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Originally posted by wine+art:
I just read that William Louis-Dreyfus ( father of Julia) will start giving away some of his multi-billion dollar fortune. He is going to sell off his $50M art collection and give the proceeds to the Harlem Children's Zone. Cool


thanks for the info W&A. I thoroughly enjoyed the art in the documentary. Interesting perspective.
W+A, how about this Bjork/MOMA brouhaha?

And a plug for our MOCA from the LA Times, "In the meantime, to any museum that wants to do shows tied to popular culture and be taken seriously, may I suggest you pay a visit to Kahlil Joseph's video installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles (an institution that has had its own issues in the past with staging exhibitions that are too much pop and not enough culture). Joseph's installation shows that ideas that emerge from the popular culture can be smart and relevant, not to mention downright hypnotic."
W+A mentioned the Droit de Suite, and for those that are unaware here is what that is:

a right recognized by the legislation of several member countries of the European Union whereby an artist, or his or her heirs, is entitled to a share of the price of a work of art if it is resold during the artist's lifetime or for 70 years after his or her death.

IW
I'm in Vegas this week and found myself in the Wynn on two different occasions. One of the Koons Popeyes is on display in the hallway with a pair of "custodians" on either side of the velvet rope. I spent a few moments each time trying to admire it, but I just can't do it. It's brash and gaudy to me. Perhaps if I cared to understand more of the background my appreciation for the piece might improve, but I just don't see it. It's almost phallic in that look at how big I am and as the owner some of that power surely most transfer to me.
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Originally posted by wine+art:
I'm curious just how high the great Les Femmes d'Alger work will be sold for at auction today.

It can be argued this is the greatest work of Picasso's still in private hands.

Estimated to go as high as $140M

+$15M. Or at least that's the number I'm giving my bidder.
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Originally posted by The Old Man:
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Originally posted by KSC02:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
I'm curious just how high the great Les Femmes d'Alger work will be sold for at auction today.

It can be argued this is the greatest work of Picasso's still in private hands.

Estimated to go as high as $140M

+$15M. Or at least that's the number I'm giving my bidder.


I will take the over. Wink
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by KSC02:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
I'm curious just how high the great Les Femmes d'Alger work will be sold for at auction today.

It can be argued this is the greatest work of Picasso's still in private hands.

Estimated to go as high as $140M


$179.3M... An absolute steal!

I was outbid!
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Originally posted by The Old Man:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by KSC02:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
I'm curious just how high the great Les Femmes d'Alger work will be sold for at auction today.

It can be argued this is the greatest work of Picasso's still in private hands.

Estimated to go as high as $140M


$179.3M... An absolute steal!

I was outbid!


It's always that last $300K, you're so close but mentally just can't do that little bit more... Big Grin
Went to Andrea Rosen, Gagosian, Mary Boone, Jonathan Levine, Hoerle-Guggenheim, and Freight/Volume yesterday.

Gagosian's shows are high-impact b/c of his use of scale. The shows always make you feel little because the works are so massive. Also reminds you of what is possible when a lot of money is combined with a talented artist's imagination
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Went to Andrea Rosen, Gagosian, Mary Boone, Jonathan Levine, Hoerle-Guggenheim, and Freight/Volume yesterday.

Gagosian's shows are high-impact b/c of his use of scale. The shows always make you feel little because the works are so massive. Also reminds you of what is possible when a lot of money is combined with a talented artist's imagination


Cool See you soon now in Santa Fe.

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