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Philip Seymour Hoffman

June 2022

The artwork ‘Spider’ by French-American artist Louise Bourgeois sold for $US40 million at Art Basel.

At Art Basel, no sign of a downturn

It was the art fair’s first full in-person event in its usual June slot since 2019, and numerous big-ticket sales included a $58 million Louise Bourgeois spider.

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