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Seven Things You Didn’t Know About Andy Warhol
Today’s Andy Warhol’s 87th birthday. We may know him for his soup cans, or his portraits of Mao Zedong and Marilyn Monroe, but not many people know too much about who he was as a person. This is actually a common thing with many famous modern and contemporary artists. The artwork of Pablo Picasso and … Continue reading
Now Presenting Bruce, the Duke of Banner
It’s May 4th. So this article is dedicated to all nerds like myself. While some of my friends were idolizing Derek Jeter and Eli Manning, Star Wars characters and superheroes were better than Tim Tebow or Robinson Canó could ever be. I know nearly every line to every Star Wars film (even the prequels), and I would draw … Continue reading
Doing What It Takes.
I bet most people would not have the patience to be an art conservator. I’ll go even further to say that almost no one would want to embark on the journey of restoring a Jackson Pollock. But an adventurous soul, Nicholas Dorman, the Seattle Art Museum’s chief conservator, has done just that. While the Seattle … Continue reading
Felix Salmon’s Art Market Analysis
Felix Salmon, a financial blogger for Reuters, along with Thierry Dumoulin and Katharine Markley from Artnet teamed up to analyze “how different artists have their auction peaks at different times, and how some artists fade away while others become newly fashionable.” Ultimately, the research did not show what they had expected as it became apparent … Continue reading
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