Op Art, Not Pop Art
‘Op Art’ is a form of painting that uses geometric shapes, colour theory and the psychology of perception to create optical illusions.
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Hockney Appears to Fall Short at Christie's...
'Sur la Terrasse' sold just within estimate at Christie's for $29,501,250 - a fair price for a brilliant work
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Sotheby’s Wins the Twentieth Century Battle as Brexit Uncertainty Strikes Christie’s
June’s ‘Twentieth Century Week’ – as Christie’s has coined it – marks the end of the big modern and contemporary auctions for another...
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Modern British Art: Sculpture Rules as Dames Barbara Hepworth and Elisabeth Frink Take the Crowns
It’s Twentieth Century Week again in London, and Christie’s led the way this evening with a Modern British Art Evening sale that sold 80%...
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TEFAF or Frieze Faff? That is the Question
With Frieze New York and TEFAF New York Spring running concurrently, Katharine Nichols asks whether Frieze is really worth the faff.
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Who runs the (art) world? Girls! (well, not quite yet, but they’re getting there…)
This week’s Post-War and Contemporary auctions in London saw Sotheby’s and Christie’s yet again fighting to attract the biggest and most...
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What's in a Name? Beauty Wins Out in the First Impressionist and Modern Sales of 2019
I always find the first big London sales of the year particularly exciting. For me, London’s Impressionist and Modern art week marks the...
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The Best Exhibitions of 2018
2018…a year characterised by economic uncertainty and political turmoil throughout the UK. And it wasn’t all smooth sailing in the art...
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Interview with Fusionist Artist Amanda Watt
Currently being exhibited by K. Nichols Contemporary at a pop up space in London, Amanda Watt is a mid-career ‘Fusionist’ Artist from...
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Hockney Makes a Splash with $90.3 Million Sale to Become World’s Most Expensive Living Artist
Just minutes ago, at Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art auction in New York, the hammer went down on David Hockney’s Portrait of an...
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Records Fall At This Season's New York Impressionist and Modern Art Auctions
It’s that time of year when we get terribly excited about the big New York autumn (fall) art auctions. Arguably the final big Modern &...
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The Banksy Saga Continued: How is Sotheby’s’ Reputation not in Shreds?
My previous post discussed my view on how Banksy and his team pulled off the most successful PR campaign the art world has ever seen. But...
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Laughing all the way to the Banksy ... The new PR king
It’s easy in my profession to become a little too engaged in the art world. To assume that every bit of industry gossip, auction result...
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