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February 2, 2015 Christopher Inoa

Stop-motion animation studio Laika is auctioning off more than 250 works of puppetry, art, models and props from all three of its Academy Award nominated films Coraline, ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls at Heritage Auction locations in Dallas, New York and Beverly Hills. Starting February 3rd till the 5th, animation and art lovers can visit the […]

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January 8, 2015 Rhett Jones

After months of speculation, the Wu-Tang Clan has decided what to do with its album, Once Upon A Time In Shaolin, of which only one copy will be produced. The group is auctioning it via online art space Paddle8. Back in March, RZA floated the idea that the album would be sold to a single private […]

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November 17, 2014 Peter Yeh

In June, after busting the first iteration of darknet marketplace Silk Road, the U.S. Marshals Service auctioned off 30,000 bitcoins it seized from the site’s operator. On Monday, the USMS announced the sale of another 50,000 bitcoin. But potential investors should be wary, as last time these came to auction, the USMS accidentally released a […]

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October 10, 2014 Marina Galperina

Our friends at Art F City have launched their fall benefit auction on Paddle8 which will help them take their part time writers to full time. This is a great chance for fellow fans of Jayson Musson (and his alter-ego Hennessy Youngman) to grab his 36 x 20 inch Coogi sweater painting, the only one available on the market. […]

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July 15, 2014 Marina Galperina

Is a site-specific Damien Hirst wall painting still authentic if it’s removed, mounted on an aluminum backing board and framed? Hirst’s company Science Ltd says, nope. Jess Simpson is “not really into Damien Hirst” or Bombay Mix, Damien Hirst’s early site-specific work which was painted on a wall of homeowner Jamie Ritblat in 1988 as a birthday present. Then, the house was […]

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June 19, 2014 Sophie Weiner

During the US Marshals’ silent auction for the $18 million bitcoins seized in the government raid of Silk Road, the US government proved they can completely screw up even the simplest of online tasks. They revealed the identities of 40 anonymous bidders by CC-ing instead of BCC-ing contacts in an email. The email in question wasn’t even that important […]

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March 10, 2014 Marina Galperina

Christie’s latest Jean-Michel Basquiat online auction has been stopped and officially “postponed” after two of the late artist’s sisters filed a $1 million lawsuit claiming that the collection of his ex-roommate/lover Alexis Adler could include fakes. We first interviewed Adler a year ago, in her now-remodeled former squat of an apartment that she shared with Basquiat in […]

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July 29, 2013 Kyle Chayka

As part of Christie’s upcoming “Out of the Ordinary” sale in September, there’s a set of eight paintbrushes reportedly used by the legendary painter Francis Bacon up for grabs. Seeing as the artist’s most stunning and raw portrait paintings already sell for millions of dollars at auction, the estimated value of just over $38,000 seems to be quite the bargain, relatively speaking. […]

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July 3, 2013 Julia Dawidowicz

Legendary model Kate Moss is the muse for a new exhibition and auction at Christie’s in London. Featuring a variety of photos that showcase the versatility that characterized her modeling career, the auction will also include Kate-inspired art works, from sculptures to collages and even a tapestry. “Kate is the ultimate modern muse and we will […]

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June 26, 2013 Kyle Chayka

During his time at the Royal College of Art, artist David Hockney made himself a fake diploma and submitted it as his final assignment in place of the required essay needed in order to graduate. The defiant drawing was a satirical version of the Royal College of Art’s actual diploma: The artist felt that he should be judged […]

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