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50 Parties Art Auction @ Ryan McGinness Studios

Posted by AM Editor, November 16, 2009

On Friday, AM had the pleasure of attending one of Ryan McGinness‘ exclusive 50 Parties events held at his SOHO studio. Given that all the major New York auction houses had held their fall sales during the week, it was appropriate that McGinness’ party that night was itself an auction – but one in which the artists themselves were the sellers, with no auction house taking a commission. Sixteen works were on the block, including pieces by David Ellis, Jose Parla, Cheryl Dunn, Todd “REAS” […]

Auctions: Sekoto Painting Sets Record for the South African Artist at Auction

Posted by Khoi, October 10, 2009

There occasionally is some good news to come out of the down art market in this global recession.Â On October 6, Sotheby’s hosted their Impressionist and Modern Art sale, which included Russian and Latin American Art.Â Sotheby’s also snuck in this piece by South African artist Gerard Sekoto, a self-taught painter.Â The 20×24″ oil on canvas (1945-1947) painting was estimated to sell between $100,000-150,000.Â It smashed that estimate to hammer at $542,500 (inclusive of buyer’s premium). More after the jump…

Benefit: Gary Baseman Drawing for Cultural Canvas Thailand

Posted by juggernut3, October 7, 2009

It’s always great fun to catch up with friends/artists at events like Baby Tattooville. In fact, enjoyed ourselves so much with Gary Baseman and gangÂ that we almost forgot to mention his benefit auction for Cultural Canvas Thailand – a Thai art charity looks to help single mothers and children. Gary has generously donated an awesome drawing measuring 6 feet x 3 feet for this cause. Check out the auction here, but hurry cause thisÂ ends a little after midnight tonight. SeeÂ the detailed pics after the jump.

Openings: Scion Installation 5 – “Self Portrait” (LA)

Posted by sleepboy, September 19, 2009

Last Saturday, Scionâ€™sÂ Installation Art TourÂ which originally started at Art Basel – Miami last year, arrived at it’s final destination – Culver City.Â After stops in Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis, New York, San Jose, Philadelphia, and Portland, this year’sÂ “Self Portraits” themed artÂ will be auctioned off (artnet) to benefitÂ Creative Capital,Â a national artist support organization.Â Take a look at the opening as well as all the art work after the jump and get to bidding as there are bargains to be had…

Preview: Juxtapoz 15th Anniversary Art Auction

Posted by sleepboy, September 12, 2009

Fifteen years is a long time. For a magazine & brand that pioneered coverage of art that nobody else wanted to cover, Juxtapoz has come a long way. Humble websites like ours probably would not be around if not for their efforts to expose our generation to artists who otherwise would not have gotten any publicity. So imagine what a treasure trove of works they will be able to come up with for a 15th Anniversary Auction. We are salivating just thinking about it. The […]

Auction: Polaroid Collection via Sotheby’s

Posted by Khoi, August 21, 2009

Now that the Polaroid Corporation has gone into bankruptcy, it leaves behind a legacy not only in your fond childhood memories of snapping away your day’s activities without a care, but also in an important collection of instant photographs by some of the best artists of the 20th century.Â In an effort to raise money to pay their creditors, that collection will soon head into auction courtesy of Sotheby’s, with the remaining pieces to be sold via private sales. Read more after the jump…

Charity: Craola x American Cancer Society Auction

Posted by sleepboy, August 19, 2009

For those curious about the piece that Greg â€œCraolaâ€ Simkins (interviewed) was working on at his skatedeck/livepainting event at Gallery 1988 LA (covered) in June, AM has an update for you. The 36″ x 24″ finished piece entitled “The Good Soul” will be auctioned off via Ebay with all proceeds to benefit the American Cancer Society in memory of Jensen’s (owner of g1988) late father, and huge Greg Simkins fan, Lawrence Karp. A couple more images after the jump.

Openings: Crash & SheOne – “Pop Crime” @ Opus Art

Posted by sven, August 14, 2009

Last Thursday saw the opening of “Pop Crime” at Opus Art in Newcastle, featuring the work of Crash (aka John Matos) and SheOne. Crash is a legendary graffiti writer based in Bronx, NY that has been working on canvas since the early 80s and has been putting his mark on the sides of subway cars and NY streets since the original rise of graffiti in the late 1970s. Remarkably, this is the first time that a body of work from Crash has been shown in […]

Auctions: Day & Evening Sales @ Christie’s (London)

Posted by Seth Carmichael, June 30, 2009

AM took a look at Christie’s Summer Post-War and Contemporary Art auctions, taking place tonight, June 30, and tomorrow, July 1, and found a few pieces we would love to put in our collection. Thank goodness more and more auction houses are using the term “Post-War” for what is no longer “Contemporary” art. Let’s hope the galleries and art fairs start to do the same. Our favorite lots from ths auction include Liu Ye’s “Red I” (Lot #2) seen above, estimated at $246,000 – $328,000. […]

Art Focus/Video: Cory Arcangel

Posted by Khoi, June 27, 2009

Cory Arcangel recently had his first auction sale on June 4 at Wright in Chicago.Â The piece, a 15-minute movie titled “Super Mario Movie“ (part 1 seen above), is a hacked and reprogrammed video game cartridge that follows the game’s hero as he travels through a corrupted game universe and questions his own existence as his world gradually falls apart.Â Deitch Projects where the video was first shown) director Kathy Grayson refers to it as “the most dynamic piece of new media art in [her] […]