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10 Emerging Artists Who Reached New Heights in 2021
As auction houses big and small weathered another year of the COVID-19 pandemic, bidders raised their virtual paddles with undeniable enthusiasm. Many young artists achieved new auction records in 2020, including Amy Sherald, Amoako Boafo, and Mickalene Thomas. These artists continued their ascent in 2021. Now, Auction Daily examines ten…
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Ultra-Contemporary Art Ascendant: The Rise of the Market’s Newest Category
Tomokazu Matsuyama, Mrs. Omega, July 2011 - June 2013. Image courtesy of Phillips. For years, the auction industry has had a problem with language. Terms such as “post-war” and “modern” stretch gingerly to cover the market’s holes, and their meanings often differ from one auction house to the next. While…
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Auction Review: Phillips and Poly Auction’s Dual-Location Contemporary Art Sales
This June, Phillips and Poly Auction continued their collaborative efforts with two days of contemporary art auctions. Held on June 7th and 8th, 2021, the events took place in both Hong Kong and Beijing. The auction houses achieved two ‘white glove’ sales with a 100% sell-through rate and netted a…
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Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie’s, From Keith Haring to Matthew Wong
Christie’s will open the Spring 2021 auction season with a selection of post-war, modern, and contemporary art. A full-sized painting by Keith Haring leads the listings. Executed on industrial tarpaulin, the untitled red painting shows the artist’s signature dancing figures. “Vibration marks” indicate their movement. A polka-dotted spirit figure dominates…