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Introducing Julia Day, the Frick’s new chief conservator

The Art Newspaper

courtesy the Frick The Week in Art The Frick: Annabelle Selldorf interview and our review, plus a Taiso Yoshitoshi woodblock print—podcast Hosted by Ben Luke. But while the Frick’s new conservation studio will primarily handle decorative objects, textiles and sculptures, there will also be an increased ability to examine paintings.

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A quartet of key art market players join forces to form ‘super group’ consultancy

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Dolman notes that the digital revolution, which reduced auction houses to relatively small footprints in terms of staff, printing and marketing costs, hasn’t really benefited profit margins. Unlike auction houses, which often operate large teams, Gorvy points out the new consortium can keep operations streamlined and private.

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

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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, organised by the specialists Nada Shabout and Tiffany Floyd together with the museum’s chief curator, Lauren Cornell, unites 64 works of painting, sculpture and drawings by 30 artists including Dia al-Azzawi and Mohammed Ghani Hikmat.

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

The Art Newspaper

The fair, held in a 14th-century building that has previously housed both a printing factory and the Swiss artist Dieter Roth’s studio, brings together a total of 18 galleries, half of which have travelled from Africa.Notable among the participants are organisations whose remit is not exclusively or usually commercial. We did our job.”

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In tough times for dealers, Art Basel debuts a section for new works

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Among the highest prices seen in this section are Lonnie Holley’s sculptures, brought by Edel Assanti, at $85,000. The ten exhibitors in the inaugural section are typically smaller to mid-sized galleries presenting mid-career artists. Here we have more flexibility and we can present a fuller breadth of our programme.”

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Capitalism, cityscapes and the climate crisis take centre stage at Luma Arles

The Art Newspaper

A sculptural installation, simultaneously reminiscent of disused traffic lights, human beings and sets of gallows, speaks to tensions between the natural and the man made. These concepts are explored through a myriad of mediums.

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Reputed Donatello bust taken into hiding by Slovak government

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Originally identified in 2019 by the Slovak art historian Marta Herucová, the sculpture has gained notoriety for reputedly being a lost work by the Renaissance master Donatello, purporting to depict the 15th century Italian noblewoman Cecilia Gonzaga. His approach, he says, was to be “cautious” before presenting the sculpture to the public.