Sotheby’s Will Auction Andy Warhol’s First Selfie + More

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Plus, animal rights activists attack a documenta 14 artist, and the Sydney Art Museum gets $184 million for a new expansion.

Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know this Wednesday, June 14.

Sydney Art Museum Gets $184 Million for Expansion – Just one day after a New York Times article reported on the delayed expansion of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the museum announced it had managed to secure a budget of $244 million Australian dollars for the project. (New York Times)… Read More

Image: Andy Warhol, SELF-PORTRAIT (detail), 1963-64. Image courtesy Sotheby’s.