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Rain, insomnia and finding a model: how Morocco challenged and changed Matisse

The Art Newspaper

The author of new book, Jeff Koehler, tells us about the French artists fruitful but sometimes tricky sojourns in Tangier

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Read the May/June 2025 Issue of Archival Outlook

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Architect behind Serpentine Gallery's annual pavilion is also tackling Bangladesh’s museums crisis

The Art Newspaper

The tent-like installation will be unveiled in London's Hyde Park later this week

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Nazca Lines Under Threat? Peru’s Downsizing Plan Sparks Alarm

Artnet News

The Nazca Lines were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The post Nazca Lines Under Threat? Peru’s Downsizing Plan Sparks Alarm appeared first on Artnet News.

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A biography of Turner and Constable that goes beyond the stereotypes

The Art Newspaper

New analysis considers the artists common cause as champions of landscape alongside their renowned differences

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Thinking of Selling Art? Here’s What’s Worth Something and What’s Not

Syl-Lee Antiques

Weve all been there. Youre on a cruise, youve had a few cocktails, the sun is shining, and youre in a good mood (maybe even in a spending mood). You wander into one of those onboard art auctions and suddenly youre raising your paddle for a Picasso. Or maybe its a Dali. Chagall, perhaps. Its got a certificate! It must be worth something, right? Not exactly.

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Folklore, mythology and tradition: five must-see shows at London Gallery Weekend

The Art Newspaper

Our pick of exhibitions of female artists whose practice is rooted in cultural traditions, processes and storytelling

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London Gallery Weekend 2025: our critics pick their top shows

The Art Newspaper

From a stolen portrait of Francis Bacon to encromancy, here's our selection of outstanding shows to see in the UK capital

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What’s Driving the High Prices for Emily Carr’s Art?

Artnet News

The Canadian painter's market continues to soar, with "Fir Trees" doubling its estimate at auction last week. The post Whats Driving the High Prices for Emily Carrs Art? appeared first on Artnet News.

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‘Cultural innovation comes from the margins’—tales of artists pushing boundaries in 1960s New York

The Art Newspaper

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Rip-Off or Tribute? We Asked Dia About Lorde’s ‘Earth Room’-Themed Video

Artnet News

The New Zealander sings the new song in a set based on Walter De Marias iconic earth work. The post Rip-Off or Tribute? We Asked Dia About Lorde’s ‘Earth Room’-Themed Video appeared first on Artnet News.

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‘About to throw a wrench in the market’: a legal expert's view on upcoming changes to EU import law

The Art Newspaper

The regulations, which comes into force this month, require proof that certain cultural goods have been lawfully exported from their country of origin

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Follow Artist Brad Kahlhamer as He Preps a Major Manhattan Show Amid Frieze, TEFAF

Artnet News

The painter takes us through a week in his life as he opens 'Bowery Nation: Birds Are Talking' with dealer Adam Lindemann. The post Follow Artist Brad Kahlhamer as He Preps a Major Manhattan Show Amid Frieze, TEFAF appeared first on Artnet News.

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Finalists for Canada’s top contemporary art prize, the Sobey Art Award, revealed

The Art Newspaper

The prize, now in its 22nd year, will be the subject of a group show in Ottawa this autumn, and the winner will be revealed in November

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Red Dot, Green Dot

Reagan Upshaw Fine Art

Often (though not nearly as often as dealers would like) when youre visiting an art fair or antiques show, you will see a small red dot placed on the label of a work being offered. That dot means that the work has already been sold and thus is no longer for sale. Its funny how a tiny red sticker can arouse longing in the human heart. There is something about forbidden fruit that tempts us.

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An expert’s guide to Postmodernism: five must-read books on the movement

The Art Newspaper

All you ever wanted to know about the subject, from a pivotal novel to a book on how Postmodernism shapes all aspects of contemporary lifeselected by the Cosmic House director Eszter Steierhoffer

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Statue of Liberty Collectibles: From Sea to Shining Sea

WorthPoint

American artist Peter Max (1937- ) has often included the Statue of Liberty in his paintings. The Statue of Liberty is one of America’s most recognizable and cherished monuments, with numerous collectibles available on the market since its dedication in 1886. From commemorative coins to kitschy snow globes , collectors of all things patriotic have their choice when it comes to Statue of Liberty iconography.

