finally bidding for the hockney is... sold!id hockney two weeks of 18 hour daysin david hockney two weeks of 18 hour days in 1972 has 46 years later, broken all records for a living artist. let's go back to westminster for all the latest with simon mccoy. thank you, i'm joined thank you, i'mjoined by thank you, i'm joined by our chief political correspondent norman smith, i'll get your title right, sorry, quite a week, quite some days, theresa may tossing this out but she's without a brexit secretary. she is going to have to appoint one, she says she'll do want over the next you who once, to be the third brexit secretary after michael gove said i do not really wa nt michael gove said i do not really want the job. i suspect a good few have that ministers probably have their own switched off thinking i do not want a particular poison chalice, she needs a new brexit secretary but what she needs more than anything are friends. she needs key figures in the cabinet to come out publicly and back her, she needs people like jeremy hunt,

the figure in the painting was hockney's partner. a painting of water and the end of a relationship. a >> this one ery personal , ory, because it is about his love and lost lo love that he is about to lose. reporter: it is also the culmination of his most famous series of paintings, wfter growing up in what he called the , heic a gloom of radford embraced the glamour of los angeles. but whyhey became so sought after is even to hockney something of a mystery. >> it is always interesting, how do you paint water, how do you paint something transparent. i like to think it might be the space in the pictures. you don't know why things become memorable. if there was a formula, there would be a lot more of them.t reporter: backe auction, bidding was reaching its climax. >> sold. reporter: add in the auction fee, and the final price was re than $90 million. what tk david hockney two weeks of 18-hour days in 1972 has 46 years later broken all records for a living artist. hadni:i whauld do if i $90 million to spare. remember you can find more o

a painting by david hockney has broken the record for a work by a living painter.it. within seconds, it was a a0 million. to understand why we need to go back to the 1970s. the painting was the subject of a famous film about david hockney, a bigger splash, a landmark moment in his career and his personal life. the figure the painting was hockney‘s partner, the artist peter slazenger. it is a painting of water and the end of a relationship. it is the culmination also of his most famous series of paintings which after growing up in what he called the convict loom of bradford he embraced the sundappled glamour of loss and joyous. but why they became so sought after is even a mystery to hockney. they became so sought after is even a mystery to hockneylj they became so sought after is even a mystery to hockney. i like to think it may be the space in the pictures. you don't know why things become memorable. if there was a formula for them they would be a lot more of them. what took david hockney two weeks of 18 hour days in 1972 has, a6 years later, broken all records fo

more than $90 million for this work by david hockney. hello to you. after a day of high political drama, another looks very likely today, as britain's prime ministerfights to save her brexit withdrawal deal. with the uk due to leave the european union injust four months, theresa may faced hours of hostile questioning in parliament, a series of ministerial resignations, and moves to unseat her as leader. she insists the only alternative to her plan is to leave the eu without any deal, or no brexit at all. the bbc understands that one of her most senior colleagues, michael gove, has rejected her offer of becoming the new brexit secretary, and is now also considering quitting her cabinet. this report from our political editor laura kuenssberg. on exactly the spot where theresa may took on the job of prime minister... the march of the brexiteers trying to walk her to the exit. what we need is a leader who will say to the european union, it is impossible to divide up the united kingdom, it is impossible to agree to a situation where we have a perpetual cus

finally bidding for the hockney is... sold! applause.tist. now it‘s time for newswatch. samira ahmed looks back at a busy week of news coverage. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. no shortage of drama in this week‘s use coverage, but has there been more speculation than fact? actor andrew neil deletes the controversial tweet about a female journalist, has the controversial tweet about a femalejournalist, has the bbc the controversial tweet about a female journalist, has the bbc got a problem with its presenters on social media? problem with its presenters on social media ? first, problem with its presenters on social media? first, i wake up i drama in westminster began with the challenge for journalists. drama in westminster began with the challenge forjournalists. it drama in westminster began with the challenge for journalists. it was clear that something important was about to happen, but no one quite knew what that was. this was high political correspondence chris mason responded on monday

