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Photographer Phillip Toledano developed a body of work that focused on the extreme side of plastic surgery. Through traditional lighting techniques, Toledano highlights the contours of his physically altered subjects’ skin and focuses on the sculptural aspect of their modified bodies. Toledano explains, “I’m interested in what we define as beauty, when we choose to create it ourselves.
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Reuters reported that Kissing Coppers, his iconic picture of two kissing “British Bobbies,” sold at Fine Art Auctions Miami on Tuesday for $575,000, at the lower end of its estimate. Last week in London, Banksy’s sculpture Happy Shopper (2009) fetched £506,500 ($831,691) at Phillips’ Contemporary Art Evening Sale, more than twice its low estimate. According to artnet’s price database, this was the third most expensive Banksy work ever sold at auction (the current record is for his 2007 Keep it Spotless painting, which shows a maid pulling up a Damien Hirst-like spot painting like a curtain).
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Oprah Winfrey announced this week that she will auction off her West Coast home’s contents, with the proceeds going to her leadership academy for girls in South Africa. Intriguingly, Oprah decided to redecorate not after evaluating her true self in one of her magazine’s many tutorials but after an interior designer pricked her insecurities with a harsh yet business-savvy neg: “This house has nothing to do with you.” Winfrey consequently hired the interior designer, Rose Tarlow.
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Grey’s work has been showcased at Graffik Gallery in London and Trace Gallery in Switzerland, and now the Baldwin Hills native is preparing to unveil his first solo show Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Lab Art Gallery, which draws huge crowds despite being located on the corner of La Brea Ave. and 2nd St. rather than tony Melrose Ave. He’s been commissioned by The Game to reinterpret his controversial album cover for “Jesus Piece,” as well as create pieces for Diddy’s girlfriend Cassie and Ashlee Simpson, who wants one made for her young son Bronx. All are expected to attend the show along with Evan Ross, the son of Diana Ross.source›› The Wrap
"The Early Beatles Collection," scheduled to run at the Leica Gallery from Sept. 7 to Oct. 19, will feature images Kirchherr took during the filming of "A Hard Day's Night" in 1964 for Stern Magazine, as well as some of the images she took of the musicians during their Hamburg, Germany, period in 1960. Kirchherr is a German photographer who followed the Beatles during their formative years. She developed a relationship with bassist Stuart Sutcliffe -- the so-called fifth Beatle -- and was engaged to him until his death in 1962 at the age of 21.
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Robin Bew, Chief Economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit says of the $120 million: “That’s what massive global liquidity injections do to asset prices!” But it’s not just asset prices. The forward value of businesses are also being overestimated. Rakesh Agrawal of Venture Beat nailed that: “The Scream sells for 0.119 Instagrams. Pricey on a per-image basis. Few simultaneous uniques.” I’m not sure about the maths there.Here is the animated version of The Scream by Sebastian Cosor:
