figure
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“I still think science is looking for answers and art is looking for questions.”
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Quinn sees the skeleton as representative of an everyman, an abstraction of a person since it is the part of the body which transcends death. The sculptures Angel and Waiting for Godot take the form of a praying skeleton and are an ironic reference to the idea of waiting for answers – or for some kind of external power to guide our life.
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Marc Quinn
Waiting for Godot
2006
Patinated bronze
77h x 37w x 76.5d cm
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True
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Van Gogh sold one painting in his lifetime. Was he not an artist?
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Pirotte Nathalie,
le corps en morceaux
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Estimated Representation of Asian Artists in Art History Books
Pre-20th Century (Before 1900s)
- Western art history books: Less than 2%
- Global art history books: 10–15% (including Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Persian art)
20th Century (1900–1999)
- Western-focused books: 3–5%
- More globally aware books: 15–20%
- Asian artists became more recognized in the contemporary period, especially post-1950s.
21st Century (2000–Present)
- Traditional Western art books: 5–10%
- Contemporary/global art books: 20–30%
- With globalization, more Asian artists are included, particularly from China, Japan, Korea, and India.
Overall Estimate (From Past to Present)
- Western-centric books: ~3–5% Asian artists across all periods.
- Global/inclusive books: ~15–20%, rising in recent years.
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Who Killed King Ananda?
Source: https://on.wsj.com/3csjeu3
On 9 June 1946, the king was found shot dead in his bedroom in the Boromphiman Throne Hall (a modern residential palace located in the Grand Palace).
An initial radio announcement on 9 June surmised that the king was accidentally killed while toying with his pistol.
Soon after the death, the Democrat Party spread rumours that left-wing prime minister Pridi Banomyong was behind the death.
The investigation provided the fact that he died with a bullet wound in his forehead. It was proved that it was not an accident and not a suicide. One doesn’t know. … But what happened is very mysterious, because immediately much of the evidence was just shifted. And because it was political, so everyone was political, even the police were political, [it was] not very clear.
Who Owns a Country? Series: King Ananda Mahidol (พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาอานันทมหิดล 20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946)
2021
Watercolor on #claybord wood panel
12 x 16 in.
Price: Not for Sale
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“A lot of people seem to think that art or photography is about the way things look, or the surface of things. That’s not what it’s about for me. It’s really about relationships and feelings…it’s really hard for me to do commercial work because people kind of want me to do a Nan Goldin. They don’t understand that it’s not about a style or a look or a setup. It’s about emotional obsession and empathy.”
Nan Goldin
Nan and Brian in Bed, N.Y.C., 1983
1983
Cibachrome print
24 ½ x 38 in.
Price realised
USD 63,000