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VATICAN, VATICAN CITY, MAY 03: Tourists admire one of the Raphael Rooms, ahead of the re-opening of the Vatican Museums, at the Vatican City, on May 03, 2021. The re-opening follows the third closure of the Museums since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more stringent rules, including obligatory bookings, punctuality in turning up, …

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Portrait of Tim Blum, 2024 Photo Hannah Mjølsnes After more than 30 years in the art business, Tim Blum, who helped grow the careers of artists ranging from Yoshitomo Nara to Takashi Murakami, is stepping away from his gallery, which will no longer operate with a traditional gallery model, the dealer told ARTnews Tuesday. Blum …

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Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe portraits. Getty Images A high-profile Hong Kong real estate family is learning that a hot corner of finance—art-backed lending—has its limits. According to Bloomberg, the Parkview family’s property empire in Hong Kong—already strained by a near-default in March—explored an art-backed loan earlier this year with Sotheby’s. Their offer comprised over 200 works, including pieces …

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(L to R): Brett Gorvy, Philip Hoffman, Ed Dolman, Patti Wong, Alex Dolman Courtesy Emilio Madrid The art market isn’t broken, exactly, but in the eyes of art market veterans Ed Dolman, Alex Dolman, Brett Gorvy, Philip Hoffman, and Patti Wong, it doesn’t function the way it used to. The group aims to change that …

A Supergroup of Art Market Veterans Have Formed a Consultancy to Solve High-Level Art World Problems Read More »

Heather Gerken will be the 11th president of the Ford Foundation. Photo John Nienhuis The New York–based Ford Foundation, one of the leading private philanthropic organizations in the US, has named Heather Gerken its next president. Succeeding Darren Walker, Gerken will be the 11th president of the foundation and the second woman ever to lead …

Ford Foundation Names Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken as Next President Read More »

Chanel’s Arts & Culture Magazine Vol. 1. Courtesy Chanel/Roe Ethridge via WWD Chanel is strengthening its cultural initiatives with celebrations for its centenary in the U.K. The French brand is launching Arts & Culture Magazine, a publication that revisits the brand’s work with artists and cultural institutions in the last five years. The project is …

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Archaeologists cleaning the mosaic outside Alès, France. ©F. Giraud, Inrap The remains of a Gallo-Roman site overlooking the French city of Alès have been identified by archaeologists, the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) announced on Tuesday. Excavations conducted between February and June this year revealed the remains of dwellings, hydraulic systems, a domus …

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Nick Merriman. COURTESY ENGLISH HERITAGE The chief executive of English Heritage, the British conservation charity, has stepped down from his role having only joined at the beginning of 2024. English Heritage said in a statement that Nick Merriman resigned for personal reasons linked to family health. Geoff Parkin will now step into the role on …

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Interior of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela on June 15, 2023. AFP via Getty Images Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered the heirs of former dictator Francisco Franco to return two religious statues to the city of Santiago, concluding a years-long legal dispute over their ownership. The two pieces, depicting biblical figures Isaac and Abraham, …

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Rosalind Fox Solomon, 2019. Getty Images for International Center of Photography Rosalind Fox Solomon, a photographer who crafted piercing images of alienation, racism, and marginalization in the United States and far beyond it, died in New York on Monday at 95. Stephen Bulger Gallery, her representative, confirmed her passing, but did not state a cause …

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