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corcoran no-more-coran
The Corcoran Gallery, near the White House, will be merging with the George Washington University and the National Gallery. Sooo, basically all my favorite things coming together…this is like the artistic equivalent of me shopping with Ryan Gosling while eating a Zero bar.
the window
Henri Matisse’s “The Window” is one of more than 1,700 works in the Detroit Institute of Art’s collection that, if private collectors get their way, may go up for auction at a high-end garage sale.
I’ve already watched the “Art of the Steal,” and I know it didn’t end well for the Barnes. Here’s hoping someone with 816 million lying around can buy the works and give them back to the DIA. And then call me.
Michelangelo’s “Moses” was going to be a part of Pope Julius II’s tomb with more than 40 statues. Dream big, Julius: the final tomb was scaled way back, and only has 6 sculpted figures.
Moses was completed after Julius died. The horns may come from a mistranslation by Saint Jerome, meaning shining light. Basically the equivalent of a misused autocorrect. Way to go, Jerome.
It’s circling the art world this week Andy Warhol’s work, “White Marilyn,” sold for $41 million. His other work, “Race Riots,” went for nearly $63 million. I get excited when I find deals at consignment shops. This is like the OPPOSITE.
Other artists auctioned that night included Francis Bacon, Mark Rothko, and Alexander Calder. The Christie’s sale saw the auction house’s highest total for a night. Insert money stack emojis here.
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