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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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Around the Auction World: June 2021
Photos from around the auction world in June 2021. Image credit from left to right: Phillips/ Poly Auction, Artsy, and Sotheby’s. Collage by Heemin Moon (Auction Daily). Marking the halfway point of the year, June 2021 reaffirmed many of the industry trends that emerged in previous months. A pair of…
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Artist to Know: Jadé Fadojutimi
Sotheby’s to Offer Abstract Piece by Rising London Painter Jadé Fadojutimi creates most of her color- and light-rich artworks at night. She describes herself as “not very good at sleeping,” a reality that leads to exuberant paintings made in the fading light of evening. This environment plays a key role…
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Championing Contemporary African & Diaspora Art With Freda Isingoma (Part 1)
Self Portrait by Amoako Boafo. Image from MutualArt. In 2020, the lack of diversity in auction houses and the art market was under increased scrutiny. Although many in the art world made changes over the last year, experts worry these organizations embraced tokenism over more robust, systemic changes. Freda Isingoma…
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Phillips' Contemporary Art Evening Sale Captures $134.6 Million, Breaks House Records
Several Emerging Artists Set New Benchmarks, Including Amy Sherald, Titus Kaphar, and Matthew Wong Phillips' 20th Century and Contemporary Art evening sale came to a magnificent end on December 7th, 2020, raising a record USD 134.6 million. The figure showed a nearly 25% increase from the same auction last winter…
