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Week in Review: Jeff Koons Raises the Flag for Harris, Amy Sherald Makes History and Refik Anadol Plans an AI Museum

3 min read  ·  27 Sep 2024

“Artists for Kamala” online sale includes Amy Sherald’s screenprint, [Detail] As soft as she is… (2023). Copyright the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth.

This was the week more than 160 artists publicly backed the Harris US presidential campaign by donating works for an online fundraising sale, "Artists for Kamala". Amy Sherald, who will make history next year with a solo show at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, has donated at screenprint with attitude. Jeff Koons has gone the extra mile, making an “optimistic” new work flying the US flag plus signature glazing balls.

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Hong Kong: Vincent van Gogh’s painting of the Seine, which was backed by a guarantee, sold for $32m at Christie's. The sale totaled $133.2m, meeting the pre-sale estimate. For all the highlights, see the HENI News report.

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New York: Jeff Koons has made American Flagpole (Gazing Balls) for a fundraising event and online sale. "Artists for Kamala" is backed by more than 160 fellow artists, supporting the Harris-Walz presidential campaign, reports Vanity Fair reports.

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Los Angeles: Refik Anadol plans to open an AI museum called Dataland in downtown LA, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Washington, DC: In 2025, Amy Sherald will make history when she become the first contemporary Black artist to have a solo exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, reported Rolling Out.

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New York: A record-breaking painting by Daisy Parris was among the 55% of lots selling above their low estimate at Phillips $7.46m “New Now” auction. For all the highlights, see the HENI News report.

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London: Wes Lang’s solo show "The Black Paintings" opened at Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery. Featuring 200 works, the US artist's first exhibtion in the UK is presented by HENI.

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Moves: Jackson Pollock will be represented exlusively by Kasmin gallery, which plans to present early drawings by the artist at Frieze Masters art fair. HENI News

In other news

Market: Sotheby's is pushing off payments while it awaits a financial lifeline from an Abu Dhabi fund, reported the Wall Street Journal.

Legal: Two climate activists have been jailed for throwing soup over Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers in the National Gallery in London. Other Just Stop Oil protestors then threw soup at another Sunflowers painting on loan to the NG. Sky News

"'I initially thought it was a terrorist attack.’ Ai Weiwei describes the moment his porcelain sculpture was smashed by an attacker at the opening of the artist’s solo show in Italy. "

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