3 min read · 04 Oct 2024
Bridget Tichenor, Misioneros, sold for $403,200. Image courtesy of Christie's
The growing interest in Surrealism, particularly the work of female artists, was underscored by the sale of a painting by Leonora Carrington for more than $1m and a record breaking canvas by Bridget Tichenor, which went for more than $400,000, both at Christie’s. It was one of several auction records broken this week, which you can read all about on HENI News.
New York: Andreas Gursky led Christie's $3.25m sale of works from the collection of Trevor Traina, which included record breaking sales for images by Alec Soth, Larry Sultan and Slim Aarons. For all the highlights, see the HENI News report.
New York: Bisa Butler’s Three Kings set a new auction record when it sold for $151,20, 100% above the artist’s previous record sale. For more record breaking sales, see HENI News
Market: Mary Abbott’s auction record jumped 175% when the Abstract Expressionist artist’s untitled 1957 painting sold for $156,000 at Sotheby's online. HENI News
London: Mike Kelley's screaming world of repressed terrors and tin-foil asteroids offers no safe spaces in a good way, wrote The Guardian, giving the late artist's Tate Modern show a four-star review.
Shows: Keith Haring's work with school kids and young adults is the focus of an exhibition at the Stanley Museum of Art in Iowa City, reported Hyperallergic.
New York: Fernando Botero and Leonora Carrington led Christie's $12.82m Latin American Art auction when their paintings both sold for $1.13m, above estimate. For all the highlights, see the HENI News report.
New York: Works by Ed Ruscha and Lois Dodd were the top lots at Christie's Post-War to Present auction, which totaled $30.47m. For all the highlights, see the HENI News report.
In other news
New York: The Centre Pompidou is trying again to create a Jersey City satellite in a different location and with new financial backing, ARTnews reported.
Legal: New York City Mayor Eric Adams' office allegedly tried to gain favour with China by pushing for an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, reported The Art Newspaper.
Museums: Original paintings in the Mauritshuis, including its famous Vermeer, stimulated visitors’ brains much more than reprints, researchers have found. The Guardian.
"‘The stadium’s bowl-like structure might have amplified the sound.’ Cai Guo-Qiang has apologised after We Are proved more explosive than he planned at the LA Memorial Coliseum."
- The Los Angeles Times
Cai Guo-Qiang’s “We Are: Explosion Event,” at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. Copyright the artist. Photo by Kenryou Gu / Cai Studio.