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

The Art Newspaper

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. It’s a thoughtful intervention in the evolving relationship between photography and conservation.” It will become an invaluable resource to further understanding of Cindy Sherman’s work.”

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Liste and Volta, both stalwart Basel satellite fairs, celebrate major anniversaries

The Art Newspaper

When Liste Art Fair was founded in 1996, it was strictly for work by young artists, and the fair banned participating galleries from showing artists over the age of 40. Three decades later, the fair is older than many of the artists whose works fill its stands, although those age requirements have been loosened.

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Anonymous image makers, New York nights and confronting the colonial: three photography shows to see at Les Rencontres d'Arles

The Art Newspaper

This year, as Goldin returns to the festival as the winner of the Kering Women in Motion Award for Photography, so too does Armstrong’s work—this time in an extensive show featuring original prints and contact sheets spanning three decades of his prolific career.

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Post-Graduate Fellowship in Photographic Conservation, Lunder Conservation Center

WCG

Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is offering a two-year fellowship in Photography Conservation. West Collection of Photography, SAAM purchase made possible through the Franz H. Please see the Announcement below. To apply, please submit a statement of interest, C.V., Images from the L.J. and Lusisita L. Denghausen Endowment.

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The Essential Guide to Minimalist Art: 10 Artists Who Mastered the Art of Simplicity

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Sol LeWitt (1928–2007) Prolific in drawing, printmaking, photography, painting, and installation, Sol LeWitt distilled art into its essentials by exploring ideas rather than conventional aesthetics. Carl Andre died aged 88 in 2024 and his legacy remains one of pure Minimalism and controversy. Sold for $279,400 via Sotheby’s (May 2023).

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Gustave Caillebotte blockbuster that sparked controversy in France opens in Chicago—with one key difference

The Art Newspaper

Photo © Caroline Coyner Photography. Photo courtesy of the private collection/Bridgeman Images Note that all of these French critics are men—“and all over the age of 50”, adds Perrin. “It was a little surprising to see that kind of reaction—I thought this is 2024 or 2025, not 1990.” Private collection, France. Private collection.

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Italy’s leading archaeological museum uses young creatives’ press shots without payment

The Art Newspaper

Participants, aged 18 to 30, were asked to submit images of up to three works from a list of 14 collections, ranging from mosaics and frescoes to artefacts from Ancient Egypt. Submissions closed on 16 May. Cultural workers are increasingly aware of their plight.”