Images of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe’s lips are on display in a new Andy Warhol show at London’s Tate Modern alongside several of the artist’s wigs. The exhibition includes more than 100 works by the pop-art icon, including Coke bottles, Campbell’s soup cans and celebrities including Dolly Parton, Debbie Harry and Monroe, whose mouth […]
A French street artist’s interpretation of the Mona Lisa made of 330 Rubik’s Cubes sold for $520,680 Sunday at a modern art auction in Paris, well above presale estimates organizers Artcurial said. The Y 2005 artwork by anonymous street artist Invader uses the plastic puzzles’ squares to create a mosaic of the Mona Lisa and […]
Chart-topping rapper Cardi B took home the ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Award for the first time. The honor recognizes the songwriter who has written or co-written the greatest number of most-performed songs of the year. Cardi B took the music world by storm with her 2017 breakthrough “Bodak Yellow” and continued to dominate the charts with hits such […]
David Hockney’s “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)” Hammered for $90.3-M Thursday evening, an iconic Y 1972 painting by British artist David Hockney, 81 anni, hammered for $90.3-M at Christie’s besting the record for the highest price ever paid at auction for a work by a living artist. With Christie’s commission, “Portrait of […]
Possibility of a Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Hatchback is Slim to None $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE)has officially said it will produce a FUV (SUV) altering its Supercar-only DNA. Some say that means more mainstream cars will not be far behind. With that in mind, an artist has rendered a city-centric Ferrari hatchback that looks pretty cool. Artist Taekang […]
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction Totals $310.3-M $BID, $RACE Notably, the Y 2001 Ferrari F2001 sold for $7.5-M against a high estimate of $4-M, Michael Schumacher’s Monaco Grand Prix-Winning Ferrari F2001 broke the auction record for a modern era F1 car following a 6-min battle between 8 bidders represented by both Sotheby’s and Sotheby’s specialists. This is […]