For Some Collectors, Rashid Johnson's Work Has Become a Symbol of Access and Influence. How High Can His Prices Go?
The artist, whose work just sold swiftly at Art Basel, is the subject of an exhibition at Hauser and Wirth in Menorca.
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The artist, whose work just sold swiftly at Art Basel, is the subject of an exhibition at Hauser and Wirth in Menorca.
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Open share drawer Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit Gil Scott-Heronâs 1971 album, a sorrowful and prescient appraisal of the Black experience. In 1971, Gil Scott-Heron observed the gradual demise of a man in his neighborhood who was driven over the brink after being let go from his job without warning. What came of Scott-Heron bearing witness to that unraveling is âPieces of a Man.â For the song, Scott-Heron replaced the neighbor with a fictitious account of his o...