’, Has Died at 90 Read More »

Andrew Wolff. Piranha Photography/Courtesy Beowolff After acquiring Artnet and taking it private and procuring a controlling stake in Artsy, Beowolff Capital CEO Andrew Wolff has set his sights on the digital future of the art market and the culture that surrounds it. On the occasion of his inclusion in the Observer’s “Art Power Index,” Wolff …

Artnet and Artsy Owner Andrew Wolff Forecasts the Future of Art Market Data and Decision-Making Read More »

Torkwase Dyson, Liquid A Place, Desert X 2023. Photo by Lance Gerber. Courtesy ofthe artist and Desert X Desert X, the recurring exhibition that helped redefine land art for the 21st century, will mark its 10th edition in 2027 with a longer season, new curatorial leadership, and plans for international growth. Opening October 30, 2027, and running through …

Desert X Marks 10 Years with New Season, Expanded Team, and Global Ambitions Read More »