Art stories by GGD News
$4,500: Damien Hirst Artwork Added Alongside Works by Bob Dylan and Mr. Controversial
A Damien Hirst work with a mere four-figure estimate doesn’t show up often. Hirst’s “Butterfly Spin (acrylic on paper)” is set to appear in Halls Fine Art’s upcoming Modern and Contemporary Art and Design auction.
One of One: Haiti’s Team Outfits at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Olympic ceremonies have a history of rewarding symbolism, but they rarely reward risk. Most teams arrive wrapped in national colors and abstract flag cues. Haiti arrived with legacy.
Flipped: How a Brooklyn Family Cashed In on a Banksy
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, during Banksy’s month-long New York residency, a robot spray-painting a barcode appeared on a warehouse building in Coney Island. The stenciled work, commonly referred to as “Tagging Robot,” was one of several pop-up murals the elusive artist installed across the city that fall.
Cover Story: The Images Behind J. Cole’s The Fall Off
Album art still carries weight. Even in the streaming era, visuals remain one of the clearest ways artists communicate intention.
250: Nigerian Modernism
More than 250 works unfold across 9 rooms at Tate Modern, and yet what hits first isn’t Nigerian Modernism’s scale, but its density. Textured, saturated, vibrant layers are everywhere in the exhibit. Fabrics look like paintings. Paintings are enveloped in music or poetry. Doors are sculpted with royalty and scenes of daily life. Nothing is quiet. Nothing is random. It’s an ordered chaos.