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Bite-Sized Art: History, News, Auctions, and More!
Welcome! If you’re new here, every week we send out a newsletter containing:
- One “Frame” of the week: history & opinions about a work of art
- One “Fame” of the week: sales from auctions or other big art news
- One “Find” of the week: a work we like, gallery opening, or surprise!
Frame of the Week
“Radiant Baby” from Icon Series (1990) by Keith Haring
Haring initially created the "Radiant Baby" as a graffiti tag on the streets of New York City. He saw public spaces as an opportunity to bring art to a wider audience.
The "Radiant Baby" represents the purity and innocence of children.
The image gained immense popularity due to its simplicity and optimistic nature. Haring saw it as a universal symbol that could be easily understood and embraced by people from different cultures.
Fame of the Week
“Untitled (Mask Boy)” (2014) by Kerry James Marshall
This Kerry James Marshall painting was sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $5.7mm. This was the most expensive work sold at the auction.
”…Untitled (Mask Boy) confronts art history on its own terms, asserting the primacy and presence of an African American narrative within the larger legacy of contemporary American painting.”
For more info on the auction, click here!
Find of the Week
“Dirt, dust, mud and scorpion in November” (2023) by Justin Williams
From June 10th to July 8th, the Wanderlust exhibition is taking place at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles.
Wanderlust takes as its subject the mysteries of interiority and the deeply personal mythologies refined in the process of self-realization.
The most important thing about an artwork is the deep meaning that it hints at.
That’s it for this week! If you know of any art news you’d like me to feature, artworks you’d like me to write about, or anything else, feel free to dm me on Instagram. And please share the newsletter too!
