3 min read · 16 Oct 2024
Wanda Pimentel, Untitled, detail (1968). Copyright the artist. Courtesy Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro
Paris: Works by Wanda Pimentel at Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel and Andrea Bowers at Capitain Petzel are two of the must-see works at Art Basel Paris by female artists, writes Ocula.
Paris: Elmgreen and Dragset have subverted the Musée d'Orsay's historic collection with sculptural interventions that comment on fragile masculinity, reports Artnet News.
New York: Nan Goldin and Molly Crabapple were arrested in a Pro-Palestine protest at New York Stock Exchange, ARTnews reports.
Market: Works by Banksy and Wolfgang Tillmans led Christie's 'Post-War and Contemporary Art Online' auction, which totaled $1.67m, meeting the pre-sale estimate. For more, see the HENI News report.
Market: Works by Amy Sherald, Jenny Holzer and Jeff Koons raised more than $1.5m for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, reports Artnet News.
In other news
Reykjavik: Iceland is considering building a new National Gallery due to deficiencies in the museum’s existing spaces, The Art Newspaper reports.
Melbourne: More than 160 First Nations bark paintings have been installed at the National Gallery Victoria salon-style, subverting European art history, reports Arts Hub Australia.
"‘I want to be discussed in hushed tones’ Peter Hujar told the writer Cynthia Carr shortly before his untimely death. ‘Peter got what he wanted,’ she says."
- ARTnews