‘portrait of an artist (pool with two figures)‘ was painted in 1972 by david hockney.old at auction. russell trott reports. the shimmering blue water depicted by david hockney forming the focal point of arguably his most famous work, portrait of an artist (pool with two figures). 0ne work, portrait of an artist (pool with two figures). one of the 20th ce ntu ry‘s with two figures). one of the 20th century's most recognised and loved pieces. attempts auction room then as the world of art, like the subject matter, held its breath. then the shock and amazement, as it became the most valuable work of art bya became the most valuable work of art by a living artist ever sold at auction. back in the early 1970s, david hockney worked 18 hours a day for two weeks to complete it. now at the age of 81, very few classic hockey pieces ever come up at auction. the sale beats the previous record at auction for a living artist by more than $30 million, a record for a painting by a living artist was sold privately and not at auction for around $110 million. the record or not, this pain

a celebrated painting by british artist david hockney has been sold in new york at a record price more on not plus attire in shops or hitting the road in the name of food or on those stores at the top of today's express. an iconic painting by british artist david hockney has sold for the highest price ever paid for his work by living artist portrait of an artist is david hockney his most famous work and was oceans in new york on thursday for around eighty million euros. this breaks the record set by the skull to balloon dogs all range by u.s. artist jeff koons it went under the hammer in twenty says teens for around fifteen million euro. just constantly in bonn is showing the exhibition. dream journeys. it features more than one hundred thirty works by the expressionist painter. they demonstrate how a longing for the exotic and original runs through the work of the artist who himself had never traveled very far. with german who died in one nine hundred thirty eight was one of the founders of the artist group. the exhibition runs until the third of march twenty ninth. this year's week o

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and from bloomberg — billionaire lewis's hockney fetches record $90.3 million.ving artist when his painting, owned by billionairejoe lewis, fetched $90.3 million at christie's. and don't forget — let is know what you are spotting online — use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. ido i do read these, i have a little computer on my desk. before we go this is what the markets are doing. investors are gauging whether china in the us can de—escalate the trade spat before the summit later this month. political tensions in europe, the uk and italy, have been hitting sentiment this week that you can see wall street any a bit higher. the japanese index down about 0.5%. the news briefing is next and we will ta ke news briefing is next and we will take you through all the media stories, you can imagine the headlines there. they don't have that in just headlines there. they don't have that injust a headlines there. they don't have that in just a moment. headlines there. they don't have that injust a moment. first, a little bit more news where you are. one of the biggest brexit disp

and iconic swimming pool painted by british legend david hockney has sold for ninety point three million dollars in new york the winning bid at christie's auction house the new record for a living artist hockney painter the work called portrait of an artist who with two figures in one nine hundred seventy two. german chancellor angela merkel is due to visit the city of chemist's today her trip to the eastern german city comes nearly three months after a series of far right demonstrations and counter protests and scenes of right wing extremists chasing migrants through the streets the demonstrations and in suing violence came after a man was stabbed to death allegedly by two asylum seekers many residents of candidates held days of rallies in support of the extremists michael has been criticized for not visiting the city sooner a city that remains deeply divided. it's difficult for roller salai to watch these images. on the twenty sixth of august a right wing mob rampage through the streets of kenneth chanting this is our city later that evening they attacked people they took for foreigner

finally bidding for the hockney is... sold!18 hour days in 1972 has 46 years later, broken all records for a living artist. grey and miserable, but enough about me, time for a look at the weather. chris fawkes has that and it is very similar. good afternoon. a lot of grey weather, as simon says, today. low cloud lurking out and about. it continues to be mild. it comes all the way up from spain and africa, temperatures at 17.6 degrees in the highlands of scotland. that moves into the arctic. the arctic throws a lot of cold air into europe. next week, temperatures are struggling. five or six celsius for some. a cold blast is on the way. the weather is great today. this is the shard, the ukippers tallest building, hidden in the cloud, 150 metres above street level —— the uk‘s tallest building. in northern scotland, the loch ness monster has surfaced to provide this shot. it will be sunny in scotland through the rest of the afternoon. we have cloud overhead, that is going nowhere fast. it stays grey and gloomy. looking at the weath

