Art

Auction houses are usually the ones making the big sales, but Epiris, the London-based private equity firm that owns Bonhams, is looking to sell the centuries-old house itself. First reported by Bloomberg, Epiris tapped JPMorgan Chase & Co. to advise in the possible sale, which is estimated to be worth up to $1b USD.Epiris first acquired Bonham's in 2018 and has bolstered revenue to a record $1b USD in 2022, including seeing an increase in global salesrooms, offices and departments. Artnet News has previously attributed this rapid growth to a series of acquisitions of smaller regional auction houses, such as Bukowskis in Stockholm and Cornette de Saint Cyr in Paris — surmounting to $300m USD in 2021 altogether.2022 saw an array of offerings from the British auctioneer, where amongst the lo...

There is a new exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) that retraces the origins of when art and computers first began to intersect. Entitled Coded: Art Enters the Computer Age, 1952 — 1982, the show is divided into six semi-chronological periods that spotlight how computers evolved from military machines engineered to calculate missile projections and compute code, to staple devices used for governmental, corporate, educational purposes, and indeed, artistic purposes. 1952 is linked as the first year when a purely aesthetic image was created on a computer. This was the age of the "mainframe" computer — massive wall-built units that look like where the Architect dwells in The Matrix Revolutions. As with perhaps any new medium, there was a general hysteria around the role...

As with every year, plenty of wagers are being made in lieu of Super Bowl LVII, when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles. While the former club fields arguably the best quarterback-tight end combo in football, the latter is being touted as the most complete roster in the NFL. In a true pick-em game, it will likely come down to the team that makes the most mistakes that will determine this contest — adding to the drama of one particular bet that's been made between the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.On Monday, February 6, the two institution's made a friendly bet over the big game, with the loser having to loan off a work of art from its permanent collection. “When the Eagles soar to victory, we will warmly greet our fr...

Flowers, chocolates and a big ol' teddy bear are time-honored Valentine's Day gifts, but if your special someone is an artistic sort — or if you're a single artistic sort who's looking to cop something to stave off the gnawing loneliness that the "holiday" often bestows — Pieter Ceizer has got you covered this season. His long-running Woody sculpture series is continuing with a new model dubbed Amour, a love-filled creation that marks his second Valentine's-themed release after 2021's Love sculpture.Hand-crafted in Ceizer's Paris atelier, Amour is a humanoid heart with outstretched arms and legs and its tagline painted directly across its visage. It's doused in vivacious red and equipped with white screen-printed details that highlight the Dutch-born artist's mono-line style, beautiful in ...

For over 50 years, artist and activist Claudia Andujar has documented daily life of the Yanomami people native to Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Instead of presenting an anthropological lens, which is often the approach for journalistic coverage on indigenous peoples native to the region, Andujar developed a lifelong connection that has allowed her to document an intimate portrait on the culture and struggles of Yanomami life. On view at The Shed in New York, Andujar presents the latest stop in her exhibition, The Yanomami Struggle. Featured alongside 200 of her own photographs are works by Yanomami artists, such as André Taniki, Ehuana Yaira, Joseca Mokahesi, Orlando Nakɨ uxima, Poraco Hɨko, Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe, and Vital Warasi. Also on view are a selection of video works by contemporary Y...

London-based artist Shoeuzi a.k.a. Jack London has teased his latest art piece titled "The Wait." The sculptural work expands the artist's catalog as his known for his fused sneaker and Uzi-style collectible art toys. View this post on Instagram A post shared by shoeuzi (@shoeuzi)The teaser shows a boy-like sculptural character named KIDULT, who is dressed in a tank top and a baseball cap. Additionally, the piece appears completely in black with a smooth surface. What makes the character stand out is its glowing white swirl-like eyes. The piece is said to illustrate the feelings of anxiety and frustration felt by people today.Check out the gallery and teaser above for a first look at Shoeuzi's forthcoming piece. Stay tuned as "The Wait" is set to make its official debut soon.In r...

Leo Villareal's hypnotic light installations are usually reserved for massive public spaces. Think of the River Thames or the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. Using a combination of binary code, the American artist is well-known for creating rhythmic LED compositions that meditate on the relationship between architecture and nature.For his latest project, however, Villareal illuminates Pace Gallery's Geneva location through a new solo exhibition dubbed Nebulae. On view are a series of eight wall-based sculptures, each continuously diffusing colors "that evoke the complex, vibrant, and ever flowing molecular or cosmic systems that organically occur in nature," according to the artist in a statement. As the worlds of art and technology continue to blend, Villareal's sculptures invite audiences t...

Anish Kapoor's first permanent public artwork in New York City has finally been completed. The untitled, curvaceous sculpture, which was commissioned for the bustling corner of Church and Leonard Streets in Tribeca back in 2008, largely resembles Kapoor's Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago, more commonly known as The Bean.The British artist's latest work, which measures 19 feet tall, is estimated to have cost between $8 million USD and $10 million USD to construct. Where Chicago's Bean takes over its own plaza in Millenium Park, New York's version resides in a less spacious spot: under the entrance to the 56 Leonard, nicknamed the "Jenga Tower" for its modular appearance. The location is fitting for Kapoor, who purchased a four-bedroom apartment in the building for $13.5 million USD in 2016.T...

The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria Monday morning has left both countries in a state of emergency as a dire search-and-rescue mission is underway. The quake registered 7.8 on the richter scale, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, which were felt over ten provinces across central and southern Turkey, as well as northwestern Syria — home to millions of residents. Thousands of buildings have been flattened and over 3,000 people have been killed thus far, confirms The New York Times. 2,200 years old Gazintap Castle destroyed by the earthquake in Turkey.Before vs Now. pic.twitter.com/vAtIWhmlsA— Xavi Ruiz (@xruiztru) February 6, 2023A number of heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed in the disaster as well, including the Gaziantep Castle, located in southeastern Turkey. B...

Daniel Arsham's collection of eroded cars is officially going on view in Los Angeles later this month at the Petersen Automotive Museum. The new exhibit, titled Arsham Auto Motive, will feature an array of contemporary and thought-provoking sculptures and posters created by the artist. The interdisciplinary artist brings together various works that span across different mediums including, sculpture, architecture, drawing, film, and stage design. In his "eroded" works, the exhibit sees Arsham bring concepts that represent the past, present and future together to create a "fictional archaeology" where objects of the present are unearthed at a late point in time. The collection sees Arsham models his pieces after prized automotive including the 1968 Ford Mustang GT Fastback, 2022 Porsche 911,...