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Anne Bass & 20th Century Works Lead To Successful $831M+ Christie’s Evening Sale
Two sales, one dedicated to collector Anne Bass while another to 20th-century art, together amassed $831 million in Christie’s evening sale.
The first sale of the evening featured works previously owned by socialite and collector Anne…
Ford, Mellon Announce 2022 Winners of Latinx Fellowships
The Ford and Mellon Foundation announced the selected artists for the second edition of the Latinx Fellowships.
The Latinx Fellowship was established last year by the joint efforts of the Ford Foundation and Mellon Foundation. The…
Anna Weyant Becomes Youngest Artist To Join Gagosian
The 27-year-old artist Anna Weyant has become the youngest ever artist to join the mega-gallery Gagosian as part of their roster.
For most artists, the ascension is gradual - from small galleries to mid-sized ones, and finally to large,…
Yale University to Repatriate Buddhist Sculpture To Nepal
On Friday, the Yale University Art Gallery announced the plans to return the statue of a Buddhist goddess to Nepal.
The statue in question is that of Goddess Tara, who is considered a bodhisattva (or female Buddha, in some cases) in…
Artist Jan Fabre Gets 18 Month Sentence In Sexual Assault Case
Belgian artist and choreographer Jan Fabre received an 18-month suspended sentence from an Antwerp court regarding the ongoing sexual harassment trial.
In 2018, during the global #MeToo movement, 20 people came forward with allegations…
Three Ai Weiwei Works Snatched In Broad Daylight In Germany
In a daring daylight heist, three sculptures by artist Ai Weiwei were stolen from an exhibition in Hamburg, Germany earlier this week.
On Monday afternoon, a sole perpetrator snatched three artworks by Weiwei from the Lumas Galerie in…
Sotheby’s Hong Kong Evening Sales Closes At $164M, Decent But Lower Than Last Year
With works from Picasso, Sotheby’s Hong Kong Evening sale of modern and contemporary art closed with a combined sales of $164.2 million.
The much-anticipated sale occurred after a number of obstacles. First, there was a tense political…
June Art Fair Announces 18 Galleries Participating In Upcoming Fair
The June Art Fair has announced the name of 18 galleries that will participate in the upcoming fair in Basel, Switzerland.
The full list of the participating galleries is: VI, VII (Oslo), Arcade (London & Brussels), Althuis Hofland…
Massive Phishing Attack On Bored Ape Collection Loses $3M+ Of NFT
A hacked Instagram account led to a massive attack on the Bored Ape website, leading to the estimated theft of about $3 million worth of NFTs.
On Monday morning, the official Instagram account of Bored Ape Yacht Collection posted a link…
Queens Museum Hires Curator Lauren Hayes As Department Head
Curator Lauren Hayes will be joining the Queens Museum as the Director of Curatorial Affairs, starting from July this year.
Haynes, who currently works as a senior curator of contemporary art at the Nasher Museum of Art in Durham, NC,…