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Louvre Acquires $2.8M Terracotta Sculpture Despite Being Sold In Auction
Louvre Museum invoked a rare legal provision to acquire a 17th-century terracotta sculpture, even after it was sold in an auction.
The sculpture in question is a funerary monument created by artist François Anguier. It was commissioned…
Citing Censorship Concerns, Resolve Collective Walks Out Of Barbican Centre Exhibition
Resolve Collective has announced to walk out of an exhibition at Barbican Centre, London, citing ‘anti-Palestinian’ censorship.
Resolve Collective, a group of design artists, are currently showcasing their exhibition titled ‘Them’s the…
2024 Berlin Biennale Gets Postponed Amid ‘Biennale Saturation’
The upcoming Berlin Biennale has been postponed from 2024 to 2025, citing the pandemic and the ‘biennale super year’ as reasons.
The German Federal Cultural Foundation announced the decision via a statement last week. The primary concern…
Lost Reubens Painting Expected To Fetch $7.7M At Sotheby’s Auction
A recently found painting by Flemish Master Peter Reubens is heading to Sotheby’s London, where it could fetch up to $7.7 million.
The painting, titled ‘Saint Sebastian Tended By Two Angels’, last went on the auction block in 2008. It…
Whitney Museum Appoints Meg Onli, Laura Phipps On New Curatorial Positions
Whitney Museum, New York has made major staff changes, with appointing Meg Onli as curator-at-large and Laura Phipps as associate curator.
Writer-curator Meg Onli has been appointed as the curator-at-large at the Whitney Museum in New…
Independent Announces Exhibitors For 20th Century Exhibition
For the 2nd edition of the 20th Century Exhibition, Independent New York has announced the names of the 32 exhibitors.
For the most part, the exhibition is following a similar pattern as last year. Like last year, this year’s edition…
First Authorized Banksy Show In 14 Years Opens In Glasgow
For the first time since 2009, an exhibition authorized by the elusive artist Banksy has opened in Glasgow, Sweden.
The exhibition, titled “Cut and Run”, opened on June 15th at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow. It is scheduled to run…
Bankruptcy NFT Auction At Sotheby’s Fares Well, Net $11M
The bankruptcy NFT of Three Arrows Capital at Sotheby’s made $11 million in sales – a decent number in an otherwise dying market.
Last year, Kyle Davies and Su Zhu – the two founders of Three Arrows Capital – filed for bankruptcy. 3AC…
Climate Activists Fined $30K After Damaging Vatican Sculpture
Two Italian climate activists have been fined more than $30,000 in restitution after damaging an ancient statue in the Vatican last year.
Guido Viero and Ester Goffi are both members of the Ultima Generazione, an environmental group that…
Sotheby’s Auctions Giant Ruby For Record $34.8M
Last week, Sotheby’s auctioned an ‘unprecedented’ 55-carat ruby for a record price of $34.8 million – even higher than its estimates.
The 55.22-carat ruby, titled ‘Estrela de FURA’, was sold on June 8th in New York as part of the…