Upcoming edition of Art Basel Hong Kong postponed until May 2021
Art Basel Hong Kong is postponed to May 21, 2021, in consultation with galleries and experts to ensure the safety of attendees.
Will artists soon be able to do without galleries and auction houses?
A majority of art collectors reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased their interest in collecting, according to a recent survey.
Couple who bought $120k banana art sense it will be iconic
MIAMI — A Miami couple who bought a headline-grabbing banana duct-taped to a wall have acknowledged the absurdity of the artwork, but say they believe it will become an icon and plan to gift it to a museum. Billy and Beatrice Cox said in a statement that they spent more than $100,000 on the “unicorn […]
Banana-eating performance artist was ‘hungry’
Performance artist David Datuna waited two hours until “I was hungry” before eating a pricey banana artwork in Miami, he explained with laughter on Monday after returning to New York. “It’s the first time one artist eats art of another artist,” he said in a mirth-filled press conference. The Tbilisi-born Datuna, who has lived in […]
Three-year-old toddler knocks nearly P2.9 million sculpture at Art Basel
The toddler was wandering through the booth of the Matthew Marks Gallery when she accidentally bumped into a plastic sculpture.