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A Bold New Chapter in Global Art Recognition The Art Basel Awards 2025 mark a powerful new chapter in the global art world, honouring 36 trailblazing figures across disciplines and geographies. These inaugural awards spotlight artists, curators, designers, institutions, patrons, and storytellers who are not only transforming the present but shaping the future of contemporary […]
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On the second public day of Art Basel Miami Beach, a coalition of Miami-based advocacy groups protested outside the Miami Beach Convention Center, urging attendees to boycott the high-profile art fair. They urged the city of Miami and Miami-Dade County to withdraw their large investments in Israel bonds because of their opposition to policies contributing
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian, a conceptual work consisting of a fresh banana duct-taped to a wall has made headlines as one of the most polemic works in contemporary art. First shown at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019, it soon sparked discussion about art’s nature and value. The work sold for $150,000 at its debut, an
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Introduction A banana taped to a wall is again shaking up the art world, fetching a staggering $6.2 million at a New York Sotheby’s auction. Named Comedian, the tongue-in-cheek piece by the Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan is a touchstone of the insanity, and genius, of modern art. Debuting at Art Basel Miami Beach in
Duct-Taped Banana by Maurizio Cattelan Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s Auction Read More »