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Takashi Murakami and Zendaya Team up for Louis Vuitton Relaunch

Artist Takashi Murakami poses during his “Understanding The New Cognitive Domain” : Takashi Murakami’s Exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery on June 10, 2023 in Le Bourget, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images) Getty Images PARIS — Louis Vuitton is betting on a dose of Y2K nostalgia to perk up luxury consumers on New Year’s Day, when the reedition …

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San Francisco’s Art Scene Is Thriving, In Spite of ‘False Doom Narrative’

Andy Mister’s recent exhibition at Rebecca Camacho Presents, a San Francisco gallery that recently expanded. Courtesy Rebecca Camacho Presents Earlier this year, dealer Rebecca Camacho was standing in her new and expanded downtown San Francisco gallery in Jackson Square, when she paused and pointed to the arched windows facing the street. “There have been people …

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Berlin Moves Forward With €130 M. Cuts to Arts and Culture

View of the Rieckhallen extension of Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof Museum of Contemporary Art taken. Photo John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images Berlin’s government has pushed through a €130 million cut—12% of its culture budget—despite weeks of protests and warnings from the arts sector. The reduction, part of the city’s 2025 spending plan, has prompted widespread concerns …

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New York’s Jack Hanley Gallery Closes after 37 Years in Business

A recent Alicia McCarthy show at Jack Hanley Gallery. Courtesy Jack Hanley Gallery Jack Hanley Gallery, a beloved gallery based in New York, said on Tuesday night that it would close this month, marking 37 years in business. Currently located in Tribeca, Jack Hanley Gallery first opened in Austin, Texas, in 1987 under the name …

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French Painter Claire Tabouret Chosen to Create New Stained Glass Windows for Notre-Dame Cathedral

Artist Claire Taboure. © Claire Tabouret / Photo: © STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP French figurative painter Claire Tabouret has been chosen to create new stained glass windows for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which reopened on December 7 after a six-year-long renovation. Tabouret was selected by French president Emmanuel Macron and the Paris archbishop, …

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Judge Rules Against Heirs of Famous Muralist Thomas Hart Benton, Ending Five-Year Legal Battle

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 …

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Kim Kardashian May Have Bought $4.9 M. Basquiat Painting at Christie’s Auction

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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Partnership Between the Hilma af Klint Foundation and David Zwirner Stands to Separate the Artist’s Work for Profit

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 …

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Cast of New Film ‘The Gallerist’ Confirmed As Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and More

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 …

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