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David Lynch’s Personal Items Hit the Auction Block in Los Angeles

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Image of Muholland Drive script. Courtesy Julien’s Auctions Hundreds of items from filmmaker David Lynch’s personal estate are being auctioned by Julien’s in Los Angeles, with online bidding already exceeding $56,000. Nearly 450 lots are included in the sale, which spans Lynch’s career and features movie props, musical gear, Polaroids, and more. The sale will …

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Venice Biennale Moves Forward with Koyo Kouoh’s 2026 Exhibition, Titled ‘In Minor Keys’

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The 2024 Venice Biennale. Simone Padovani/Getty Images The Venice Biennale will move forward with its 2026 edition—even after the unexpected death of its curator, Koyo Kouoh, earlier this month. On Tuesday, the Biennale revealed that it intended to realize Kouoh’s exhibition, which she had already begun to devise prior to her passing. The exhibition’s leaders …

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Development of New, ‘Rice Noodle-Like’ Glue for Historical Paintings Puts Art Conservators’ Fears to Rest

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The new solvent-free, spaghetti-like version of BEVA 371 Akron before it is trimmed into pellets and packaged for distribution. Photo by Nita L. Roberts. Art conservators were starting to panic after two critical ingredients for a glue called Beva 371 and used to line historical canvases were discontinued. However, researchers from the School of Polymer …

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Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Features a Real Renoir and a Salient Spoof of Art Collecting

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Still from The Phoenician Scheme, 2025. Courtesy TPS Productions/Focus Features ©2025 All Rights Reserved “Never buy good pictures,” says Zsa-Zsa Korda, the protagonist of Wes Anderson‘s new film, The Phoenician Scheme, now playing in theaters in New York and Los Angeles. “Buy masterpieces.” It’s good advice to any aspiring art collector. But with what money? …

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James Rondeau Returns as Director of Art Institute of Chicago Following Plane Incident

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James Rondeau. TNS James Rondeau will return as director of the Art Institute of Chicago following reports that he had undressed on a plane to Germany. CBS News first reported the news on Thursday. Rondeau had taken a voluntary leave from the museum’s top post, which he has held since 2016. According to CBS, he …

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Art Historian Protests Restoration of Louisville Monument Graffitied in 2020: ‘Our City Is Hostile to Anti-Police Protests’

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Louisville’s statue of King Louis XVI was graffitied in 2020 amid protests over the police killing of Breonna Taylor. Photo Brett Carlsen/Getty Images An art historian who chaired Louisville’s public art commission said he would leave his post amid plans to restore a statue of King Louis XVI graffitied by protestors in 2020 following the …

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Centre Pompidou to Open New Brazil Satellite, the Museum’s First in South America

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Iguazu Falls. AFP via Getty Images While its Paris home base closes for five years to undergo a renovation, the Centre Pompidou will expand its international reach, opening its first South American space in 2027. Scheduled to launch in November 2027, the new location in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, will be one of several satellites …

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