Art Market News
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7 Artists Channelling The Power of The Written Word
Artists have been incorporating text into their work since the emergence of Cubism in the 1910s. It wasn’t until art became increasingly ephemeral over the course of the twentieth century,...
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6 Artists Closing The Gap Between Graphic Design and Fine Art
There is an incoherent interconnectedness between fine art and graphic design. Although art is built upon principles of freedom of expression and graphic design is often commissioned, both practices utilise...
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How Mickey Mouse Became The Muse of Modern Art
Last month, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced their latest exhibition, Inspiring Walt Disney, which is due to open in December of this year. With the show set to examine...
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Artistic Director, Maeve Doyle on The New Spirit of West Coast Painting
Opening earlier this month at Maddox Gallery Los Angeles, Dysmorphia is an exhibition of curated works featuring a range of emerging and established Los Angeles based artists. The vibrant show...
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Why Do So Many Artists Operate Anonymously?
Over the past 500 years, the relationship between art and its maker has become increasingly intertwined, with artists becoming, just as, if not more important than, the physical objects they...
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It’s Coming Home: 8 Artworks That Celebrate British Culture
With Wimbledon in full swing and England winning in the semi-finals of the European Football Championship, it seems that not even the British weather can dampen the nation’s patriotic spirit....
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5 Artists You Didn’t Know Were Inspired By Books
The phrase 'a picture tells a thousand words' is as well-known as it is true, and with imagery and the written word so inextricably linked, it seems only natural for...
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How ‘Art is for Everybody’ became the Mantra of a Generation
Historically, the art world has garnered itself a reputation for being exclusive and elusive, a mystical market that is impenetrable by the masses. However, since the 1960s, this attitude has...
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6 American Artists You Need To Know
Following an outstanding couple of weeks at auction in the United States, with the Christie’s 20th Century New York Auction Evening on the 12th May bringing in over $480 million...
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The Basquiat Auction Boom: The Auction Results That Are Motivating Collectors
On the 11th May, In This Case by Jean-Michel Basquiat went under the hammer at Christie’s 21st Century Evening Sale for $ 93.1 million . Less than 24 hours later,...
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10 Artworks Guaranteed To Improve Your Mood
Creativity and mental health have a long and intertwined history. From the artists who transformed their mental suffering into masterpieces, to the viewers whose lives have been forever changed by...
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Maddox Gallery Director, Fi Lovett On The Rise Of The Miaz Brothers
Opening on the 20th of May at our flagship gallery on Maddox Street, the Miaz Brothers’ latest exhibition, The Past, Present & Imperceptible , is the result of a one-year...