{"id":473086,"date":"2025-10-04T07:56:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T07:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/473086\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T07:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T07:56:22","slug":"10-top-selling-living-american-artists-and-more-morning-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/473086\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Top-Selling Living American Artists, and more: Morning Links"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTo receive\u00a0Morning Links<\/a>\u00a0in your inbox every weekday,\u00a0sign\u00a0up\u00a0for our\u00a0Breakfast with ARTnews<\/a>\u00a0newsletter.<\/p>\n

\n\tTHE HEADLINES<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tTOP 10.\u00a0<\/strong>The US art market led global sales in 2024, generating $4.3 billion, ahead of\u00a0China<\/strong>\u00a0and the UK<\/strong>, according to\u00a0Artnet\u2019s\u00a0Auction Price Database. It comes as no surprise that many of the top-selling living artists at auction are American, ranging from influential figures like\u00a0Jasper Johns<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Ed Ruscha<\/strong>\u00a0to crossover pop-culture names like\u00a0KAWS<\/strong>.\u00a0Artnet News<\/a>\u00a0has compiled a list of the 10 top-selling living American artists, with\u00a0Jeff Koons<\/strong>\u00a0topping the list. He\u2019s the only artist of the 10 to surpass $1 billion in auction sales, his auction record a staggering $91.1 million in 2019, the highest sum ever achieved for a living artist. At 95 years old,\u00a0Johns, with 14 works selling for more than $10 million, is also the oldest on the list. The sole woman artist to make the top 10 is\u00a0Cindy Sherman<\/strong>. Rounding out the list are the likes of\u00a0Christopher Wool,<\/strong>\u00a0Richard Prince,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0George Condo<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tJUDD-ERNAUT.\u00a0<\/strong>Tired of New York\u2019s art world and drawn to architecture,\u00a0Donald Judd<\/strong>\u00a0relocated to\u00a0Marfa<\/strong>,\u00a0Texas<\/strong>, in 1971. What began as a desire for solitude turned into an obsessive pursuit: buying and transforming abandoned buildings into austere, minimalist installations, the\u00a0Guardian<\/a>\u00a0reports. By the time of his death in 1994, Judd had acquired 22 sites (studios, warehouses, even banks), leaving behind both a visionary architectural legacy and substantial debt. Judd\u2019s Marfa architecture office, housed in a former grocery store, has recently reopened after a $3.3 million restoration. Inside, it offers an intimate glimpse into his working process. Tables are covered with architectural models, tools, and sketches, while walls display technical drawings of his little-known but monumental\u00a0Peter Merian Haus\u00a0<\/strong>in Basel, Switzerland. Yet the office also reveals Judd\u2019s frustrations, critic Oliver Wainwright writes. A perfectionist in pursuit of formal purity, he struggled with the messy realities of construction\u2014leaking roofs, cracking walls, and planning regulations.<\/p>\n

\n\tTHE DIGEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tA federal judge has ruled that music producer and top collector\u00a0Kasseem Dean<\/strong>, aka \u201cSwizz Beatz<\/strong>,\u201d must remain a defendant in a bankruptcy case related to the high-profile\u00a01MBD<\/strong>\u00a0scandal. The suit will now head to the discovery portion of the proceedings. [ARTnews<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\n\tFor years,\u00a0Michaelina Wautier<\/strong>\u2019s paintings were attributed to men. Then a chance discovery in a Vienna museum helped bring the truth to light. [The New York Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter abandoning a costly design by Swiss starchitects, the\u00a0Vancouver Art Gallery<\/strong>\u00a0has picked Vancouver-based\u00a0Formline Architecture<\/strong>\u00a0and Toronto-based\u00a0KPMB Architects<\/strong>\u00a0to take on the project. [The Art Newspaper<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\n\tFor\u00a0Intelligencer\u00a0magazine, media columnist\u00a0Charlotte Klein<\/strong>\u00a0takes a look at the rise of\u00a0Cultured<\/strong>\u00a0magazine, which she describes as being \u201cmore of a high-end lifestyle brand with a publishing arm\u201d that is known for its \u201cwell-curated events that manage to convene people of influence.\u201d [Intelligencer<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\n\tTHE KICKER<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tSUITE DREAMS.\u00a0<\/strong>The publication\u00a0Hotel Design\u00a0has told the\u00a0Louvre<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cto move over,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0because this fall, two of Paris\u2019 most iconic hotels are transforming into immersive art destinations. Under the direction of\u00a0Philippe Leboeuf<\/strong>, the\u00a0Dorchester Collection<\/strong>\u00a0is turning hospitality into a platform for bold creative expression. At\u00a0H\u00f4tel Plaza Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e<\/strong>, the multidisciplinary collective\u00a0Uchronia<\/strong>\u00a0has reimagined La Cour Jardin with a surreal installation titled\u00a0Day Bed,\u00a0an oversize striped bed, raised on a platform and flanked by jagged red and green pillars. Until November 11, guests can step into this dreamlike environment. Across town at\u00a0Le Meurice<\/strong>, Suite 1835 offers an entirely different experience. Open from October 8 to December 31, the suite has been transformed by design label\u00a0Things From<\/strong>\u00a0into a sensory art experience. Featuring custom furniture by\u00a0Isska\u00a0<\/strong>, interactive lighting, and a central aluminum \u201ccarpet\u201d with integrated sound and light elements, the suite invites deep exploration. A mirrored meditation room with AI-generated visuals and soundscapes completes this high-tech retreat. Despite their avant-garde flair, both installations apparently retain the luxury and refinement of their settings, showing the Dorchester Collection\u2019s commitment to merging \u201cart in all its forms,\u201d\u00a0Hotel Design\u00a0writes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To receive\u00a0Morning Links\u00a0in your inbox every weekday,\u00a0sign\u00a0up\u00a0for our\u00a0Breakfast with ARTnews\u00a0newsletter. THE HEADLINES TOP 10.\u00a0The US art market led…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473087,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3939],"tags":[4021,4020,4022,77,101670,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-473086","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-design","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-morning-links","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115314831612832717","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}