Another Basquiat was the most expensive work sold during Phillips's May auctions in New York.

Kusama was the highest selling contemporary artist in 2023. Her work earned $80.9 million at auction that year, more than $30 million that the previous year's top seller, David Hockney.

Overall, auction houses reported a strong market for female contemporary artists.

A person cleaning the work had reportedly damaged a mirror panel using a floor scrubber.

The popular Japanese artist had been criticized for her vulgar and derogatory descriptions of Black people in several written works.

The gallery will include two installations acquired by the museum over a decade ago.

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Certain works exhibit the kind of looseness only late-career artists can achieve.

The initiative is part of a workshop aimed at helping students discuss mental health issues.

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