Some of the results of Art Basel Miami Beach — one of the main events of the season in the contemporary art world
ARTinvestment.RU   11 декабря 2019

Judging by the General mood of art-дилеров and visitors to the fair, a prank rather managed

While the parent company of Art Basel Miami Beach, MCH Group wrestle on how to reduce costs and optimize management, gallerists and journalists around the world summarize the fair.

, the attention of all was attracted, no doubt, "banana" Maurizio Cattelan and history its sale and eating.

One of the most important events in the Museum environment has become the opening a private Museum of contemporary art, The Rubell Museum, which is located 7 200 exhibits from the famous collection of don and Measures rubel. The exhibition area of the Museum is 100,000 square feet (about 9 300 square metres).

the Main sale was held in the first days and even hours of the fair. Here are some of them:

— $3.9 million for the bronze sculpture, Sing Sang Zero (2011) by Georg Baselitz at Galerie Thaddeus Ropac;

— $2.5 million for an abstract work, "Quartet" (1961) Carmen Herrera at Lisson Gallery;

— $2.4 million for the work "untitled (Silver Tapestry)" (2008) David Hammons in the gallery Hauser & Wirth;

— $2 million for the drawing work of Alex Katz at the Marlborough gallery;

— $1.65 million for the painting Joy White (1981) painted by Helen frankenthaler at Mnuchin Gallery.

the largest transactions with the works of Russian artists at the fair in Miami began selling works by Marc Chagall in Hammer Galleries for more than $2 million and the deal with the song Sergey Polyakov 1960-х years, which went into new hands for $750 thousand from the stand of the gallery Cheim & Read.

the Material was prepared by Maria Kuznetsova AI

Source: artsy.net, news.artnet.com, artforum.com