now at the age of 81, very few classic hockney pieces ever come up at auction.esterday‘s top temperature, up to 17.6 celsius in the highlands of scotland. mild southerly winds and the warm air moving into the arctic. colder air moving into the arctic. colder air moving out of the arctic into northern europe, which will be spreading across to our shores. dropping the temperatures, particularly into next week. a cold snapis particularly into next week. a cold snap is on the way. today it has been cloudy and a lot of cloud has been cloudy and a lot of cloud has been low with misty conditions of their health. this is the cloud on their health. this is the cloud on the satellite but notice the north of scotla nd the satellite but notice the north of scotland sticking out, and here we have seen different weather already this morning with pointy sunshine across parts of aberdeenshire. and the north of scotland will be the best place to see sunshine continuing through the rest of the day. otherwise, temperatures on the mild side generally with 12 up to 14 celsius foremo

portrait of an artist, pool with two figures, was painted in 1972 after hockney destroyed an earlierh korean leader kimjong—un has supervised the test of a new high—tech tactical weapon according to the country's state media. it's the first time in a year that kim jong—un has inspected a weapons test site. the korean central news agency described the test as a success but gave no details on the type of weapon. scientists from more than 60 countries will vote later on whether to change the way the kilogram is measured. for more than 100 years it's been defined by the weight of a platinum based cylinder locked away in a safe in paris. it's expected to be replaced with a system which involves accurately measuring an electric current. well, you learn something new everyday, you? well, you learn something new everyday, you ? vigo. well, you learn something new everyday, you? vigo. —— there you go. let's return to our main story: the pound and shares in housebuilders and banks have fallen sharply after cabinet ministers dominic raab and esther mcvey quit over prime minister theresa may's d

it was painted in 1972 after hockney destroyed an earlier version.osed sanctions on seventeen saudis over their alleged role in the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi. it follows the saudi prosecutor's announcement that he is seeking the death penalty for five people charged with the killing. caroline rigby reports. killed in a saudi consulate in istanbul, apparently by lethal injection. in a news conference broadcast live on television in the kingdom, its deputy public prosecutor laid out yet another saudi narrative of the killing. translation: the way in which the crime was committed has been discovered. it was after a struggle, a fight, and the administering of a lethal injection, which led to his death. an official revealed jamal khashoggi's murder was approved by 18 cents to invest it in for excel, but the cramp you nothing of the plan. it is a view echoed by the saudi arabian foreign minister. this was a routine operation and we have a better sense of what happened. this was individuals exceeding their authority and going beyond their ma

and i call it the painting by british artist david hockney who sold for ninety point three million dollars in new york the winning bid at christie's auction houses that's a new record for a living artist hockley painted the work called portrait of an artist poor with two figures in one nine hundred seventy two. well as to forty years ago the camaro rouge murdered a quarter of cumbered us population it's around two million people today for the first time a un backed court in the capital phnom penh has found two of the regime's leaders guilty of genocide the defendants accuse sumpin new on che already serving life sentences for crimes against humanity. this is a long awaited moment to form a committee rouge leaders in one chair and kids some fans are sentenced to life in prison for genocide by a un backed quote. from home. but the chamber has considered the gravity of the crimes including nest scale and brutality the number and the vulnerability of the victims for which the accused have been convicted. these two old men the last surviving leaders of the committee rouge already serving life s

