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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

The $4,338,500 Andreas Gursky photograph

I going to have to agree with a post over at Animal: While the NYPD was roughing up art-handlers and pro-union protestors outside, Christie’s sold the world’s most expensive photograph. Ta da: Rhein II (1999) by Andreas Gursky, one of…

Takashi Murakami’s Charity Auction at Christie’s Raises $9 Million for Japanese Earthquake Relief

We have reported several times about the Takashi Murakami organized charity auction “New Day: Artists for Japan”, in association with Christie’s. The event finally took place Wednesday morning in New York City and was jam packed with both collectors and…

Christie’s x Murakami “Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake Benefit” Auction Preview

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Auction house Christie’s will be teaming up with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami and his company Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. to support the victims of the March 11, 2011 Tohoku-Pacific earthquake in Japan. For the occasion a dedicated section of their…

YSL/Berge Auction Preview

For fifty years Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge actively collected art, amassing a collection of some 700 works over the period. Included are paintings by Picasso, Goya and Mondrian. Housed in the pairs Paris’ apartment, the collection…

Christie’s Pop Culture Auction

After the recent pop culture auction at Phillips De Pury & Company, we see now a major auction house also moving in this direction. Christie’s is about to hold their pop culture auction next month. "Christie’s Pop Culture auction slated…

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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

The $4,338,500 Andreas Gursky photograph

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Takashi Murakami’s Charity Auction at Christie’s Raises $9 Million for Japanese Earthquake Relief

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Christie’s x Murakami “Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake Benefit” Auction Preview

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

YSL/Berge Auction Preview

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Christie’s Pop Culture Auction