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Over 100 Famous Artists Are Donating Work to Support 14 NYC Nonprofits

The sale, organized by Hauser & Wirth, will help non-profit visual arts organizations that have been hardest-hit by the pandemic, including High Line Art and MoMA PS1.

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Basquiat Bags and Accessories Released by Coach Have Launched a Heated Debate

From Basquiat-branded Barbies to designer bags, there's a reason the iconic artist's imagery seems to be everywhere these days.

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‘Tribute in Lights’ 9/11 Installation Should Be Permanent, Organizers Argue

The chair of the committee that conceptualized the light memorial says it's time for the installation to become permanent.

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Venice’s Buildings Are Being Digitally Scanned to Preserve What Climate...

The digital scans are being made by scientists working on behalf of the Factum Foundation, which aims to preserve the history and art of Venice by any means necessary.

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Artist Delphine Boël Makes Work That Defies Her Father, the Former King of...

Boël has spent much of her career making art that comments on the treatment of her father, the King of Belgium, who denied she was his daughter for years.

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Former Director of a Women’s Rights Museum in Korea Accused of Embezzling Funds

It's alleged that Yoon Mee-hyang lied to collect grants of over $300,000 for the War and Women's Human Rights Museum, and that she used much of this money for personal use.

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How Felicitas Mendez’s Fight for School Desegregation Lives On

In 1944, Mendez launched a lawsuit after her children were denied enrollment in a California public school due to being Hispanic.

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Basquiat’s Intimate Portrait of a Friend Expected to Sell for $6 Million at...

Basquiat’s acrylic painting 'MP' (1984) is a remarkably stylistically prescient portrait of his friend Michael Patterson.

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Emily Ratajkowski Makes an Important Point About Consent When It Comes to...

The model and actress recently opened up about the numerous ways in which her image has been stolen and exploited in the name of art.

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Joseph Kosuth Never Wants His Art to Be ‘Something Pretty to Hang Over Your...

'Decorating the walls of rich people is not where ideas live and die,' conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth says. At 75, he's keeping his relationship with the art market contentious.

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Kanye’s Tweets Reveals His Love for His $754,000 Couch Designed by Jean Royère

'I sold my Maybach to get the Royère,' West has said about sacrificing his pricey car to finance the purchase of this couch.

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Jerry Saltz Wasn’t Allowed Into the New Museum; an Employee Explained Why

'It's almost as if some people think rules don't apply to them,' the employee tweeted.

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Opera Star Anna Netrebko Has Contracted COVID-19 and Won’t Perform in ‘Il...

The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona made the announcement about Netrebko's illness on social media.

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Q&A: Marina Abramović on Heartbreak and ‘Homecoming,’ a New Documentary About...

'I’m not crying anymore about my past or my childhood,' says Marina Abramović. Exploring childhood memories in the documentary 'Homecoming' helped her cope.

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How Journalist Jovita Idár Fought to Document Mexican-American History

In 1914, Jovita Idár famously faced off with Texas Rangers who intended to destroy the newspaper office of El Progresso.

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Amoako Boafo on Slowing Down and Staying Focused While His Auction Prices...

Prices for his portraits are currently skyrocketing, but Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo was once told his art was 'too black.' He talks about focussing on his work through it all and his new show 'I...

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Being Honored by Muralists, Opera Directors and Sculptors

Artists of all different stripes are coming forth to pay tribute to the departed RBG.

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Akbar Padamsee’s Moody ‘Paysage’ Leads This Upcoming Christie’s Auction

The 'A Lasting Engagement' auction is all about modern and contemporary south Asian art.

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Known House Flipper Ellen DeGeneres Is Now Making Big Money Buying and...

A number of works owned by DeGeneres recently turned up at Sotheby’s private sales gallery in East Hampton.

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AV Technicians at the Met Museum Say Their Work Is Being Outsourced...

AV techs at the Met say the museum has been outsourcing most of the work for a new MetLiveArts program, and asking regular employees to perform manual labor.

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