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Kandis Williams’ Collage Art Featured in Upcoming Sotheby’s Auction
Artist Kandis Williams is notable for her carefully curated collage arts. Her works usually shed light on issues like nationalism, race, and authority. Williams’ collages are full of layers of repetitive footage and photographs, a signature feature in her works. The artist utilizes a structured approach involving deconstruction and reconstruction…
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Swann Auction Galleries Presents Work by Harlem Renaissance Artists Norman Lewis, Jacob Lawrence
Artworks by Harlem Renaissance artists Norman Lewis and Jacob Lawrence will be highlighted in the upcoming African American Art auction, presented by Swann Auction Galleries. An important figure of the Harlem Renaissance, Norman Lewis focused his work on the struggles of Black American urban living of the time. He was…
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Phillips Offers Early Experimental Photogram by László Moholy-Nagy
For pioneering Bauhaus artist László Moholy-Nagy, photography offered a completely different viewing experience from the naked eye. The constructivist favored technology in his work and often experimented with both new and old artmaking techniques. He was particularly interested in photograms, which yielded realistic images without a camera by exposing photographic…
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Reimagining the Art Market With Shlomi Rabi of Greenhouse Auctions (Part 1)
Greenhouse Auctions is a primary market auction house actively reimagining traditional models. Before two new collaborative sales, Auction Daily caught up with founder Shlomi Rabi. In part one of our interview, we learned why it’s called Greenhouse Auctions, what events are coming up, and how everything is going one year…
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Artists and Auction Houses Brace for the U.S. Elections
In the days leading up to a major presidential election in the United States, the art market joined the push to get out the vote. Many creators turned their attention to spreading education and encouraged U.S. citizens to exercise their rights. Shepard Fairey broke into the fine art scene with…
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Upcoming Christie's Auction to Feature 20th-Century Photographers
Though South Africa’s 1996 constitution promised equality to all, the LGBTQIA+ community continues to suffer from violence and prejudice. Addressing this issue, photographer Zanele Muholi attempts to document the lives of South Africa’s marginalized communities. The focus of her work led the artist to become a visual activist. One of…
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Artist to Know: Hank Willis Thomas
Wright Presents Symbolic Black Power Sculpture in Upcoming Sale Now in the mature period of his career, American artist Hank Willis Thomas continues to stir conversation around race, gender, and commercialism. His photographs and multimedia works are intended to prompt questions rather than answer them. That has always been an…
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“Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal…” brings contemporary art and urgent insight to Cincinnati
Hank Willis Thomas (American, born 1976), Amandla, 2014. Silicone, fiberglass, metal finish, 51 3/16 × 29 15/16 × 20 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. © Hank Willis Thomas CINCINNATI— See, listen and speak clearly with powerful multimedia art addressing equality and the power of joy.…
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Portland Art Museum to Present Major Survey 'Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal…'
The Portland Art Museum presents the first major survey for the Brooklyn-based artist, including a new monumental commission addressing lives lost to gun violence. Hank Willis Thomas (American, born 1976). The Cotton Bowl, from the series Strange Fruit, 2011. Digital c-print. 50 x 73 inches. © Hank Willis Thomas, courtesy of the…
