More auction stuff
Auction action continues this week. Most importantly for the photo aficionados , the Phillips de Pury auction of "Veronica's Revenge" (just what the heck does that mean, anyway) photos from the Lambert Art Collection, in two sessions today and tomorrow. Apparently the collection has been milked dry for travelling exhibitions and is being broken up. Included are the luminaries of comtemporary photography: Thomas Struth, Thomas Ruff, Sam Taylor-Wood, Barbara Kruger, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Larry Clark, Andreas Gursky, the Bechers, etc. And lots of Matthew Barney, though I wouldn't strictly define him as a photographer. While the Phillips de Pury Web site is, like many art world sites, a tangle of dead ends and confusing links, you can view all the works - and bid on them - at the iCollector auction site.
Phillips de Pury auctions on iCollector
Session 1, Nov. 8th
Session 2, Nov. 9th
If only I'd majored in finance instead of marketing, maybe this would be hanging in my apartment at week's end:
Next week, on Nov. 16th, Christie's London will be holding another photo auction, this one mostly consisting of late 19th and early 20th century prints.
If you're really interested in the auction scene, I highly recommend checking into the iPhotoCentral ePhoto Newsletter. This is probably the longest email I get, containing detailed recaps of various photo auctions. They are also available online, without requiring a subscription.
More roundups of the November auctions, thus far:
Modern Art Notes auction report
BBC report on Christie's Nov. 3 auction
NY Times article on Sotheby's auction
Auction post on From the Floor
