Robert Pattinson curates art auction for Sotheby's
The event takes place at the end of September (Picture: PA)

Robert Pattinson is turning his hand to art and will curate a high-end contemporary art auction in New York, describing the opportunity as ‘a fascinating and fun experience’.

The Batman star said his acting had made him appreciate the ‘interconnectedness’ between art forms and that the process had been ‘satisfying’.

He will curate the latest edition of Sotheby’s Contemporary Curated auction, which is due to take place later this month.

Pattinson, who is set to return to Gotham with director Matt Reeves for a sequel to their hit 2021 movie, has selected an edit of six ‘superlative artworks’ from the sale that personally resonated with him and speak to his own tastes in art, according to Sotheby’s.

‘Curating this group of paintings has been a really exciting process and an honour for me,’ the Tenet actor said.

‘To be able to experience and have a dialogue with these works according to my taste – and to place massive titans of 20th-century art next to living artists – has been really satisfying.

The actor said he appreciated the ‘interconnectedness’ between art forms (Picture: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
Robert Pattinson curates art auction for Sotheby's
He’s selected an edit of six paintings that resonated with him (Picture: PA)

‘As an actor, I’ve always felt a certain amount of synaesthesia between different art forms and being able to connect them together – whether that is a sculpture or a song or an acting part, all at the same time.

‘Acting has made me realise that there is an interconnectedness between all art forms, and it made the process of curating the sale a fascinating and fun experience for me.’

The actor’s selection spans a variety of media, from sculpture to painting to collage, and mixes established names with rising stars to present a kaleidoscopic vision of contemporary art, from post-war to today.

Robert Pattinson curates art auction for Sotheby's
Richard Serra’s Rotation #9 is estimated to go for up to £260,000 at the event (Picture: PA)

Among the highlights of the auction is a piece by Willem de Kooning, which is estimated to fetch between $1.8 to $2.5million (£1.5 to £2.2m) and Richard Serra’s Rotation #9 which is estimated at between $200,000 to $300,000 (£170,000 to £260,000).

The live auction will take place at Sotheby’s New York on 30 September, with an exhibition on view from September 23 to 29.

Robert Pattinson The Batman - 2022
He will also become Battinson again with news of a sequel to The Batman confirmed (Picture: Warner Bros/Moviestore/Shutterstock)

Pattinson, who is also a singer and musician, baffled fans earlier this year when a song under his name was released on Spotify with zero fanfare.

Never officially acknowledged by him, the track – titled The Last I Think of You – divided fans.

He previously sang two songs included in the Twilight soundtracks, Let Me Sign and Never Think.

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