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Iconic Warhol Marilyn Could Fetch $200 Million, Set Records for 20th-Century Art

March 25, 2022

Hyperallergic - An iconic 1964 silkscreen portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol, estimated at $200 million — which, if achieved, would make the painting the most expensive 20th-century painting to be sold a...

2,000-Year-Old Roman Glass Bowl Unearthed “Like New”

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January 25, 2022

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Hyperallergic - Archeologists excavating a site in Nijmegen — the oldest city in the Netherlands, situated on the Waal river about six miles from the German border — have discovered a blue glass bowl estimated ...

Farewell to Thierry Mugler, demiurge of fashion design as an art form

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January 25, 2022

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domus - From the power suits of the Eighties to the creations for Lady Gaga and Kim Kardashian, Thierry Mugler has been the avant-garde creator of a theatrical and sensual approach to haute couture. Queer cultu...

wikipedia votes against classifying NFTs as art

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January 16, 2022

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Designboom - A group of editors on wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, has voted against categorizing nonfungible tokens (NFT) as a form of art. it all started on the platform the past december. the wikipi...

Italy Returns Parthenon Fragment to Greece, Shaking Up Debate Over Marbles in UK

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January 16, 2022

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Hyperallergic -The regional archaeological museum of Sicily has shipped a fragment from the Parthenon temple to the Acropolis Museum in Athens, where it will remain on long-term loan. Some have interpreted the ...

Metropolitan Museum of Art Limits Attendance Amid Virus Surge

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December 21, 2021

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NY Times - The museum is reducing capacity during a holiday season that usually brings in tourism dollars. And the Baltimore Museum of Art has announced a closure. - read more ...

In Ceremony, Met Museum Officially Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

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November 24, 2021

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Hyperallergic - In a ceremony this morning marking the repatriation of three Nigerian artworks, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) ...

Brooklyn Museum Gets Historic $50 Million Capital Infusion From New York City

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November 24, 2021

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Hyperallergic - The Brooklyn Museum in New York City has received a massive capital investment from the Department of Cultural Affairs — $50 million, the largest single gift in the institution’s history. The f...

Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait Sells for $34.9 Million

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November 24, 2021

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NY Times - A self-portrait by Frida Kahlo, an artist known for her raw emotional intensity, sold for $34.9 million at Sotheby’s on Tuesday night, setting an auction benchmark for the most expensive artwork by a...

Van Gogh Watercolor, Once Seized by Nazis, to be Sold at Auction

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October 18, 2021

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NY Times - A watercolor by Vincent van Gogh, seized by the Nazis during World War II and not publicly exhibited since 1905, is to be sold at auction next month in New York, where experts at Christie’s estimate ...