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Rare Pair of Ming Dynasty Jars Smashes Its $1 M. High Estimate, Hammering for $12.5 M.

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The pair of rare 16th-century Ming dynasty Chinese ‘fish jars’ smashed their $1 million high estimate on Wednesday at Sotheby’s in London. Getty Images for Sotheby’s On Wednesday in London, Sotheby’s sold a pair of rare 16th-century Ming Dynasty Chinese jars decorated with orange fish for $12.5 million, blowing the house’s $1 million high estimate …

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National Archives Accused of Censoring Images of Civil Rights Leaders and Forced Relocation of Indigenous Peoples

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A Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) lacrosse stick at the National Archives Museum. Getty Images for National Archive The Biden-appointed Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan, directed the National Archives to alter photographic exhibits to obscure certain parts of US history, according to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal. According to the Wall Street Journal, …

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The Long-Awaited Holocaust Museum of Greece is Being Funded by Germany and Will Open in 2026 in Thessaloniki

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The German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, speaks at a memorial ceremony for the victims of the destruction of Kandanos in Kandanos town hall during his recent three-day visit to Greece. dpa/picture alliance via Getty I Last week, Germany’s head of state, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, visited the Greek port city of Thessaloniki and declared, “Anyone who stands and …

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Curator Sues Arizona City Over Postponed Show with Shepard Fairey Work About Police Brutality

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Shepard Fairey’s My Florist Is a Dick at the Exhibition, on view at a show in Rome held in 2020. Photo Samantha Zucchi/Insidefoto/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images The former chief curator for the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum in Arizona has sued the City of Mesa, claiming that it violated her right to free speech when …

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Copyright Case Between Artists Deborah Roberts and Lynthia Edwards Continues Without a Victory for Either Side

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A comparison of work by Edwards (left) and Roberts (right) from court documents. Via Court Documents A copyright infringement lawsuit between two collage artists, Debroah Roberts and Lynthia Edwards, has been handed down a decision that mirrors the decoupage of a collage artist’s practice. In September 2022 Roberts sued Edwards, her dealer Richard Beavers, and …

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Newsmakers: Dealer Robbie Fitzpatrick Discusses How the Current Market Led Him to a Nomadic Gallery Model

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Robbie Fitzpatrick with a work by Hannah Weinberger at Basel Social Club 2023. Photo Flavio Karrer/Courtesy Fitzpatrick Gallery Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a new ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. A few days before Art Basel Paris was set to open last month, Paris-based …

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Dallas Museum Director Agustín Arteaga to Step Down After Eight Years

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Agustín Arteaga. Photo Paloma Torres Agustín Arteaga, the director of the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas, will depart his post on December 31 after eight years, leaving open one of the top institutional roles in the South. The museum’s announcement of his departure did not state where he was headed next. Tamara Wootton Forsyth, …

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