A $6.2 million banana and the unexpected return of the art market
A $121.2 million René Magritte. A $68.3 million Ed Ruscha. And don’t forget that $6.2 million banana that sold for six times ...
Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction
NEW YORK (AP) — An eerie nighttime streetscape below a pale blue daytime sky by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte sold for ...
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Waterworks Art Gallery Exhibits Modern Masterpieces
Waterworks Visual Arts Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, is hosting an exhibition of modern masterpieces, including works ...
The most expensive paintings ever sold
Despite some concerns of a flagging market, November’s art week had a relatively strong start – with several marquee pieces ...
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Iran’s vast collection of Western art re-emerges despite high tensions with US
The government of Iran’s Western-backed shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and his wife, the former Empress Farah Pahlavi, built ...
Iran's vast collection of Western art, much long hidden, re-emerges despite high tensions with US
As Iran faces increasing tensions with the West and turmoil at home, a new exhibition at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary ...
A Crypto Entrepreneur Bought a Duct-Tape Banana for $6.2 Million. He Might Send It to Space—and Then Eat It.
Justin Sun said he plans to exhibit the banana-taped-to-a-wall art that he bought at a Sotheby’s auction. Then he plans to ...
How a small NC town landed a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ exhibit with Picasso & Monet
The collection comes from the late Salisbury native, billionaire and philanthropist Julian Roberston and his wife Josie.
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Duct-taped banana sells again at auction — for $6.2 million
"He has persistently disrupted the art world's status quo in meaningful ... Magritte is the 16th member of the club, which ...