David Forrester Wilson R.s.a., VANITY (1918), $39,900 to $66,500 estimate, is due to be sold at Lyon & Turnbull Scottish Paintings & Sculpture Auction in Edinburgh on June 5, 2025. Oil on canvas, 115.0 x 130.0cm.
At the same time, indigenous horticultural traditions, steeped in centuries of ecological wisdom and spiritual practice, honor seasonal cycles and maintain a sacred reciprocity with the land.
Despite starting the bidding at $59 million, Sotheby’s auctioneer Oliver Barker couldn’t push the offers beyond $64.25 million, ultimately announcing the bust as a, well, bust.
On Thursday, Art Basel organizers named 36 visionary contenders, among them London-based fashion designer Grace Wales Bonner, design studio Formafantasma, as well as Moroccan artist Meriem Bennani, Swiss art patron Maja Hoffmann and Chinese artist Cao Fei, who has worked with fashion brands Prada and Gucci.
Kerlin Gallery presents an exhibition of works by Liam Gillick, May 24 until June 28.