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After in depth investigations led by art detective Maurizio Seracini and graphologist Cinzia Altieri from the Arcadia Foundation, it was confirmed that the signature was certainly Picasso’s. The experts valued the portray today at €6 million ($6.5 million), and The Arcadia Foundation will quickly current its proof to the Picasso Foundation. Tony Cokes, a media artist recognized for his stark text-based video works, was also awarded the fellowship. Cokes’s work interrogates the relationship between media, culture, and power, utilizing text, music, and located footage. His work critiques dominant narratives and explores problems with race, politics, and global capitalism.
Hauser & Wirth has introduced its international representation of Indigenous American artist Jeffrey Gibson in collaboration with New York gallery Sikkema Jenkins & Co. This enlargement comes after Perrotin announced its representation of the estate of Lynn Chadwick, a noted British sculptor, in April. …