Richard Weisman once observed that “Andy [Warhol] didn’t know the difference between a football and a golf ball.” Hardly a sports buff myself, I surprisingly transform into an avid tennis fan each year during the U.S. Open. Something about the volley rhythm is deeply soothing to me. Well, tonight was the men’s final and I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Andy Warhol’
Break (in) point
Posted in Artists, News, tagged Andy Warhol, Chris Evert, Richard Weisman, sports in art, tennis, Tobias Meyer, U.S. Open on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Was exploitative Michael Jackson art sale a total disaster?
Posted in Indulgences, News, tagged Andy Warhol, art auctions, art market, Michael Jackson, selling celebrity art, Vered Gallery on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You may remember my previous post questioning the ethics of selling a Warhol depicting Michael Jackson immediately following Jackson’s death. Well, perhaps others felt queasy, too, because the auction might have been a big fat flop: Vered Gallery isn’t releasing the exact sale figure of the painting, saying it’s “over $1 million,” and it was sold to a speculator, [...]
An uneasy feeling about exploiting death in the art market
Posted in Auctions, News, tagged Andy Warhol, auctioning artwork depicting dead celebrities, Michael Jackson, Vered Gallery on August 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I get it: celebrity, rarity, marketing opportunity. What I don’t get is why the East Hampton gallery auctioning off what is likely to be a $25 million+ piece of art (and is undoubtedly an American cultural treasure) has a website that looks cheaper than my free WordPress blog. Here‘s the BBC coverage. Happy weekend, people!
(Legal) heat turns up on Warhol Foundation
Posted in Artists, Economics, News, tagged Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol Foundation, art market, Christie's, Joe Simon-Whelan, lawsuits and art, Lemon Marilyn Monroe, Sherman Anti-Trust Act on May 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Thanks to Donn at The Art Law Blog for keeping me abreast of developments in Joe Simon-Whelan’s lawsuit against the Andy Warhol Foundation…I’d forgotten about this since the story broke last year! A federal judge has issued an opinion that allows a significant portion of the lawsuit to move forward. From The Art Newspaper: The complaint alleges that [...]
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