now that's not the reco awards set at auction this week an iconic painting by british artist david hockney has sold for nineteen point three million dollars in new york that's five thousand times its original price the winning bid at christie's auction house was a new high prize for a work by a living artist painted portrait of an artist cool with two figures in nine hundred seventy two i popping prices have sparked interest in art as an alternative to traditional investment assets like stocks and bonds. and that's it for me on the business team here in berlin and i have a home for a live update for you in the next hour stay with the focus on europe is next but. equality in better opportunities. more and more croatians on leaving their homeland because they can't find a book. many areas are now before you go family school children more and more schools are closing. especially the corner by the next you can eat on the. because they see the future in croatia. next deep. you can tell a lot about a society by its garbage. the futurist list for the rich but for many people go first therefore a

washington well there's been a new record in the world of arts as a painting by english art as david hockney sold for nineteen million dollars in new york city it's very most expensive piece sold at auction by a living artist the name.

. >>> a painting by british artist david hockney sold for a whopping $90.3 million at the auction on thursday. the price breaks the record for a piece of work by living artist sold at auction. it is considered his premier work. the 1972 pointing has been long held by a private collector. the new buyer was not revealed. the last was set by balloon dog which sold for $50.4 million. $90 million for the painting. >> a living artist. amazing. >> pretty. >>> i can't afford it. >> breaking overnight. north korea deports a u.s. citizen detained last month and kim jong-un supervises a test of a new weapon. a live report is next. my name is jeff sheldon, and i'm the founder of ugmonk. before shipstation it was crazy. it's great when you see a hundred orders come in, a hundred orders come in, but then you realize i've got a hundred orders i have to ship out. shipstation streamlined that wh the order data, the weights of , everything is seamlessly put into shipstation, so when we print the shipping ll everything's pretty much done. it's so much easier so now, we're ready, bring on t. shipstation

it this report painting by a british artist david hockney has sold for ninety point three million dollars eleven in all from happening but it did at christie's auction house set a new record for a living artist hardly a page of the work called portrait of an artist paul with two figures in one thousand nine hundred seventy two. german chancellor is visiting chemist today three months after a fatal knife attack in the east german city provoked days a far right protests and counter-demonstrations i thought america's first stop was a sports hall rash matter a local basketball team mate cabinet's residence for an informal discussion violent protests broke out at the end of august for the number stabbed to death allegedly by two asylum seekers the armrests old mob survive bringing extremists chasing migrants through the streets. it's difficult for roll us away to watch these images. i on the twenty sixth of august a right wing mob rampage through the streets of kemet chanting this is our city later that evening they attacked people they took for foreigners and a group of social democratic poli

speaking of that, we have been reporting on bbc news that a david hockney has sold at auction for £70 is the highest value for a work by a living painter. wow. in a way that makes this all the more timely because at the beginning of this, you see this montage of auctions in which huge amounts of money are going... we hear from artists and auctioneers and dealers, collectors and investors, about what it is that they are doing and what it is that they are investing in. and the thing i like about the documentary is, it's notjudgemental, it's not saying you can't possibly talk about art and commerce because the two things are bound up. at one point a commentator says, all of this money is making people make more sun, and stop complaining about it! then there is the question of supply and demand, if there is more of it, is it worthless? then there is the people who wanted to go somewhere where it can be seen by the public — here is a clip. so, you want your work in museums. museums are for the lack of a better word the gatekeepers of culture, to some extent. once you cross the threshold yo

and an iconic swimming pool painting by british artist david hockney has sold for ninety million dollars in new york the winning bid at christie's auction house set a new record for a living artist he painted the work called fortress of an artist pool with two figures in one nine hundred seventy two. the number of people missing in california's wildfires has gone up to more than six hundred at least sixty are dead firefighters managed to contain most of the blaze in the north of the state authorities have begun returning to their thousands of begun returning to their communities but for some there's nothing left. this is what it looks like to lose everything. ok i hope you and quick it's all i can say. oh my gosh words can't describe it. words can't describe it. and how can they when you are left with is the clothes on your back everywhere signs of a life well lived now gone. the base home one of more than six thousand destroyed in the town named paradise. the epicenter of california's deadliest ever wildfire for jonathan clark there's another reason to come back here his brother is miss

