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🎨 When Basquiat painted Picasso in 1984, he wrote "PABLO PICASSO" seven times across the canvas. Basquiat cleverly depicts young Picasso (note the inscription "PICASSO AS A FIFTEEN YEAR OLD" on the chest) wearing the Breton striped shirt from his later years.👕

😱 Francis Bacon "Autoportrait" (1977) now available. Before Instagram filters distorted our faces for fun, Bacon was distorting his for existential dread. This lithograph is based on his 1973 self-portrait. artplease.com/artworks/franc…

Before TikTok made paint pouring satisfying, Ian Davenport was letting gravity create museum art 💧🖤✨ Now Available: "Colour Splat Slide Black" (2017)

This exceptional Mixografía® print showcases Bourgeois' late-career exploration of textile-inspired work. Now available on ART PLEASE. artplease.com/artworks/louis… #LouiseBourgeois #Mixografia #ContemporaryArt #ArtCollector #Printmaking #WomenInArt #ArtInvestment #ArtPlease

> ART, FRAUD & HOLLYWOOD: Basquiat's "Red Man One" fetches $22M (up from $9.4M in 2012) in 1MDB assets auction. DiCaprio's gifted artworks sold by... a Texas office furniture auctioneer? 🖼️💰🎬 #ArtMarket #ArtPlease businessoffashion.com/news/luxury/ba…

Tony Futura creates digital art that looks sweet but bites hard. His candy-colored critiques of consumer culture make you question your relationship with brands while double-tapping to like. 🎭🛍️ #TonyFutura #DigitalArt #ConceptualArt #ConsumerismCritique

John Baldessari's "Money (With Space Between)" from 1994 is available on ART PLEASE - and this isn't just ANY edition...🔍 This is one of only TWO printer's proofs ever made, signed and numbered by the conceptual art giant himself!

Tony Cragg creates sculptures so dynamic they look caught mid-movement! 🌀 His twisting, flowing forms make solid materials appear to dance, challenging what we think sculpture can be. Art that plays tricks on your eyes and mind! ✨

"Art is a force for life, not death." - Clyfford Still, who looked permanently grumpy in photos but insisted art was "a matter of joy" 🎨✨#AbstractExpressionism #ArtHistory

Factory Flashback: Andy Warhol, Philip Fagan, and Gerard Malanga captured by photographer Ugo Mulas in 1964 at the legendary Factory! ✨ 💐 Check out Warhol's iconic "Flowers" that have bloomed into major investments. #AndyWarhol #PopArt #TheFactory #FlowerSeries #ArtHistory

🏠 REAL ESTATE ALERT: Want to live where Rothko created his masterpieces? Just need $9.5 million! 💰 🎨 Mark Rothko's former Manhattan studio—where he created his iconic Rothko Chapel paintings. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the…

🎨 When an engineer becomes an artist: Alexander Calder's "Environment and Evolution" (1973) is the only time physics homework looked this good! 🔴🔵🟡 artplease.com/artworks/alexa… #AlexanderCalder

🖼️ Jack Vettriano: 5 months after his passing, the debate about his legacy continues! 🍔 Art critic Eddy Frankel famously described Vettriano's work as "a double cheeseburger wrapped in greasy paper" Is liking his art equivalent of admitting you love McDonald's?

🖼️ "Don't be afraid of an empty wall" says collector Jaiveer Johal. 🇮🇳 Growing up in New Delhi, Johal's journey from museum-hopping kid to serious art collector offers lessons for all aspiring collectors: #IndianArt #ArtCollecting #QueerArtists #ArtJourney #ContemporaryArt

Ever meet an artist who lets the clay boss HIM around? 🧠 Canadian sculptor David Altmejd sees himself as a "medium" for his materials, not their master. His eerie, serpentine creations might just change how you think about control. #DavidAltmejd #ArtProcess #artplease

📚 #FridayReads: Even millionaire collectors get FOMO! Cheech Marin's art advice: "Trust your gut—if you like it and can afford it, buy it immediately!" 🖼️ news.artnet.com/art-world/coll…

With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved.– Yayoi Kusama

Keith Haring is primarily known for his chalk subway drawings and street murals. ✅ He also created hand-painted terracotta pots. ✅ Some pots were so large Haring would climb inside to paint them #keithharing #terracotta #pottery #arthistory #80snyc #streetart

When her ex called becoming a Deaf sound artist "the stupidest thing I've ever heard," Christine Sun Kim knew she was onto something good. 🙌 She's now taking over the Whitney Museum with "All Day All Night" #ChristineSunKim #WhitneyMuseum #AllDayAllNight

Are you visiting London this summer? ✈️ 🇬🇧 The Leigh Bowery exhibition at @Tate Modern is a MUST for your cultural itinerary! 🎨