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When Does History Become Art? The $50 Million T. rex That Captivated the Auction World

When Does History Become Art? The $50 Million T...

When most people think of Sotheby's, they picture masterpieces by Monet, Picasso, or Basquiat commanding staggering prices beneath the lights of a packed auction room. This week, however, the star...

When Does History Become Art? The $50 Million T...

When most people think of Sotheby's, they picture masterpieces by Monet, Picasso, or Basquiat commanding staggering prices beneath the lights of a packed auction room. This week, however, the star...

A black and White Photo of a Young Boy Balancing On A Rock Wall

When Does an Experience Become Sculpture?

  For centuries, sculpture has been understood as something solid and permanent. Marble, bronze, wood, steel—objects occupying physical space, inviting us to walk around them, admire their craftsmanship, and perhaps...

When Does an Experience Become Sculpture?

  For centuries, sculpture has been understood as something solid and permanent. Marble, bronze, wood, steel—objects occupying physical space, inviting us to walk around them, admire their craftsmanship, and perhaps...

An older man is in his studio painting a seascape

What If We Paid Artists to Create? Ireland Thin...

For generations, artists have occupied a strange place in society. We celebrate their work, fill museums with it, stream their music, hang their paintings on our walls, and quote their...

What If We Paid Artists to Create? Ireland Thin...

For generations, artists have occupied a strange place in society. We celebrate their work, fill museums with it, stream their music, hang their paintings on our walls, and quote their...

Banksy unveiled?

Banksy Unveiled?

Banksy unveiled?

Banksy Unveiled?

Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sells for...

The November 18, 2025 auction at Sotheby’s in New York made headlines when Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer fetched US$236.4 million, establishing a new record for any work of modern art sold...

Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sells for...

The November 18, 2025 auction at Sotheby’s in New York made headlines when Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer fetched US$236.4 million, establishing a new record for any work of modern art sold...