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Royal flush. At a major auction in New York next month, Maurizio Cattelan, Last year, his duct-taped banana sold for $6.2 million and may steal the show again. At least that’s what it seems Sotheby’s It made its bet when it offered an Italian concept spoofing the infamous 18-karat solid gold toilet. title USA (2016), it will be connected to the bathroom Bloor Building Sotheby’s new headquarters, visitors will be invited to tour it one by one starting from November 8th. First at the auction, when the 100kg toilet goes on sale on November 18, the starting bid will be based on the price of gold for the piece’s weight (or approx. US$10 million. “Catelland’s incisive commentary on the collision of artistic creation and commodity value has never been more timely,” Sotheby’s said in a statement. Sotheby’s confirmed art news No bidder put down a large deposit to secure the work with an irrevocable bid before the sale.
blurred lines. In today’s art market, the boundaries of artist expression are changing The Art Newspaper wrote. new york artist Tom Sacks Now represented by Lode Companya PR agency rather than a gallery. The announcement clearly stated Thata Ropac Longtime Sachs dealer remains responsible for its artwork, while The Lede will handle branding and media partnerships. This division raises questions about where a gallery’s remit ends and an agency’s remit begins. Saks’ approach, rooted in a critique of consumer culture, has grown to embrace high-profile partnerships, including Levi’s and Nikefor whom he designed the Mars Yard 3.0 sneakers and related apps. He describes Nike as a “megaphone” for his ideas, giving him influence far beyond the art market.
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Scientific Arts Analysis Company artistic exploration Launched what it calls “the world’s first authenticity guarantee for artworks.” new product pair Appreciation and Origin research with laboratory science and Proprietary artificial intelligenceand then back up that conclusion with an insurance policy from an A+ rated insurance company. [ArtDiscovery]
architecture critic Michael Kimmelman A preview of the Studio Museum in Harlem’s new building, set to open next month. [The New York Times]
it is halloween,so irish times visited IrelandThe only museum of death where death masks, mourning jewelry and real teeth used as dentures were found. [Irish Times]
From spiritual photography to spectral sculpture, exhibition at Kunstmuseum Basel Explore 250 years of weird imagery in art. [Artnet News]
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Shh! Zachary Small New York Times’s cultural reporter, takes readers on a haunted tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “You’re going to be horrified: It includes a beheading platter and a rumored sculpture of a cannibal,” the paper wrote. Watch the video here.
