The world’s largest painting, which was created by British artist Sacha Jafri, has been sold for £45m to raise funds for children’s charities. Jafri spent eight months painting the 1,600 sq m (17,000 sq ft) artwork in a deserted hotel’s ballroom in Dubai. He planned to sell it in 70 […]
Month: April 2021
New Museum Triennial Reveals Artist List 2021
The New Museum Triennial, one of the few biennials set to take place this year, has revealed an artist list for its next edition, which is due to open in October. Organized by New Museum curator Margot Norton and Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles senior curator Jamillah James, the […]
Crypto Investor Justin Sun Revealed as Buyer of $20 M. Picasso
Justin Sun, a 31-year-old Chinese tech entrepreneur and the founder of cryptocurrency platform Tron, has been revealed as the buyer of a $20 million Picasso painting at Christie’s in London last week, James Tarmey reports for Bloomberg. Earlier this month, Sun said that he was the underbidder on the record-breaking NFT by […]