You could call it the grungiest van in history. A 1972 Dodge Sportsman passenger van utilized by pioneering Northwest sludge rock outfit the Melvins during their inaugural United States tour is hitting the auction block — but in bits and pieces. After it is displayed today outside a pair of Seattle record stores, the “Melvan” … Read more
Sold! The first art piece painted by humanoid robot — which was expected to fetch up to $180,000 — shocked the crowd when it sold for a whopping $1.08 million. Sotheby’s, the famed auction house, sold the painting in New York on Thursday after 27 bids were placed on the work. First art piece painted … Read more
The art world’s gone bananas. Five years after its creation, Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” — consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall — could fetch an eye-popping $1.5 million when it is auctioned off by Sotheby’s in New York City next month. However, what you actually get for the staggering sum is not the original … Read more
A new Banksy has appeared in west London — showing a goat balancing precariously on a tall, thin wall. The animal appears to be moments from falling — with rocks and rubble tumbling down from the height. Soon after the artwork appeared at Kew Bridge, Banksy confirmed that it was his by sharing a photograph … Read more
The top prize at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival was given to “Dahomey,” a documentary by the French filmmaker Mati Diop about 26 looted artworks that were returned to Benin from France in 2021. The unconventional feature, narrated in part by the gravelly, imagined voice of one of the artworks, is a playful exploration … Read more
She went from con artist to just the latter. Still wearing an ankle monitoring bracelet after her conviction for larceny and theft, fake German heiress Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey, is making a living selling her paintings and drawings — raking in $340,000. Delvey sells originals for $25,000 and prints for $250 a pop, which … Read more