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Andy Warhol
Interview Magazine for Sale
Interview , the magazine founded in 1969 by Andy Warhol which helped feed a cult of celebrity that today has become a full-blown industry, is once … [Read more...] about Interview Magazine for Sale
Rothko, Warhol Set Records at Christie’s Art Auction Blow-out
Andy Warhol's "Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I)" missed the record for post-war art at auction yesterday by a margin of $1.12 million. The Warhol … [Read more...] about Rothko, Warhol Set Records at Christie’s Art Auction Blow-out
A Visit to Andy Warhol’s Grave
Discovered this on YouTube and thought it an appropriate post for today. Andy Warhol died 20 years ago today in New York City, at the age of 58 from a … [Read more...] about A Visit to Andy Warhol’s Grave
Philip Johnson’s New York Apartment for Sale
For a cool $2.5 million you can inhabit the apartment once owned by architect Philip Johnson: "Mr. Johnson, one of America's most celebrated (gay) … [Read more...] about Philip Johnson’s New York Apartment for Sale
Banksy and Warhol: They’re a Steal
With prices for street art prankster Banksy through the roof, many of his actual "street paintings" have become targets for thieves eager to cash in. … [Read more...] about Banksy and Warhol: They’re a Steal
Warhol Portrait of “Sugary” Dolly Parton Questioned
Controversy has sprung up around a Dolly Parton portrait said to be an Andy Warhol that was put on the block at Sotheby's blowout contemporary art … [Read more...] about Warhol Portrait of “Sugary” Dolly Parton Questioned
Art Market on Fire: Auctioned, Sold, and Stolen
An auction of contemporary art at Christie's set records yesterday with 64 individual works going for a whopping total of $239.7 million. Among the … [Read more...] about Art Market on Fire: Auctioned, Sold, and Stolen
News: Warhol Jeans, Barry Diller’s Big Bucks, Brazil
— Rainbow flag disappears from Minnesota campus following campaign on the Facebook website calling for its removal. — Does Warhol have the fit … [Read more...] about News: Warhol Jeans, Barry Diller’s Big Bucks, Brazil
Bidding Frenzy for Banksy Warhol Fakes of Kate Moss
Street artist and pop culture prankster Banksy is probably the only artist I can think of who could copy a Warhol and get an extravagant price for it. … [Read more...] about Bidding Frenzy for Banksy Warhol Fakes of Kate Moss