๐จ When Basquiat painted Picasso in 1984, he wrote "PABLO PICASSO" seven times across the canvas. Basquiat cleverly depicts young Picasso (note the inscription "PICASSO AS A FIFTEEN YEAR OLD" on the chest) wearing the Breton striped shirt from his later years.๐
๐ฑ Francis Bacon "Autoportrait" (1977) now available.
Before Instagram filters distorted our faces for fun, Bacon was distorting his for existential dread. This lithograph is based on his 1973 self-portrait. https://t.co/qL1F58gvNM
Before TikTok made paint pouring satisfying, Ian Davenport was letting gravity create museum art ๐ง๐คโจ Now Available: "Colour Splat Slide Black" (2017)
> ART, FRAUD & HOLLYWOOD: Basquiat's "Red Man One" fetches $22M (up from $9.4M in 2012) in 1MDB assets auction. DiCaprio's gifted artworks sold by... a Texas office furniture auctioneer? ๐ผ๏ธ๐ฐ๐ฌ #ArtMarket#ArtPlease https://t.co/tke2mRxCV6
Tony Futura creates digital art that looks sweet but bites hard. His candy-colored critiques of consumer culture make you question your relationship with brands while double-tapping to like. ๐ญ๐๏ธ
#TonyFutura#DigitalArt#ConceptualArt#ConsumerismCritique
John Baldessari's "Money (With Space Between)" from 1994 is available on ART PLEASE - and this isn't just ANY edition...๐ This is one of only TWO printer's proofs ever made, signed and numbered by the conceptual art giant himself!
Tony Cragg creates sculptures so dynamic they look caught mid-movement! ๐ His twisting, flowing forms make solid materials appear to dance, challenging what we think sculpture can be. Art that plays tricks on your eyes and mind! โจ
"Art is a force for life, not death." - Clyfford Still, who looked permanently grumpy in photos but insisted art was "a matter of joy" ๐จโจ#AbstractExpressionism#ArtHistory
Factory Flashback: Andy Warhol, Philip Fagan, and Gerard Malanga captured by photographer Ugo Mulas in 1964 at the legendary Factory! โจ
๐ Check out Warhol's iconic "Flowers" that have bloomed into major investments.
#AndyWarhol#PopArt#TheFactory#FlowerSeries#ArtHistory
๐ REAL ESTATE ALERT: Want to live where Rothko created his masterpieces? Just need $9.5 million! ๐ฐ
๐จ Mark Rothko's former Manhattan studioโwhere he created his iconic Rothko Chapel paintings.
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๐จ When an engineer becomes an artist: Alexander Calder's "Environment and Evolution" (1973) is the only time physics homework looked this good!
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#AlexanderCalder
๐ผ๏ธ Jack Vettriano: 5 months after his passing, the debate about his legacy continues!
๐ Art critic Eddy Frankel famously described Vettriano's work as "a double cheeseburger wrapped in greasy paper" Is liking his art equivalent of admitting you love McDonald's?
๐ผ๏ธ "Don't be afraid of an empty wall" says collector Jaiveer Johal.
๐ฎ๐ณ Growing up in New Delhi, Johal's journey from museum-hopping kid to serious art collector offers lessons for all aspiring collectors:
#IndianArt#ArtCollecting#QueerArtists#ArtJourney#ContemporaryArt
Ever meet an artist who lets the clay boss HIM around? ๐ง Canadian sculptor David Altmejd sees himself as a "medium" for his materials, not their master. His eerie, serpentine creations might just change how you think about control. #DavidAltmejd#ArtProcess#artplease
๐ #FridayReads: Even millionaire collectors get FOMO! Cheech Marin's art advice: "Trust your gutโif you like it and can afford it, buy it immediately!" ๐ผ๏ธ https://t.co/ngrOfbiQ5Y
Keith Haring is primarily known for his chalk subway drawings and street murals.
โ He also created hand-painted terracotta pots.
โ Some pots were so large Haring would climb inside to paint them
#keithharing#terracotta#pottery#arthistory#80snyc#streetart
When her ex called becoming a Deaf sound artist "the stupidest thing I've ever heard," Christine Sun Kim knew she was onto something good. ๐
She's now taking over the Whitney Museum with "All Day All Night" #ChristineSunKim#WhitneyMuseum#AllDayAllNight