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Rebecca Wei’s Departure From Christie’s May Have Been Influenced by Hong Kong...

She had one of the most prominent jobs in the auction world, but some speculate Wei was "not comfortable" with her position.

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The Met Museum Plans to Auction Off 300 Works of Chinese Art at a Precarious...

It's not the first time the Met has planned to sell items from its collection, but the museum has had these pieces for only four years.

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Kanye West’s Controversial Yeezy Domes Follow on From Other Historic...

West's neighbors' complaints may have turned his project into a circus, but it follows closely what great architects gave tried to do before him.

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Shepard Fairey and Hito Steyerl Join Artists Protesting the World’s Largest...

'Art the Arms Fair' returns to protest the world's largest arms convention, this time with the backing of Hito Steyerl, Shepard Fairey, the Guerrilla Girls and others.

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ICA Los Angeles Plans to Become the First Entirely Solar Powered Art Museum

The museum is counting on its supporters to get the sustainable energy overhaul entirely funded by the time its new exhibitions open in September.

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Sommelier and Author Maryse Chevriere Will Democratize Wine, One Cartoon at a...

Known for the humorous illustrations of wine reviews she posts on Instagram as @freshcutgardenhose, Maryse Chevriere furthers her quest to make wine more accessible in her new book, 'Grasping the Grape.'

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That Viral Instagram Memo Might Have Fooled Some Artists, but Not Kara Walker

Artist Kara Walker responded to the memo's scare tactics on Instagram, where she wrote that she was 'thinking of doing a little sociological study on gullibility.'

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Who Is Loretta Fahrenholz, the Artist Who Directed Kim Gordon’s New Music Video?

Fahrenholz tends to make work that unpacks the ubiquity of technology while illuminating its dystopian effects.

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Why a Protest by Artists at the Shed Went Almost Unnoticed

Zackary Drucker + A.L. Steiner asked that their work be removed from the Shed's 'Open Call' exhibition after Stephen Ross' fundraiser for Donald Trump sparked protests.

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Pace and Kasmin Gallery Alum Monica King Reveals Plans for Her Eponymous...

The former Pace and Kasmin Gallery director of exhibitions has returned to New York after a stint Charlotte, North Carolina, landing in Tribeca with her own space.

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Simon Preston, Newly Appointed Director at Pace Gallery, Assesses New York’s...

Art dealer Simon Preston, who formerly ran his own Lower East Side space, talks about his new role at Pace and how he feels big enterprises can help smaller and mid-sized galleries out.

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Bronx Native Elle Pérez Explains the Photos You’ve Been Seeing on Bus Stops...

They're part of a wider initiative by Public Art Fund use advertisement sites to exhibit art.

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Artist Chris Williams Sues After Seeing His Mural Used in an Ad Featuring Oprah

The ad, by Hy-Vee, aired during the Super Bowl and promoted the chain store’s partnership with Oprah.

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Jeff Koons Moves Forward With His Controversial ‘Bouquet of Tulips’ Sculpture...

The work was interpreted by some to be an inappropriate way to honor victims of terrorist attacks. The location raised other issues.

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Hong Kong Protests and Beijing Demolitions Unsettle China’s Art Market

Gallerist Pearl Lam and curator Jia Li spoke out publicly this week about the challenges facing China's art market in the wake of protests and government-mandated demolitions.

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I.M. Pei’s Impressive Art Collection Will Be Auctioned Off by Christie’s

Along with his wife Eileen, Pei collected a vast array of brilliant artists, many of whom ended up becoming friends.

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Atlanta’s High Museum of Art Receives a Huge Donation of Impressionist Paintings

Stunning works by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse are finding a new home at the High Museum of Art.

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Artist Nan Goldin Was Arrested While Protesting Rising New York Opioid Deaths

Her arrest comes on the heels of the news that Purdue Pharma will try to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits against it with a mass payout.

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Trump’s Tariffs Will Deal a Blow to the Art Market in China and Beyond

The Art Dealers Association of America has expressed concern about what the tariffs will mean for galleries.

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Pairing Galleries and Splitting the Profits: How a New Art Fair Aims to...

Founders Rebeca Laliberte and Rachel Mijares Fick have come up with an approach that could change the way art fairs operate.

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