Posts by Category: Art

08 June

A Performative Painting Roars to Life in Julie Mehretu’s BMW Art Car

Like a living painting streaking across the canvas of Le Mans, Julie Mehretu BMW Art Car turns imagination and engineering into a blurring spectacle of speed. Unveiled at the Centre...

807 June 8, 2024 Art, Cars more

27 July

McLaren Taps German Artist Cevin Parker for Singularly Expressive Artura Art Car

Brash British sports car builder McLaren recently announced a specially wrapped Artura model sporting abstract graphics designed by German artist Cevin Parker. The treatment makes the Artura art car a...

1258 July 27, 2023 Art, Cars more

on 03 September

Billionaire Paul Allen’s Art Collection Expected to Fetch Record $1B+ at Auction

A number of Paul Allen’s properties have come up for sale since his death in October of 2018. While his Santa Fe retreat remains for sale, those that have gone...

2368 September 3, 2022 Art more

on 11 June

Picasso Painting From Sean Connery’s Collection Fetches $22.3M at Auction

An artwork from the collection of late acting legend Sean Connery fared very well under the gavel this spring. The painting, a Picasso dating to 1969 called Buste d’homme dans...

2177 June 11, 2022 Art more

on 17 May

Andy Warhol’s ‘Blue Sage Shot Marilyn’ Fetches $195M at Auction

More than one art world sales record was set this spring when a 1964 piece by Andy Warhol fetched a stratospheric figure at auction. The iconic artwork, ‘Shot Sage Blue...

1758 May 17, 2022 Art more