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A production still from “The Odyssey,” featuring Matt Damon (center) as Odysseus. Universal Pictures Months before Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey hit theaters, many on the internet had seemingly already reached a conclusion. The armor was wrong. Agamemnon’s black, plasticky helmet looked, one widely shared post complained, like something out of a Batman movie. Odysseus’s ship …

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An installation view of teamLab’s “Resonating Microcosms – Solidified Light” at “Second Nature” at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre. Courtesy Superblue Superblue, the experiential art venture cofounded in 2020 by Pace CEO Marc Glimcher and former Pace London president Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst, has landed in India for the first time, with a sprawling nine-work exhibition …

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Pat Oleszko. Darian DiCianno/BFA.com/©BFA 2026 Pat Oleszko, a sculptor and performance artist who was not well-known in New York before earlier this year, has won the 2026 Whitney Biennial’s $100,000 Bucksbaum Award, a prize previously won by famed artists such as Zoe Leonard, Ralph Lemon, and Pope.L. Oleszko’s contribution to the show was a large …

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A general view shows the city skyline and historic buildings in Shanghai on June 2, 2026. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) Two former managers of a prominent Shanghai auction house have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for orchestrating an extensive fraud scheme that led one collector to spend about RMB …

Shanghai Auction Executives Sentenced in Major Fraud Case as Industry Scrutiny Intensifies Read More »

Vija Celmins (left) and Denis Villeneuve (right). Courtesy LACMA The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has announced the honorees for its annual Art+Film Gala, chaired by returning hosts Leonardo DiCaprio and LACMA trustee Eva Chow. This year’s star-studded event on Nov. 7 will honor artist Vija Celmins and filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. The Art + …

Vija Celmins and Denis Villeneuve Are the 2026 Honorees of LACMA’s Glitzy Art+Film Gala Read More »

The British Museum. Photo Leon Neal/Getty Images Several political parties across the UK Parliament have called for an independent investigation into the British Museum‘s removal of the terms “Palestine,” “Palestinian,” and “Israelite occupation” after a Middle East Eye report linked the museum’s decision to lobbying by pro-Israel activists. The British Museum defended its decision to …

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Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Getty Images/iStockphoto A suspect has been charged in the wake of what British authorities described as a “high-value burglary” at the Bristol Museum in the UK last September. As reported by the BBC, “Dean Hall, 41, from Redcliffe, Bristol, has been charged with handling stolen goods. He was given unconditional …

Man Charged in Theft of More Than 600 Artifacts from UK’s Bristol Museum Read More »

Bronze figure from China’s Sanxingdui archaeological site. Courtesy Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology New research suggests that a treasured bronze artifact excavated from the Sanxingdui archaeological site in China is an assemblage of different parts made in different areas at different points in time—“offering fresh evidence of ancient trade networks and advanced …

Fresh Insights into China’s Famed Sanxingdui Illuminate Ancient Trade Networks Read More »

British actor David Prowse and American Mark Hamill on the set of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi directed by Richard Marquand. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images An iconic piece of Star Wars memorabilia smashed predictions and sold for a record-setting sum.  Heritage Auctions confirmed late Wednesday afternoon that …

Mark Hamill’s ‘Star Wars’ Lightsaber Breaks Auction Record with $3.7M. Sale Read More »

Auctioneer Helena Newman in action during Sotheby’s Modern Evening Sale. Julian Cassady Sotheby’s reported record first-half consolidated sales of $4.4 billion on Tuesday, up 58 percent from the same period last year, fueled by gains across auctions, private sales, and its growing luxury businesses. Auction sales rose 59 percent to $3.4 billion, while private sales …

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