Princess Eugenie joins Hauser & Wirth, summer art events and auctions highlight market activity

Princess Eugenie has been appointed as an associate director at Hauser & Wirth, with rumors suggesting her Snow White-themed 25th birthday party impressed Iwan Wirth, leading to plans for her to revitalize the gallery's after-parties. To mark this, Paul McCarthy's Untitled 7 (Penis Saloon), 2006, is featured on a wishlist, available from Hauser & Wirth's editions store for £4,500 in an edition of 30. Meanwhile, Paddle8 is hosting a benefit auction for SITE Santa Fe, with Ed Ruscha's Lady Joy, 2013, estimated at £60,000, drawing attention due to SITE's history of influencing Venice Biennale curators like Francesco Bonami, Rosa Martinez, and Robert Storr. In London, the Royal Academy Summer Show includes works such as Harry Hill's portrait of Damien Hirst, sold for £2,000, and Frank Bowling's Pickerslift, priced at £125,000. At Christie's London, Chris Ofili's The Holy Virgin Mary, 1996, sold for £2.9 million, while Manifold Editions offers Ofili lithographs like Tempest, 2010, for £3,300 in an edition of 40. Art Hamptons runs until 5 July, coinciding with summer art fair season. This online exclusive was published on 2 July 2015.