figure
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Augustin Théodule Ribot
Saint Sebastian, Martyr
ca. 1865
Oil on canvas
18 ¼ × 21 5/8 in
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“And finally, don’t assume that technique alone will save your ass. It still is the idea that wins…every time.”
Syd Mead
TRON
1982
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“I write about my own work because I want to speak for myself. I might not be the only authority, nor the best authority, but I want to participate in the writing of my own history. Why should artists be validated by outside authorities. I don’t like being paternalised and colonised by every Tom, Dick or Harry that comes along (male or female).”
Marlene Dumas
Miss January
1997
oil on canvas
110 ¼ x 39 3⁄8 in.
Price realised
USD 13,635,000
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“The thing that’s interesting as you get older as an artist is that the biggest challenge seems to be: how do you stay relevant?”
Robert Longo
Untitled (Athena)
Charcoal on mounted paper
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“Impressionism was the name given to a certain form of observation when #Monet, not content with using his eyes to see what things were or what they looked like as everybody had done before him, turned his attention to noting what took place on his own retina (as an oculist would test his own vision).”
JohnSingerSargent
The Black Brook
c.1908
Oil paint on canvas
552 × 698 mm
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“Artists: What would you say if I told you that is all but an absolute certainty that no one on earth will be thinking about your work in 100 years.”
— Jerry Saltz
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Blum, a Market Force for Three Decades, Will Close Galleries | Artnet News
“The powerhouse Blum gallery, which has locations in Los Angeles and Tokyo, and which planned to open a new New York space this fall, has laid off most of its staff and plans to cease brick-and-mortar operations.”