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Aspen Art Museum To Share Part Of Charity Auction With Artists
The Aspen Art Museum has announced that it will share a portion of revenues from the ArtCrush gala with the artists.
The ArtCrush is one of the most iconic gala events in the art world, where prominent personalities attend and buy…
Mona Museum, In Latest Scandal, Admits To Displaying Fake Picasso
Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart, which recently attracted attention for excluding individuals who “do not identify as ladies” from its “Ladies Lounge” installation, has again found itself in the spotlight. This time,…
Jersey City Defunds Centre Pompidou Branch; Project Suspended
The Jersey City officials have pulled back from funding the new branch of the Centre Pompidou, causing it to be indefinitely suspended.
The Jersey City Museum, formally titled Centre Pompidou x Jersey City, is the first planned branch of…
Spike Lee and HBCU Fellowship Program Partner With Ralph Lauren to Equip Students for Success
In a groundbreaking initiative that merges fashion with professional development, renowned director Spike Lee, in partnership with his agency Gersh, has launched an innovative program aimed at empowering students from Historically Black…
Stedelijk Museum Announces Return Of Matisse Painting To Heirs Of Albert Stern
The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam will return a Henry Matisse painting to the heirs of the person who sold it during Nazi persecution.
Titled Odalisque, the work was painted by Henry Matisse sometime during 1920-21. It was eventually…
After Plans To Sell Off A O’Keeffe, Brauer Museums Gets Closed
The decision to close the Brauer Museum of Art was announced by its parent, Valparaiso University, after a controversial plan to sell off paintings in its collection.
The announcement came last week when the Indiana-based Valparaiso…
Original Cover Of ‘Harry Potter’ Book Sells For Record $1.9M
The original cover art for the first Harry Potter book has shattered records after being sold for $1.9 million.
The auction was held in Sotheby’s New York on Wednesday. The cover art was designed by Thomas Taylor in 1997. At the time,…
Over Half Of Artists Earn Less Than $25K A Year, Reveals Survey
A recent survey has revealed the dire conditions of artists in New York state, including that 57 percent earn less than $25,000 a year.
The survey was conducted by Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY), an organization that lobbies for the…
Box Office: ‘Inside Out 2’ Soars to Record $100M Second Weekend in U.S., Hits $724M Globally
Joyful? Ecstatic? Elated? Take your pick.
Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is on fire at the global box office, where it grossed a record-shattering $100 million domestically and $164.4 million overseas in its second weekend to finish Sunday with…
SFMOMA Acquires Famous “Infinity Mirror Room” By Yayoi Kusama
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has added the Infinity Mirror Room by Yayoi Kusama to its collection.
The installation debuted in May last year at David Zwirner and garnered much public attention. Formally titled "Dreaming of…