Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordyn Woods Curate Sotheby's Contemporary Curated Sale

Sotheby's has partnered with Karl-Anthony Towns, the New York Knicks center-forward and seven-time NBA All-Star, along with his wife, entrepreneur Jordyn Woods, to curate its Contemporary Curated series, held biannually. For the sale commencing on October 7, they have chosen 10 works from the postwar and contemporary periods, featuring notable artists such as Andy Warhol, George Condo, Roy Lichtenstein, Helen Frankenthaler, and Rashid Johnson. A standout piece is Condo's I Want My Brain Back, 2020, valued between $1 million and $1.5 million. Towns draws inspiration from two men of color, including a print by Woods's brother, Josh Woods, while Woods attributes her collecting enthusiasm to a LeRoy Neiman portrait of Muhammad Ali. Sotheby's emphasizes the link between sports and visual art.