Newslinks for Saturday August 23, 2008
August 23rd, 2008
Dakis Jaonnou’s Yacht “Guilty” Designed by Jeff Koons
More on Greek billionaire Dakis Joannou’s Jeff Koons-designed yacht [GQ]
Interview with Takashi Murakami: “maximalist” [Esquire]
More on Sarah Thornton’s Seven Days in the Art World [Portfolio]
A telling selection of 30 years of quotes from Tracey Emin [GuardianUK]
Portrait auctioned for $21,850 in 1998 by Christie’s is now attributed by some to Leonardo Da Vinci and may sell for over $50M [NewYorkTimes]
August 25th, 2008 at 10:00 am
[...] The Guardian has rounded up three decades worth of quotes by Tracey Emin. Sample: Emin on journalists: “They write 500 words, put me down, get their pay packets, pay off their credit cards, pay their mortgages, shag their wives—and when they do it’s me they’re thinking of.” (Via A.O.) [...]