and i comic swimming pool painting by british legend david hockney has sold for ninety point three million dollars in new york the winning bid at christie's auction house set a new record for a living artist's hocking painted the work called portrait of an artist pool with two figures in one thousand nine hundred seventy two. the number of people missing in northern california as wildfire has risen to more than six hundred not least sixty are dead firefighters have managed to contain most of the blaze and thousands of people are beginning to return to their communities often to find all their possessions reduced to ashes. the looks right to lose everything. hair i hope you're quick that's all i can say. hold my yosh words can't describe it. words can't describe it. and how can they when you're left with is the clothes on your back everywhere signs of a life well lived now all gone. the base home one of more than six thousand destroyed in a town named paradise. the epicenter of california's deadliest ever wildfire for jonathan clarke there's another reason to come back here his brother is m

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one of the greatest works by the british painter, david hockney, has set a new record at the new yorkuction house, christie's. portrait of an artist — pool with two figures fetched $80 million. you are up—to—date. stay with us. and here in the uk: nhs england is reviewing cancer screening programmes following a series of recent blunders. it's emerged that nearly 50,000 women haven't received smear test reminders and test results. here is rico with asia business report. the pound gets pounded as the uk government is involved in turmoil over its brexit deal, the prime minister theresa may remains defiant. and canadian leaderjustin trudeau on trade in an exclusive interview, the prime minister tells the bbc why he thinks multilateralism will overcome nationalism. good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to this friday edition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. well, we start off with the pound, and it is tumbling down against world currencies, such as the japanese yen and the us dollar, as the uk government is in crisis over the uk government is in crisis over the brexit agreement

washington well there's been a new record in the world of arts as a painting by english art as david hockney sold for ninety million dollars in new york city it's the most expensive piece sold at auction by a living artist the nineteen seventy two oil painting depicts two men at a pool against a mountain drop back drop the bidding started at eighteen million but reached ninety million in less than ten minutes. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. senators are proposing a ban on arms sales to saudi arabia over the murder of journalists. on the war in yemen the bill has support from members of both the democratic and republican parties saudi arabia meanwhile is seeking the death penalty for five suspects charged with the murder of. riyadh insists the crown prince mohammed bin said a man had no knowledge of the operation ankara says the announcement falls short of expectations and once the suspects to be extradited and tried in turkey the british prime minister of tourism is standing firm as politicians from her conservative party launch a bid to remove her from office it's in response

for a long time, historians didn't know where to place hockney. >> he found his language when he moved't seem to fit anywhere? >> at 81, hockney who is still at work may have lived long enough to become the priciest living painter. >> you go on and on until you fall over. >> stla yois that still your pl? >> i'm still a smoker. i'll go on. one day, i'll fall over. i don't mind. >> i'll try not to fall over here. >> the winning bid tonight is expected to double the previous amount of $23.5 million earlier this year. >> i love how he said he loves those wiggly lines. >> he spent so much time trying to figure out how to paint water. he managed to. those pictures, specifically of los angeles are iconic now. >> and it is a nice big painting. >> go well over the sofa, right? >> it would take up the whole wall. >> there is a story in the news about men in beards and it says men with the light stuble beard are the most popular. so you are on trend. >> you wear it well. >> the jury is out on that one. >> you're welcome. >> you can always get a compliment here at the table. us three gals. we love

