Curated Chatter

053: - Knockoffs and Auctions - Thursday Top Five - April 28, 2021

Episode Summary

Tune in to this week’s Thursday Top Five to hear about Kayne West’s shoes, Napoleon’s Horse, new vaccine sites in NYC, and so much more!

Episode Notes

Updates 

Sotheby’s History of Science Technology Sale 

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/history-of-science-technology-including-fossils-minerals-meteorites?locale=en

Natural History Museum Vaccination Site 

https://www.insider.com/photos-american-museum-natural-history-big-blue-whale-vaccine-site-2021-4

This week’s Stories 

Story 1: Phillips Art Advisory 

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/phillips-launches-art-advisory-service-1234590909/

Story 2: Urban Light Knockoff 

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/indonesian-court-orders-theme-park-to-destroy-chris-burden-urban-light-knockoff-1962359

Story 3: Kanye’s Sneakers 

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/kanye-west-sneakers-sale-record-sothebys-1234590959/

Story 4: Koons moves to Pace 

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/flight-of-the-balloon-dog-jeff-koons-leaves-gagosian-and-david-zwirner-galleries-for-pace

Story 5: Napoleon’s Horse

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/french-historians-up-in-arms-over-napoleon-horse-skeleton-sculpture-being-installed-above-his-tomb

Emerging News 

Basquiat’s NFT

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/basquiat-nft-withdrawn-from-auction-after-artist-s-estate-intervenes