20 November 2017, Hili Perlson profiles Fondation Cartier’s survey of Malick Sidibe’s electrifying Mali.
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20 November 2017, Nate Freeman reports on Kemang Wa Lehulere winning the Malcom McLaren Award for Performa 17. The Malcolm McLaren Award is awarded to the standout artist in each biennial iteration.
21 November 2017, Melvyn Minnaar looks at the current exhibitions on display at MoCAA and Iziko in Cape Town.
21 November 2017, Colin Gleadell digs a bit deeper into the most recent auction sales in New York. After all the dust has settled from the “Salvator Mundi” sale its clear that there has been an uneven recovery in the market masked by marketing ploys and cross market sales.
16 November 2017, Andrew Russeth looks at Phillips modest but sold Contemporary Evening sale. Although, in pure monetary terms Phillips are well behind Christies and Sotheby’s, they continue to show consistent sale on sale growth.
16 November 2017, Nate Freeman reports on Sotheby’s follow up to Christies historic Post-War and Contemporary evening sale the night before. Sotheby’s totaled $310.2m in their Contemporary evening sale.
16 November 2017, Nate Freeman looks at Christies historic Post-War and Contemporary evening sale where Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” sold for $450.3m, making it the most expensive work of art ever sold.
14 November 2017, Nate Freeman dissects Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art evening auction which brought in $269.7m.
13 November 2017, Nate Freeman reports at Christies $479.3 million Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale which kicked off the week of sales in New York.
9 November 2017, Nancy Princenthal takes a looks at the current presentation of the Performa 17 Biennial in New York. This years edition has a strong emphasis on African artists including William Kentridge, Teju Cole, Kemang Wa Lehulere, Kendell Geers, Julie Mehretu, Zanele Muholi, Tracey Rose, Mohau Modisakeng, Wangechi Mutu and Yto Barrada.