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#ArtnetNews: It took a little bit, but the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles has selected a new director, and it is an unexpected name: Jonathan Abbott.
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#ArtnetNews: A flash flood in Florence yesterday saw rainwater leak into the Uffizi Galleries and directly onto the glass case protecting a prized Caravaggio painting. Bacchus (1596) was immediately removed from the gallery.
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#ArtnetNews: Keith Haring created one of the Western canon’s most recognizable visual languages. The seeds of that aesthetic are resurfacing at auction, as 40 of the Pop artist’s early creations land on the block at Sotheby’s.
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Pictured: Keith Haring, Untitled (1984). Photo: courtesy of Sotheby's.
ALT An abstract illustration by Keith Haring depicting two large hands reaching down towards a human figure with outstretched arms. The figure appears to be lifting or being pulled up. The numbers "19" and "84" are positioned on the lower left and right corners respectively.
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#ArtNetNews: Rijksmuseum and Mauritshuis Go Dutch on $13M Painting. The two museums teamed up to bring Hendrick Avercamp’s celebrated winter landscape back to the Netherlands.
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ALT A winter scene depicts several figures playing colf on a frozen river. People are dressed in period clothing, some observing, while others partake in the game. Flags are visible on poles, and a few others can be seen skating in the background. The landscape is expansive, with a soft, muted sky.
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#ArtnetNews: The historic New York studio that has housed fiber artist Dana Barnes since 2012 is up for grabs. Sotheby’s International Realty is offering the artist’s four-story, 6,800-square-foot Lower East Side headquarters for $10.95 million. It was previously home to one of America’s oldest Eastern European synagogues and later to the Abstract Expressionist pioneers Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof.
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ALT A spacious, well-lit workshop features several tables showcasing neatly arranged textile materials and crafted items. The setting includes large windows, white brick walls, and industrial elements, suggesting a creative or design-focused environment.
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#ArtMarketMinute: Host Margaret Carrigan digs into why fairs are so eager to broker museum purchases, and what it might be costing curatorial independence along the way.
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#TheArtAnglePodcast: In today's episode, Ben Davis speaks to Katherine Whitney about the problems plaguing museum wall texts, and how they can be fixed.
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#ArtnetNews: The paradox of Yayoi Kusama’s final years—and other art world matters. Plus: A Rembrandt returns home, and Conan O’Brien channels Vincent van Gogh. Read more: bit.ly/4qRpmB7
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#ArtnetNews: On October 3, U.K.-based Littlehouse Auctions will sell an historic trove of recordings from the Britpop band’s heyday as a single lot valued at £1.2 million to £1.6 million ($1.62 to $2.16 million).
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#ArtMarketMinute: Whitechapel Gallery director Gilane Tawadros has tapped an economist to help rethink the public value of art institutions.
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#ArtnetNews: Christie’s and Bonhams hike buyer’s fees—and more industry intel. Plus: China’s artists officially drop out of the Gwangju Biennale, and two New York galleries relocate to Tribeca. Read more: bit.ly/4yoOXUM
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#ArtnetNews: The Pacific Coast Highway may have the views and Route 50 the sheer span, but it’s Route 66, one of the U.S.’s first national highways, that has captured the imagination of writers, musicians, and artists across generations.
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#ArtnetNews: Lucien Smith, a defining painter of New York's early-2010s art boom and a fixture of the downtown scene, died Monday, September 7, in New York at age 37. A cause of death was not immediately known.
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#ArtnetNews: Modernism is on trend, and Christie’s is here to meet the moment. Next month, the auction house will start selling off an anonymous single-owner collection in a sale titled “Radiant Modernism: Signac to Albers,” encompassing 600 paintings, prints, and works on paper collectively valued at $40 million to $60 million.
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#ArtnetNews: Meow Wolf L.A. unveils star-studded artist list. The lineup aims to encapsulate the city's rich art scene. Read more: bit.ly/4h7gFPY
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#ArtnetNews: Untitled Art, Houston reveals a stacked lineup for sophomore edition. The fair brings together artists whose work appears on the global stage with those actively shaping the city's contemporary art identity. Read more: bit.ly/466WMCj
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#ArtnetNews: Why a new generation of collectors is chasing 20th-century Modernism. Expect this fall's auction season to reward quality over quantity. Read more: bit.ly/4gLyfZT
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#ArtnetNews: The fairs, shows, and sales that actually matter this fall. Here’s what the pros are prioritizing this season. Read more: bit.ly/4gG1hIM
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#TheArtAnglePodcast: In today's episode, Renée Dreyfus, who organized "The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy," at San Francisco's Legion of Honor, joins the show.
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#ArtnetNews: ICE seizes thousands of ancient artifacts—and other art world matters. Plus: British Museum drops a Bayeux Tapestry trailer, and high-end art history courses benefit the rich. Read more: bit.ly/4yoqCyt
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