The Racket Serena Williams Smashed During the 2018 US Open Will Go Up for...
The racket will be sold alongside items like Olympic gold medals earned by Jesse Owens.
View ArticleThe Metropolitan Museum of Art Has Hired Star Curator Dr. Denise Murrell
Murrell's exhibition 'Posing Modernity: The Black Model From Manet and Matisse to Today' earned rave reviews last year while on display at Musee d’Orsay in Paris.
View ArticleBritish Museum Faces More Criticism From Artists for Taking BP Money
Artists featured in a new British Museum exhibition titled "Troy: myth and reality" published an open letter this week asking the museum's directors to cut ties with the oil business.
View ArticleSketches Keith Sonnier Made 50 Years Ago Have Been Brought to Life in Neon...
Kasmin Gallery presents the pioneer Post-Minimalist’s sketches of neon sculptures alongside newly realized works.
View ArticlePhotographer Brigitte Lacombe Portrays Celebrities and Journalists Equally
'Forward,' Brigitte Lacombe's new book of portraits, was compiled in conjunction with the New York Times's Times Talks and features everyone from Maggie Haberman to Ethan Hawke.
View ArticleThe First-Ever Marvel Comic Book Has Sold at Auction for $1.26 Million
The comic tells the origin story of The Human Torch, an android being whose entire body bursts into flame when exposed to oxygen.
View ArticleAn Electronic Music Installation by Carl Craig is Coming to Dia:Beacon Next...
Craig developed the installation in partnership with the Dia Art Foundation to commemorate the anniversary of the 1975 Dia Dream Festival.
View ArticleImmeasurably Valuable Jewels Have Been Stolen From a German Palace
The jewels are part of the collection of the royal House of Saxony, and the German press is calling their disappearance the biggest theft since World War II.
View ArticleYayoi Kusama’s Balloon Will Be the Star of This Year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving...
Since 2005, the parade has been making balloons out of contemporary art through its Blue Sky Gallery program, but Kusama's creation feels particularly fresh.
View ArticleLebanese Mogul Bought Nazi Gear at Auction to Donate to Israeli Group
The sale of Nazi memorabilia has risen disturbingly, and Abdallah Chatila wanted to prevent some of the items from being bought by ideological sympathizers.
View ArticleFor Now, Art Basel Hong Kong is Still a Go, But Exhibitors Have a Lot to Lose
On Thursday, an Art Basel Hong Kong organizer assured exhibitors that the show will go on, but whether the protests will die down anytime soon is unclear.
View Article‘Art Basel Inside’ Abu Dhabi Cancelled Less Than Two Months After Being...
Tickets to the planned event, which was supposed to feature guided tours of the Louvre Abu Dhabi and cultural summits, cost $15,000.
View ArticleHong Kong Museum of Art Will Reopen Despite Ongoing Unrest
Organizers for Art Basel Hong Kong also recently reassured exhibitors that everything was business as usual, but the facts suggest otherwise.
View ArticleLincoln Center’s $550 Million Renovation of Geffen Hall Should Please...
The total redesign of the concert hall will give viewers an unconventional, intimate view of future performances.
View ArticleRolls-Royce Designed by Mickalene Thomas to Hit the Auction Block at Sotheby’s
Proceeds from the sale will benefit the charity (RED), devoted to eradicating AIDS.
View ArticleBaltimore Museum of Art’s Pledge to Buy Art by Women Doesn’t Go Far Enough,...
Critics, artists and arts workers are asking how just one year of buying art by women is supposed to radically change an institution.
View ArticleOriginal Costumes From 1960s Series ‘Batman’ to Be Sold at Auction
But the current owner, 20th century memorabilia aficionado John Azarian, has one stipulation for any interested buyers.
View ArticleRobert Indiana’s Disputed Estate Now Estimated to Be Worth Over $100 Million
James Brannan, an attorney for Indiana's estate, filed paperwork on Monday revealing the estate had been previously undervalued, complicating the legal battle that surrounds it.
View ArticleSotheby’s Sees a Mass of Executive Departures During a Crucial Week for the...
Patrick Drahi's big changes continue, as the art world grows worried about the future of Sotheby's.
View ArticleIn Miami, PRIZM Art Fair Builds the Market for Artists From the African Diaspora
Black art may be finally getting a hint of the spotlight it deserves, but when Mikhaile Solomon launched PRIZM seven years ago, the fair was a profound challenge to the status quo.
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