Francis Bacon’s ‘Three Studies for a Portrait of John Edwards’ is expected to make around £48 million. The auction house Christie’s just announced that major artworks by artists such as Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, Jeff Koons, Francis Bacon and Jackson Pollock will go under the hammer next month in New York. These are so-called ‘blue-chip’…
Francis Bacon triptych at Christie’s auction, New York, 2013 Sold yesterday at Christie’s in New York for a staggering $142m, a Francis Bacon triptych has become, for now, the most expensive artwork ever to be sold at auction. This record-breaking sale is part of a far-reaching shift that is currently taking place in our globalized…
Taken from Occupy Gezi Facebook page. Also used by Reuters A woman in a red dress sprayed with what appears to be pepper spray in Istanbul’s Gezi Park. The image vividly illustrates the popular uprising in Turkey: a young and vibrant youth movement suppressed by the state. The power of the image partially relates to…