Russian Artist Joins Ukrainian Army, Satellite Fairs During Paris +, Rodin Sculpture ‘Unlocated’, and More: Morning Links from October 18, 2023
Russian Artist Joins Ukrainian Army, Satellite Fairs During Paris +, Rodin Sculpture ‘Unlocated
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JEFF KOONS: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT HE IS GOING TO DO NEXT. The much-loved, much-reviled artist has left David Zwirner and Gagosian to be represented by another mega-dealer, the Pace Gallery . Currently the record holder for the most expensive living artist at auction, Koons will present a show of a single work at Pace’s branch in Palo Alto, California, in 2022, and he will have a solo outing in New York with the firm in 2023. “I always liked the idea of having more of a home gallery, that if people were interested in work they would know directly where to go,” the “Made in Heaven” provocateur told the New York Times. Gagosian had his to say about the new matchup, in a text message to the Times: “It seems like a good fit.”