$190 million at Sothebys New York night sale of contemporary art. Christie’s New York Imp & Mod sale confirms the art market restoration. Sothebys evening sale of latest art does $222.5 million. Plus, two new New York art fairs, a brand new Vervoordt Gallery in Antwerp, Mona Lisa dons a veil, extra. An exhibition of contemporary film and video illuminates St. Cecila’s Gallery — the Greenpoint convent turned bustling Brooklyn art house.
Chicago galleries confirmed 16 % of “star” artists in contrast with 39 percent of “emerging” artists, whereas the city’s museums showed forty eight % of “star” artists and 24 percent of “emerging” artists. Between 2017 and 2021, 43 percent of reveals at Chicago galleries and forty percent of shows at its museums had been of women artists. Home to the Art Institute of Chicago, one of many country’s most esteemed museums, the Windy City has lengthy been a …