Arts and entertainment
April 8, 2020
The Blacks by Mohamed Melehi sold for almost $500,000, 7x its estimate. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
By Dianna Dilworth
As the coronavirus has shut down auction houses, galleries, exhibitions and art fairs around the world, the event-driven global art industry is turning to digital channels to adapt to the new normal.
{"ct":"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","iv":"240013b1b67d1e084aa5e96d72282cf3","s":"4f95cb9810d0dae3"}
Share your thoughts. Click here