. >> at the start of the week with davidis hockney h portrait of an artist sold at christies for $90 million. at made it the most expensive ever sold at the auction for by a living a knit edward hoppers chop suey the the sold for $92n million a w record for traditional americanwort. n and of coursen american artists are in huge nd. as museums diverse fay. this called 12 hocks at 3:00 went ator christies$14 million. jacob lawrence the businessman t off a frenzy and sold for $6,000,003 timesma the es. >> now there were a few misses where sellers overpriced works. this marshals ton hartley s estimated tol for over $30 million failed to sell as it did a van gogh. the fear was the stock market decline was spook the hedge funders and wall streeters buying. that chinese problems would dampen. marry antoinette's pearls went for $36 million about times the estimate one of the biggest pink indictments ever sold went for $50 million. >> the chinese and asian customers, hong kong in , particulf course, very important to the art market, very important to the diamond market. ourthey have been some

speaking of that, we have been reporting on bbc news that a david hockney has sold at auction for £70e for a work by living painter to be sold. by a living painter to be sold. wow. in a way that makes this all the more timely because at the beginning of this, you see this montage of auctions in which huge amounts of money are going... we hear from artists and auctioneers and dealers, collectors and investors, about what it is that they are doing and what it is that they are investing in. and the thing i like about the documentary is, it's notjudgemental, it's not saying you can't possibly talk about art and commerce because the two things are bound up. at one point it says, all of this money is making people make more sun, and stop complaining about it! people make more of it, and stop complaining about it! then there is the question of supply and demand, if there is more of it, is it worth less? then there is the people who wanted to go somewhere where it can be seen by the public — here is a clip. so, you want your work in museums. museums are for the lack of a better word the gatek

more than $90 million for this work by david hockney.

people say that may be david hockney in the pool.viously -- i've seen that when i like it -- >> the dog >> yeah, 50 million. it looked like -- >> too much or too little for you? >> i like it because it's shiny, but it looks like it's a balloon dog. i understand this more than the rothcos, with the line here and a different color. evan beard is rolling his eyes you have a lot of comments about parallels between where the art market is and where the economy is maybe where the stock market is? this is late cycle behavior for the art market >> this is the art market's golden week. $2 billion worth of work hammered down this week in new york sales it's a prompter for not only the art world but the global luxeky goods market people were watching we saw softening in china. rise in interest rates a dip in commodity prices. people were asking, you know, is there enough liquidity at the high end to drive the market fur she further, the headline is there's a healthy market there's liquidity at the top and the market keeps rolling on. >> are you

the world's most expensive painting by a living artist — $80 million for this work by david hockney.

and i got a good painting by a british artist david hockney has sold for ninety point three million dollars in new york winning bid at christie's auction house that's a new record for a living artist to the work called portrait of an artist paul with two figures in one thousand nine hundred seventy two. more as a stumble have attended a symbolic funeral held for murdered germans jamal khashoggi tens of thousands of worshippers in mecca and medina also joined prayers for him the writer disappeared after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul last month his body has never been found faced with mounting evidence the saudi government eventually admitted the journalist had been killed but it was it but he says denied that crown prince mohammed bin salmond was involved in the plot the saudi prosecutors on thursday said they're seeking the death penalty for five nationals involved in mystical show she is death. so six weeks. there was a funeral today. well yes you have to know that islamic custom places a huge importance on the proper handling of the dead are usually mandating a quick burial but

one of the greatest works by the british painter, david hockney, has set a new record at the new york with two figures fetched $80 million. you are up—to—date. stay with us. and here in the uk: nhs england is reviewing cancer screening programmes

and iconic swimming pool painting by british legends david hockney has sold for ninety point three million dollars in new york the winning bid at christie's auction house set a new record for a living artist painted the work called portrait of an artist cool with two figures in one nine hundred seventy two well now to a story of justice finally delivered almost forty years late for the first time a un backed court in the capital of cambodia phnom penh has found two leaders of the camera rouge regime in the one nine hundred seventy s. guilty of genocide the defendants presided over the murder of around two million people a quarter of cambodia's population there are already serving life sentences for crimes against humanity. for the victims it's a long awaited moment to form. one shape and cure some fun sentenced to life in prison for genocide by a un back court the home of the high priest i.e. the chamber has considered the gravity of the crimes including next scale and brutality the number and the vulnerability of the victims for which the accused have been convicted yet. he's told many ot

