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Trump Declares the Oval Office a National Monument. Here’s What That Changes
A proclamation under the Antiquities Act puts the Oval Office, Outer Oval Office and Cabinet Room under Interior Department management, but still allows redecorating.
Former High Museum COO Brady Lum Jailed for Stealing $600,000, Much of It Spent on Guitars
Brady Lum, the High Museum of Art’s former chief operating officer, was sentenced to a year in federal prison for embezzling more than $600,000 from the Atlanta museum.
Is the Kim Jong Un Statue Real? The Viral Image Is AI, but North Korea Did Unveil One This Year
The bulging-eyed Kim Jong Un bust going viral was made with AI. The real first statue of the North Korean leader, shown on state TV in February, looks very different.
Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1: The Story Behind Georgia O’Keeffe’s $44.4 Million Record Painting
What Georgia O’Keeffe’s 1932 Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 shows, how it sold for $44.4 million at Sotheby’s in 2014, and where to see it today.
teamLab Will Open Its First U.S. Museum in Anaheim, California
The Tokyo art collective’s 110,000-square-foot museum will anchor the OCVIBE district in Anaheim and is scheduled to open in 2030.
The $1 Million Harry Bertoia Sculpture Found in a Mall Basement, and the Questions Over Its…
Lost for decades in a Michigan mall basement, a 1970 Harry Bertoia sculpture was restored and bought by General Motors for a reported $1 million. Now its restoration is under question.
Daniel Sikkema Sentenced to Life for Murder-for-Hire Killing of Gallerist Brent Sikkema
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Daniel Sikkema to life in prison for paying a hitman to kill his estranged husband, the New York art dealer Brent Sikkema, in Rio de Janeiro.
French Court Orders Return of Nazi-Looted Pissarro Sold at Sotheby’s London for £1.2 Million
A French court has ordered a 1902 Pissarro view of Dieppe returned to the heirs of Jewish banker Salomon Flavian and declared its 2024 Sotheby’s sale void.
Van Gogh’s “Châtaigniers en fleurs” Could Smash His Auction Record at Sotheby’s This Month
A van Gogh painted weeks before the artist’s death, unseen in public for decades, is expected to fetch around $180 million at Sotheby’s New York on November 18.
A Georgia O’Keeffe Hidden in an East Village Closet for 40 Years Could Sell for $3 Million
Bought for $3,800 in 1963 and packed away in the 1980s, O’Keeffe’s Near Abiquiu, New Mexico I (1930) goes to auction at Christie’s New York on November 17.