METAL WORKS: Julien Dossena is the latest fashion designer to dip into curating. Sotheby’s has asked the creative director of French fashion house Rabanne to bring his eye to its “Important Design” sale of exceptional masterpieces of 20th-century design, set to take place on Nov. 14 at its new Paris headquarters. Dossena has selected iconic … Read more
In a historic first, Ai-Da, the AI-powered humanoid robot, is set to have her artwork auctioned at the world-renowned Sotheby’s. Her piece, an abstract portrait of Alan Turing titled “AI God,” is expected to fetch between $120,000 and $180,000. Turing, known as the “Father of Modern Computer Science,” is honoured through this innovative work that … Read more
Photo: Omar Marques (Getty Images) Good morning! It’s Tuesday, August 13, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. – Andy Kalmowitz Read More Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer … Read more
Screenshot: Tom Hartley Jnr Ltd Every year, many of the most valuable cars in the world make their way to Monterey, California for Car Week. It’s possible to still enjoy the event for relatively little money, but really, this event isn’t really for people like us. It’s for the billionaires and mega-millionaires who can afford … Read more
I suppose it’s the time my friend and I decided to do a top speed run in my ‘72 240Z while heading south towards Mexico through San Diego. This happened back in the later part of the 80’s, when I was still technically a teenager, but old enough to drink in Mexico. I was counting … Read more
NEW DELHI: A 150 million-year-old well preserved nearly complete Stegosaurus fossil, known as “Apex,” was sold at a Sotheby’s auction on Wednesday for an astonishing $44.6 million, surpassing the pre-sale estimate of $4 million to $6 million. The anonymous American buyer outbid six other contenders and plans to explore the possibility of loaning the specimen … Read more
Just as museums have wised up to the advantages of having an editorial edge, so too have auction houses with their content, catalogues and marketing. In line with that ideology is the addition of Kristina O’Neill to Sotheby’s roster of full-time employees. The former editor in chief of the Wall Street Journal’s luxury lifestyle publication … Read more
Photo: RM Sotheby’s The Porsche 928 is one of the brand’s funniest looking cars ever, with a rounded rear and greenhouse paired with a long, low nose that features uncovered pop-out headlights, giving the car a lovable frog-like look. Porsche sold more than 61,000 cars from 1977 to 1995, and the 928 has become one … Read more
