Since Bloomberg first reported the news that Damien Hirst’s diamond-studded, platinum skull piece, For the Love of God, had sold for the asking price of £50 million, there has been a flurry of scepticism surrounding the purchase.
The ‘consortium of businessmen,’ or, “unnamed investor group,” includes Hirst, and why that raised eyebrows was dissected by […]
September 5th, 2007
Categories: Celebrity, Art Star, Power players, London, Sculpture, Controversy, Business, Uncategorized . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments
Carol Vogel of the NYTimes reports on Takashi Murakami’s new works and opening at the Gagosian Gallery:
In the central gallery stood the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. In place of his usual garb — baggy cargo pants, T-shirt and sneakers — he was done up in a traditional hakama, his hair pulled back in a neat […]
May 10th, 2007
Categories: Art Star, Power players, Celebrity, History, Opening, New York, Painting . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments
