An “ArtScreen” showing Andy Warhol’s Marlyn Monroe series in South Wirral High School, UK. Maurizio Cattelan’s banana duct-taped to a wall, titled Comedian (2019), can’t stay out of the news. This time, Damien Hirst has chosen the artwork to be included in Art In Schools, a digital project to bring museum-quality art into British classrooms. “Art …
The wildfires in LA continue to rage. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ART COLLECTORS ACCUSED OF HOARDING WATER AS LA FIRES RAGE. People are asking how fire hydrants ran out of water in the Pacific Palisades LA neighborhood that is being devastated by wildfires. Gov. Gavin Newsom …
David Lynch, 2002. Photo Chris Weeks/WireImage David Lynch, the visionary filmmaker and artist who mined the strange and restless depths of the soul, has died. He was 78. His death was announced on social media on Thursday by his family, who did not provide a cause. Last year Lynch announced that he had developed emphysema, …
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Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Playoffs “The Last Dance” game-worn jersey is the top lot among the auction’s sports memorabilia, with a high estimate of $1.2 million. Courtesy Sotheby’s Sotheby’s has revealed the lineup for Saudi Arabia’s first-ever international auction on February 8. Around 100 lots including works by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, …
The Palisades Fire cloaks The Getty Center in Brentwood on January 11, 2025. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Los Angeles’ leading art institutions, including the J. Paul Getty Trust, LACMA, and the Hammer Museum, have launched a $12 million emergency fund to aid artists and cultural workers who have lost their homes, studios, …
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Are these dog owners forgoing a trip to a museum? LightRocket via Getty Images Italian museums have started offering free dog-sitting services in a bid to boost visitor numbers. The scheme, initiated by the Bauadvisor dog services company, launched on Sunday in Rome at four major cultural sites, among them the Museum of the Ara …
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The Phillips New York headquarters. LightRocket via Getty Images Phillips reported $843 million in global sales for 2024, with $721 million in auction revenue—a 14 percent decline from the $840.7 million the house reported generating through that channel in 2023. The disappointing numbers come as other large auction houses report similarly depressed sales totals compared …
Fires in California are being fanned by strong winds. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines IN THE LINE OF FIRE. The grounds of the Getty Villa museum caught fire Tuesday as a fast-moving blaze continues to engulf the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in western Los Angeles, …
Maarten Ten Holder, CEO North Americas at advisory firm Gurr Johns. Courtesy Gurr Johns Gurr Johns, an art advisory and appraisal firm with offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Paris, has appointed Maarten ten Holder to the newly-created role of Chief Executive Officer of its North American division as it places a bigger …
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Two Just Stop Oil activists spray paint ‘1.5 Is Dead’ on the gravestone of Charles Darwin in Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom, 2024. Photo Kristian Buus/In Pictures via Getty Images The grave of British naturalist Charles Darwin was defaced by climate activists from the Just Stop Oil group at London’s Westminster Abbey. Earlier this morning, …
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