Following on from the auction on 1st October from the collection of Jeremy Lancaster, Christies, with Frieze on this month, along with the other auction houses pulled out the stops with auctions of post-war and contemporary art with a focus on British, German and Italian art, including Damien Hirst, Antony Gormley and Grayson Perry whose ceramic vases are two of his most personal works, relating back to his childhood which does not appear to have been a happy time. My favourite was Nam June Paik’s robotic sculpture – more of which was on display at Frieze.
Ian Caldwell
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