Five Artists in the News: Felix Gonzalez-Torres Stars at Sotheby’s, Marjorie Strider’s Record-Breaking Sale and Marina Abramovic Will Launch Moco London
3 min read · 17 Jul 2024
Marina Abramovic, film still from Body of Truth, copyright the artist, courtesy of Moco Museum London
Market: Felix Gonzalez-Torres led Sotheby's $5.32m 'Contemporary Discoveries' online auction when the artist’s C-print sold for $264,000. For all the highlights, see the HENI News report.
Market: Marjorie Strider’s Girl with Pink Rose set a new auction record for the artist, selling for $180,000 at Sotheby's, 73% above the artist’s previous record sale. HENI News
London: A Marina Abramovic will open at Moco, a new museum in London’s Oxford Street, in the fall, FAD magazine reports.
New Delhi: Bharti Kher's monumental sculptures celebrate the power of women in New York and Yorkshire. For more on the in-demand British-Asian artist, see her HENI News Dashboard.
New York: Mary Heilmann turned to painting in the 1970s after growing dissatisfied with the reception of her sculptural works, writes Benjamin Clifford in his review of her show at Hauser & Wirth. The Brooklyn Rail
In other news
Market: Christie’s first half auction sales declined 22% year-on-year, to $2.1bn, reports ARTnews.
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