Colombian beauty Shakira is the latest celebrity to be spotted here in Miami last night for the Art Basel festival. Here she is seen checking out an exhibit by Evan Perry.
Art Basel takes place every year and is the most important art show in the United States. It combines an international selection of top galleries with an exciting program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events featuring music, film, architecture and design.
Is Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich feeling the pinch of this shitty economy? Maybe. He s selling a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting from his art collection that could set a new auction record for the artist, Christie’s said Friday.
“Untitled (Boxer)” was painted in 1982 by Basquiat, a graffiti artist who died of a drug overdose in 1988 when he was 27. It depicts a black heavyweight fighter with his arms thrust in the air against a graffiti-filled background.
“As a collector I view myself as a caretaker of works of art, rather than simply an owner,” Ulrich said in a statement issued by Christie’s. “I have been fortunate enough to have shared 10 great years with this truly iconic painting by Basquiat, and it is time to put it back into circulation, and let someone else enjoy it as much as I have over the last decade.”
The painting is said to fetch up to $12 million dollars!
Sarah Jessica Parker has landed a new show for the Bravo channel! It will be an hour long art competition reality show that is like Project Runway but for artists. Aspiring artists compete to produce various styles of artwork (painting, sculpting, etc.), which is then judged by a panel of experts.
Congrats to SJP!
The legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, and daughter Sofia join the previously featured Michail Gorbachev, Caterine Deneuve and Keith Richards for the latest Louis Vuitton’s “Global Core Values” ad campaign. There is no official confirmation, other than this photo has the coloring of an Annie Leibowitz shot, the right people framed in it, and the requisite Louis Vuitton monogram tote in plain view.
Why did Sofia want to do this ad? Sofia says, “I liked the ad Annie shot with Keith Richards. It was flattering to be asked. Plus I’ve known Marc Jacobs since I was 18.”
At least 61 year old Susan Sarandon doesn’t think so. She recently got two tattoos done that represent her children. While in London this week she proudly showed off a ten inch long tattoo behind her neck with the letter “MEJ” which stand for her childrens names, Jack Henry, Miles Guthry, and Eva Amurri.
She also got one around her wrist which have the letters “EA” which stand for her daughter. When asked why she got the tattoos now? She replies, “Why not? I turned 60 and after a while you think, ‘Well I’ve only got my body for a few more years anyway’.”
Here is a sculpture from local artist Mari Sanchez called Mameyazo. What first caught my eye was the name, then to see the beautiful colors was breath taking. Mamey is a carribean fruit known for its juicy taste.
A friend of mine owns a piece from this artist. It is of a very lifelike coconut. It attracts much attention.
Find her art for purchase here: Sculptures by Mari Sanchez
