Basquiat's New Record, Magic Carpets, LA Biennial And More!

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Basquiat Expected To Set New Record In the last month we have seen Edvard Munch go for $120 million, Mark Rothko sell at $87 million and Roy Lichtenstein auction off at $44.9 million. Now one of Jean-Michel Basquiat's untitled pieces from 1981 is on the chopping block and already stirring up rumors of record prices. Scheduled for auction on June 27th at Christie's in London, "Untitled" is sitting pretty at a $20 million estimated price. This is nearly four million higher than Basquiat's previous record, which was achieved last May in New York. Incredible Textural Paintings Almost A Space Odyssey LA: The Epicenter Of Creativity? Get Your Head In The Clouds BLOG POSTS Nick Offerman: Obsessed: Woodworking In my day job, performing for folks is a gas, and I am very tickled to make a nice living as a professional jackass, but it is the production of sawdust and shavings that brings me the most profound satisfaction. James Franco: Summer Reading Part 1 of 6: 'If I Don't Six' I am not a sports fan, but that didn't keep me from loving If I Don't Six by Elwood Reid. There is something more to this book that takes it out of the sports fiction genre and brings it into the realm of literary fiction. Kurt Ellenberger: Golden Age or Gilded Cage? The Golden Age of any style is both a blessing and a curse, but for pop music in particular, escape is very difficult. Tallia Storm: Me, Myself and Music (VIDEO) Ever since I can remember, I have been singing. My mum used to shout at me for not asking a question, but singing a question. Bobby Elliott: André Masson at Blain Di Donna: 'The Mythology of Desire: Masterworks from 1925-1945' Neither a footnote nor a chapter in the history of modern art, Masson's career will probably always ignite a conversation worth having and a show worth putting up. And wherever you fall, in this show there's fuel enough for both his detractors and his supporters.

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