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In an Uncertain Market, Shanghai’s Bank Gallery Looks to New York for Stability

The exterior of Bank’s New York outpost, at 127 Elizabeth Street. Courtesy Bank Shanghai’s Bank gallery, one of China’s leading art spaces, will open in New York as its leaders brave an uncertain global art market. From March 21 until mid-August, Bank will operate a “pilot” space at 127 Elizabeth Street, the current home of …

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Gene Hackman’s Paintings, Canceled Exhibition in DC, and More: Morning Links for February 28, 2025

Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa pose for a portrait in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images Good Morning! Amid an ongoing investigation into the mysterious death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, the actor’s less-famous art practice comes to light.  Artist Andil Gosine’s exhibition based on his book about queer theory …

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Value of $TRUMP Cryptocurrency ‘Artwork’ Sinks, Investors Lose $12 B.

Good bank? $TRUMP has shed billions. AFP via Getty Images The value of Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency, a meme coin aptly called $TRUMP, has fallen off a cliff – and its investors have lost around $12 billion.   (A cryptocurrency is typically labeled a meme coin if it has no intrinsic function but originates from an internet …

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Manhattan Nonprofit Sues City to Halt Destruction of ‘Social Sculpture’ Garden

Views of the Elizabeth Street Garden on a crowded Sunday afternoon on September 9, 2024 in the Soho. Corbis via Getty Images A nonprofit overseeing Manhattan’s Elizabeth Street Garden is suing New York City, arguing that the coveted public space qualifies for legal protection art under the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) of 1990. The …

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The Guggenheim Tightens Its Belt Again, Laying Off 20 Staffers

Jenny Holzer, Installation for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1989/2024. ©2024 Jenny Holzer/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/Photo Ariel Ione Williams and David Heald, ©Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York Another round of layoffs has hit the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, as the institution struggles to balance its books in an era …

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Monaco Court Annuls Case Against Billionaire Art Collector Dmitry Rybolovlev

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev attends the Rose Ball 2014 in aid of the Princess Grace Foundation at Sporting Monte-Carlo on March 29, 2014 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Getty Images Dmitriy Rybolovlev, the Russian billionaire and majority owner of the French football club AS Monaco, has been cleared of all criminal proceedings in Monaco, following a ruling by …

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Archaeologist Who Discovered Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh’s Tomb Believes There Is Another—Possibly Containing a Mummy

The tomb of King Thutmose II, near the Valley of the Kings in West Luxor, Egypt. Courtesy the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities A week ago, archaeologists announced that they had found the tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II near the Valley of the Kings in West Luxor. Now, the expert behind the discovery …

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