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Basel's new satellite fair rides the wave of interest in contemporary African art

The Art Newspaper

Africa Basel was founded by the artist Benjamin Füglister and the founding director of Photo Basel, Sven Eisenhut-Hug. Odile Tevie is the director of Nubuke Foundation, a Ghanaian non-profit with a mission to support artists and preserve the nation’s contemporary culture. So we’re hoping we can do some sales and recoup that.”

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

The Art Newspaper

Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth The US photographer Cindy Sherman has launched a new initiative to preserve the physical and conceptual integrity of her work. It is the first initiative of its kind in photography and could set a new benchmark for legacy care among artists working in lens-based media.

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Art Basel and Frieze set their sights on the next generation of visitors

The Art Newspaper

UBS says the pop-up—which is also offering a limited-edition tote bag designed in collaboration with the Swiss artist Claudia Comte, while supplies last—allows the company to “share the experience of Art Basel with young audiences in Switzerland, bringing them closer to contemporary art and artists”.

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A real head Turner: pub offers free drink to walkers exploring artist's London

The Art Newspaper

The real site is now occupied by the Porterhouse pub, which has joined Turner's birthday celebrations with gusto, commissioning a 10 foot square mural map of Turner’s London from Adam Dant, which the artist unveiled as van der Merwe hung a splendid wreath on the wall. Birthday or not, we'll drink to that. Diary J.M.W.

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Art Gallery of Ontario acquires more than 200 Peter Hujar photographs

The Art Newspaper

© 2025 The Peter Hujar Archive / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Hujar, who is best known for his black-and-white portraits, spent the bulk of his life in New York City and captured, among others, many of the figures in its thriving artistic scene from the 1960s to the 80s. Gelatin silver print, Overall: 50.8 × 40.6

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Tim Blum will phase out traditional gallery model, close Los Angeles and Tokyo locations

The Art Newspaper

Blum, along with his former partner Jeff Poe, co-founded the gallery formerly known as Blum & Poe in 1994 and are credited with introducing American audiences to Japanese artists like Yoshitomo Nara and Takashi Murakami, and giving early solo shows to art market darlings including Mark Grotjahn and Anna Weyant. It’s part of my DNA.”

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Expert and restorer in fake Versailles furniture scandal found guilty

The Art Newspaper

The cabinet maker Bruno Desnoues, who was employed as a furniture restorer for Versailles and used his skills to create the forgeries, was sentenced to three years in prison, including a 32-month suspended sentence, and a €100,000 fine. “I He has also been banned from working as an expert for five years.

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