The Thomas Hart Benton mural “Independence and the Opening of the West” is a fixture in the lobby of the south entrance to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence. It depicts the role Independence played in changing the American West. TNS The five-year legal battle between the heirs of American scene …
Kim Kardashian. Photo Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Rumors are swirling that Kim Kardashian may be the owner of a $4.9 million Jean-Michel Basquiat painting that appeared at auction at Christie’s in 2017. Kardashian has yet to officially confirm she is the buyer of the Basquiat painting, a 1982 canvas called Both Poles. But keen-eyed entertainment journalists noted …
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Ahmed Salameh, ‘On the Shores of Gaza No.2’, (2020). Courtesy the artist and Zawyeh Art Gallery Zawyeh Art Gallery, the organizer and sole venue of the Ramallah Art Fair, wants it known that the name of the event is a bit of a misnomer. Yes, the works in its newly opened fourth edition are for …
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Hilma af Klint: Group IV, The Ten Largest, No. 7, Adulthood, 1907. Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk. A potential agreement between the Hilma af Klint Foundation and mega gallerist David Zwirner stands to separate the artist’s work for profit. The family of the Swedish artist oversees her foundation, which is responsible for the preservation of …
From left to right: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Sterling K. Brown, Zach Galifianakis, Daniel Bruhl, Charli xcx, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Courtesy Irvin Rivera/Mark Leibowitz/Pablo Arroyo/Terry O’Connor via Deadline. MRC is set to independently finance The Gallerist, Cathy Yan’s new film starring the previously announced Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega. The company also today officially confirmed the remaining cast …
Zilia Sánchez. Photo Raquel Perez Puig Zilia Sánchez, an artist known for her shaped canvases that bulge outward, has died at 98. The San Juan–based aritst’s death was announced on Thursday by the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, which did not state a cause. Sánchez’s erotically tinged paintings alluded frequently to the female body, …
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The ancient neolithic monument of Stonehenge. Photo Matt Cardy/Getty Images This has been a monumental year for further insight about Stonehenge‘s creation. Researchers are now positing that the iconic stone circle may have been erected in an effort to unite ancient farming communities, CNN reported. Earlier this year, experts discovered that Stonehenge’s central six-ton altar …
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Grupo Fenix playing at Dia de los Muertos on November 1, 2024, at La Cosecha. Jeremy Norwood / National Museum of the American Latino. The National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL) faces a Herculean challenge. Established in late 2020, nearly 30 years after it was first proposed, the Smithsonian component must represent the art, …
Nicholas Galanin also won a Guggenheim Fellowship this year. Photo Bethany Goodrich/Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has named Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit-Unangax̂) as the recipient of this year’s Don Tyson Prize for outstanding achievement in American art. A press release called Galanin “a renowned figure in the …
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Mona curator and conceptual artist Kirsha Kaechele apologized to the Picasso Estate on the museum’s blog after she forged a painting by the Spanish master for her “Ladies Lounge” exhibition. Courtesy of Mona Like most years in the art world, 2024 saw a slew of lawsuits wind their way through the courts. There were, of …
