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A Record-Breaking Ed Ruscha of a Word Being Tortured Injects Life Into Christie's Otherwise Sober $325 Million Contemporary Sale
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Art/Auctions: Post-War and Contemporary Art evening auction at Christie's New York, November 13, 2019
![felix salmon on Twitter: "I'm genuinely interested: Who is the man on the left, and what does the $2.1m number refer to? Ed Ruscha's “Hurting the Word Radio #2” was bought directly felix salmon on Twitter: "I'm genuinely interested: Who is the man on the left, and what does the $2.1m number refer to? Ed Ruscha's “Hurting the Word Radio #2” was bought directly](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0UrbEpWUAwpiLM.jpg)
felix salmon on Twitter: "I'm genuinely interested: Who is the man on the left, and what does the $2.1m number refer to? Ed Ruscha's “Hurting the Word Radio #2” was bought directly
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Ed Ruscha's US$52.5m 'Hurting the Word Radio #2' Set New Auction Record | Auctions News | THE VALUE | Art News
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