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Historical auction results show centuries-old demand for women artists

The Art Newspaper

Our exclusive analysis of auction records in Paris until 1850 reveals around 500 sales of works by women, and striking parallels to the art trade today

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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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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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Analysis of Ancient Manuscript Yields the Long-Hidden Identity of a Byzantine Painter

Artnet News

Panselinos was one of the great Byzantine artists. The post Analysis of Ancient Manuscript Yields the Long-Hidden Identity of a Byzantine Painter appeared first on Artnet News. His true identity had long been lostuntil now.

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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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How Gretchen Andrew’s AI art is revealing the societal scars of ‘facetuning’

The Art Newspaper

Once a Silicon Valley software engineer and now an artist with a focus on the digital, Gretchen Andrew creates works that make the invisible impacts of technology visible. The artist is not only criticising contemporary beauty standards, but also AI at large. “AI We’re often told to be different—by society, family or even algorithms.

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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.”