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Failed auction of $70M bronze bust stuns Sotheby’s bidders into silence
The debacle involving an Alberto Giacometti statue left art insiders stunned and raised concerns about the high-end art ...
Times Sq. Sculpture Prompts Racist Backlash. To Some, That’s the Point.
A 12-foot bronze statue of an anonymous Black woman has become a lightning rod in a fraught American debate about race, ...
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Giacometti’s $70m Bust Fails to Sell in Sotheby’s Uneven Modern Art Sale
Sotheby's Modern evening sale brought in  152m (152 million (186.4 million with fees), falling short of its pre-sale ...
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$70m Giacometti bombs at patchy Sotheby’s Modern art auction
Sotheby’s Modern evening sale in New York brought in $152m ($186.4m with fees) on Tuesday, 13 May, far below the auction ...
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$70 Million Giacometti Flops at Sotheby’s, as Demand for Trophy Art Softens
Alberto Giacometti’s $70 million bronze head failed to sell at Sotheby’s, shaking confidence in the high-end art market.
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A citywide showing of major contemporary art aims to unseat Boston’s bronze statue ideal
The Boston Public Art Triennial will display dozens of pieces ... In Richmond, Va., a bronze statue of Robert E. Lee astride a horse became the hub of a nationwide takedown movement.