still battling wildfires across the state and iconic swimming pool painting by british legend david hockney is sold for ninety point three million dollars in new york the winning bid at christie's auction house that a new record for a living artist hawking painted the work called portrait of an artist pool with two figures in one nine hundred seventy two. german chancellor angela merkel's recent announcement that she will be stepping down as the leader of her christian democratic party in december as fail to improve the party's image that's one of the main findings of a new survey by the german public broadcaster a r d meanwhile support for the social democrats has again dropped to a record low with many voters switching allegiance to the greens let's take a look at the numbers now if elections were held across germany this weekend of the survey shows this is how things would stand chancellor merkel's conservative c.d.t. c.d.u. c.s.u. bloc is unchanged at twenty six percent the greens are flying high at twenty three percent they're up six percent the only party improving its ratings clearly

a painting by the british artist, david hockney, has sold overnight for $90 million.ait of an artist, pool with two figures set a new record for a work sold at auction by a living artist. it was painted back in 1972. that is a lot of money. back to our top story now, and the enviroment secretary, micheal gove, is understood to be considering whether he should become the latest cabinet minister to resign from the government. let's get more from charlie in westminster. talking to lots of politicians and lots of people close to the situation, charlie. naga, thank you very much, yes indeed. we are trying to get a handle on what's happening over the last 24 hours. also, people frustrated at the people who have departed and we are try to find out why those ministers have left their jobs. that is what we are trying to find out now. the first to resign yesterday morning was the conservative mp shailesh vara. hejoins me now. 0ne one of the ministers at the northern ireland office as of yesterday. 7:23aml ireland office as of yesterday. 7:23am i think it was yesterday morning y

speaking of that, we have been reporting on bbc news that a david hockney has sold at auction for £70is all the more timely because at the beginning of this, you see this montage of auctions in which huge amounts of money are going... we hear from artists and auctioneers and dealers, collectors and investors, about what it is that they are doing and what it is that they are investing in. and the thing i like about the documentary is, it's notjudgemental, it's not saying you can't possibly talk about art and commerce because the two things are bound up. at one point it says, all of this money is making people make more sun, and stop complaining about it! then there is the question of supply and demand, if there is more of it, is it worth less? then there is the people who wanted to go somewhere where it can be seen by the public — here is a clip. so, you want your work in museums. museums are for the lack of a better word the gatekeepers of culture, to some extent. once you cross the threshold you are walking in and you're thinking, these are works that matter, not just for our generat

a david hockney painting becomes the most expensive work by a living artist ever sold at auction.

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a painting by david hockney has set an auction record for a living artist. portrait of an artist one for more than $90 million at christie's last night in new york. the previous record, $58 million for a painting by jeff koons. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. governor philrsey murphy and state officials holding a briefing on the response to the surprise november storms. saw numerous delays on the transit trains and buses, dozens of accidents around the state. you can watch the briefing on the bloomberg at live go. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. guy: in london, i'm guy johnson. this is the european close on bloomberg markets. let's talk about what we have from central banks. ecb president mario says although there has been a slow down in world trade there is no reason for the expansion in europe to come to an abrupt halt. he delivered the speech at the european banking congress in fr

. >>> the david hockney painting breaks the record at achuction.ier works. it has long been held by a private collector. the new buyer not revealed. >> i do love that painting. >> lovely. $90 million? >> i don't have that cash. i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. "new day" is right now. >>> wikileaks. i love wikileaks. >> it's time to call-out wikileaks for what it really is. >> they are going to manually recount these. >> announcer: this is "new day" with alisyn camerota and john berman. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "new day." it's friday, november 16th. 6:00 here in new york. we do begin with breaking news. >>> is the justice department filing charges against wikileaks founder, julian assange. the reason we pose it as a question is