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An upstart Auction House just sold one of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s SAMO Graffiti Tags – the only example ever to come to market

In late May, Capsule Auctions, a small house established three years ago out of a storefront in New York’s Alphabet City, announced that it would be auctioning off an oil-on-tarp work by Jean-Michel Basquiat that had never been sold by its original owner. When bidding...

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‘Better days will come’: Swiss collector Uli Sigg on why even a less free Hong Kong remains the best home for his peerless Chinese art collection

When the Swiss entrepreneur Uli Sigg first traveled to China in 1979, he hesitated to reach out to artists because he feared that making contact might get them into trouble with the authorities. But in the more than 40 years since then, he has assembled perhaps the...

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Christo, who transformed landscapes around the Globe with monumental public artworks that delighted millions, has died at 84

The artist, who died at home in New York on May 31, will be remembered for his tireless pursuit of public art that seemed impossible.Christo, the Bulgarian artist who captivated audiences around the world for more than five decades with massive public art...

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Art to inspire your week…

Take time to enjoy these creative gems. We hope that the week ahead is fulfilling and productive as our world begins to slowly open up.If you are tempted to make any of these beautiful works part of your life please contact us directly and we’ll make this happen...

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