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To help preserve her works, Cindy Sherman is offering to destroy and reprint old photographs

The Art Newspaper

Cindy Sherman Cindy Sherman on AI experiments, lockdown pottery and being a woman in today's art market Anny Shaw According to Margaret Lee, the CSLP’s director, the timing of its launch reflects Sherman’s long-standing concern about the fragility of photographic materials. “It Museum leaders have welcomed the project.

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The legacy of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is explored in first major US show

The Art Newspaper

The works, ranging from 1951 to 2023, span Iraq’s hopeful mid-century moment—which gave birth to a new art movement celebrating both tradition and internationalism—through to the despair and isolation of the Iraq War period.

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MAAM announces 2023 Annual Meeting Award Winners

The Mid-Atlantic Museum Association

Wilmington, DE – The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) is pleased to announce the 2023 award recipients, honoring excellence in the museum field. The award ceremony will take place as part of the Association’s upcoming Annual Meeting at the Hotel DuPont in Wilmington, DE from October 10-12, 2023.

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Renewed Bern Kunsthalle works to reframe Switzerland's history

The Art Newspaper

In place of plastic, the Ghanaian artist enfolded the building in a material evocative of global labour and trade—jute sacks made in Southeast Asia and imported to Ghana for the transportation of cocoa beans to European markets. The Kunsthalle recently relived the moment with another monumental intervention, this time by Ibrahim Mahama.

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A Brief Introduction to Art Deco Furniture: Design Icons and Influences

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Opulent Materials Jules Leleu – A Shagreen, Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Sideboard. Contrasting the simple shapes of Art Deco designs were the luxurious materials that often augmented these forms. Extravagant materials typically joined rich tones and decorative details to contribute to the sumptuous ornamentation of Art Deco designs.

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Is There Money in Early Bank Promotional Gifts?

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But, years ago, bank promotional items included high-quality collectibles that could be worth a lot today, like this celluloid bank , which sold in May 2023 for $115. These giveaways mostly ended when changes in banking regulations limited a bank’s ability to give expensive promotional materials to customers.

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Call for 2025 Buildy Awards is OPEN!

The Mid-Atlantic Museum Association

A Buildy Award nominee must have completed a museum-related construction project within the five-year period of 2018-2023, and the project must have been substantially complete and opened or reopened to the general public for at least one year prior to the submission deadline date of November 7, 2024.