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A night at the Louvre with Leonardo da Vinci

September 18, 2020

DW - One of the Louvre's most famous publicity stunts is the 2018 video "Apes**t," in which music stars Beyoncé and Jay-Z were seen dancing through the empty galleries of the most visited museum in the world. T...

What Donald Trump and Reformer Martin Luther have in common

Artery

September 18, 2020

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DW -At the beginning of Donald Trump's presidency in 2017, he regularly made breaking news by tweeting about "total witch hunts," "fake news" or "dumb deals." The press nervously reported everything the new US ...

Brooklyn Museum to Sell 12 Works as Pandemic Changes the Rules

Artery

September 18, 2020

Museum News, Trending

The New York Times - Museums selling their art has long been frowned upon, but recent financial pressures have sent works to the auction block at Christie’s. The proceeds would pay for the care of the collectio...

Than Ever—and 5 Other Takeaways From a New Art Basel Report on the State of the Market

Artery

September 11, 2020

Art Market, Trending

artnet news - We all know 2020 was a bad year for the art market, which saw the cancellation of virtually every live auction, fair, and exhibition. But just how bad was it? A new study from Art Basel and UBS t...

This Collaborative Photo Project Captures Our Need to Connect during the Pandemic

Artery

September 11, 2020

Art Collecting, Trending

Artsy - In a nearly empty piazza in Florence, Italy, two people stand apart. They stare at each other, but their faces are partially concealed by a scarf and a mask.- read more ...

The Whitney Reopens With 3 Powerhouse Shows

Artery

September 11, 2020

museum watch, Trending

NY Times - When the museum closed in March, it was showing Agnes Pelton’s paintings and Mexico’s great muralists. Thankfully, these works are still up on the walls. - read more ...

A drive-through art exhibition in Rotterdam picks up a new trend

Artery

August 19, 2020

Art Fairs, Trending

DW - In a typical year, the Rotterdam Ahoy exhibition halls in the Netherlands host a wide variety of events. This past May, the Eurovision Song Contest should have filled the halls with music, had it not been ...

Vacuum cleaner billionaire James Dyson plans to build art gallery in his garden

Artery

August 19, 2020

Art Collecting, Business Spotlight, Trending

The Art Newspaper - UK billionaire James Dyson, known for his bagless vacuum cleaners, and his wife Deirdre plan to open an art gallery at their home in South Gloucestershire, which will house major Pop Art wo...

How a Once Hidden Cache of Art and Archives Expand Narratives of Walter Pach and Mexican Modernism

Artery

August 19, 2020

Art History, Trending

Smithsonian Magazine - I will never forget the startling moment when I pulled Frida Kahlo’s (1907–1954) tiny, tin-framed painting, Survivor, out of a dirty, unlabeled cardboard box stacked in a closet in an un...

Museums and Other New York Cultural Institutions Can Open Aug. 24

Artery

August 19, 2020

Museum News, Trending

NY TIMES - Museums and other cultural institutions will be allowed to open in New York City starting on Aug. 24, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Friday, following five months of a pandemic shutdown that has result...