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“I have found that in accepting and immersing myself in subject matter I paint with more intensity and that the ‘hows’ of painting are more inevitably determined by the ‘whats’.” — David Park

David Park (1911-1960)
Two Heads
1959
oil on canvas
24 x 26 in.
Price realised
USD 1,022,500

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Most Americans don’t earn enough to afford basic costs of living, analysis finds

“Traditional headline economic indicators like GDP and unemployment tell us the economy is thriving, but they don’t reflect the lived reality of most Americans,” Ludwig said in a statement. “Americans are working harder than ever, fueling our economic growth, but the benefits of that hard work are not being distributed in a way that supports upward mobility for too many middle- and low-income Americans.”

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“Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.”

— Jackson Pollock

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“If I saw the art around me that I liked, then I wouldn’t do art.”

— John Baldessari

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True freedom of speech can’t exist alongside lèse majesté laws. If we can’t speak the truth, can we really call it freedom?

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John Baldessari (1931-2020)
I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art
1971
lithograph, on ivory Arches
22 ½ x 30 1⁄8 in.
Estimate
USD 30,000 – USD 50,000

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Tens of thousands rally against Trump across the US

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