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A personal take on the cultural politics of collecting

The Art Newspaper

The often violent history of public statues and museum collectionsincluding that of Oxfords Pitt Rivers Museumis told in this biographical book that energises and exasperates in equal measure.

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A Real-Life Treasure Hunt

WorthPoint

It sounds like something from an old movie, with a map, a skull and crossbones, and a hidden treasure, but it was real for one woman in Vermont recently. Kelly Wakefield , who was weeding and caring for some plants in Taylor Park, Saint Albans, VT, dug up a true treasure. She wasnt expecting to find buried treasure, but when she came across a rock with skull and crossbones and a hashtag, she remembered reading a book about a treasure hunt and realized she had unexpectedly hit literal “pay

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June Book Bag: from the cool influence of Ice Age art to the story of Arshile Gorky’s early years in the US

The Art Newspaper

Our round-up of the latest art publications

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Udotopia

The Magazine Antiques

Maverick, villain, libertine, genius. Austrian eyewear designer Udo Proksch has been known by many names, but the book excerpted here dives deeply into his archive, puts emphasis on his working methods, fecund productivity, and the undeniable impact he had on design in the twentieth centuryand to this day. The post Udotopia appeared first on The Magazine Antiques.

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Senior Collections Lead

SPNHC

University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge [link] Full-time, fixed term for four years (in the first instance). Salary: 35,116-45,413 The Senior Collections Lead’s primary responsibility is to manage the team responsible for Collections Management, Care, and Conservation; whilst also playing a significant role in the delivery of this work, particularly in areas of collections management.

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Insights on Auction Sales: Rickey Henderson Card, the Wiggler Lure

WorthPoint

Will Seippel, CEO of WorthPoint, enjoys watching the items sold at auctions held by our WorthPoint Industry Partners. We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Gaining insights from Will is an excellent way to learn about buying and selling trends in our industry.

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Things You Do for Love: Newlywed Dismantles BMW to Find Lost Diamond Ring

Jewelry Judge

Love makes us do crazy things — like stripping a car interior down to the floorboard to find a diamond ring. That’s exactly what newlywed Geno Foster of Southern California did when his wife Jessica’s engagement ring mysteriously vanished during a routine errand run earlier this year. The 31-year-old social media manager was cleaning her ring with a jewelry pen in the passenger seat of their BMW when the car hit a bump.

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Nao Matsunaga Returns to New Art Centre With Contemplative Solo Show

Artnet News

The poetic arrangement of new and recent includes pieces made from timber sourced throughout the Roche Court Sculpture Park. The post Nao Matsunaga Returns to New Art Centre With Contemplative Solo Show appeared first on Artnet News.

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A 19th-Century Condom With a Bawdy Print Makes Its Museum Debut

Artnet News

The relic is on view at the Rijksmuseum's new show, "Safe Sex?" The post A 19th-Century Condom With a Bawdy Print Makes Its Museum Debut appeared first on Artnet News.

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Exhibitions: Late Bloomer

The Magazine Antiques

Although Rachel Ruysch is not exactly a household name, she is hardly anonymous: while she lived, she was an honored painter in the Old Masters tradition, and she has had her admirers ever since her death in 1750, at the age of eighty-three. The post Exhibitions: Late Bloomer appeared first on The Magazine Antiques. Exhibitions: Late Bloomer was first posted on June 3, 2025 at 1:58 pm. ©2021 " The Magazine Antiques " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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“Light is therefore color” – Celebrating 250 Years of J.M.W. Turner

Invaluable

A revolutionary painter who was one of Britains greatest and most visionary artists, Joseph Mallord William Turner (17751851) transformed the foundations of art with his romantically swept landscapes, bold coloring, and an abstract luminosity in his later works that helped lay the foundations of Impressionism and modern art. We are all descended from the Englishman Turner, said the Danish-French Impressionist Camille Pissarro , whose artistic ideals owe a debt of gratitude to J.M.W.

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Amid uncertainty over Trump’s tariffs, many collectors pause purchases while others ‘hold their noses and pay’

The Art Newspaper

The antiques trade and lower- to mid-tier sectors of the art market are waiting for the situation to stabilise, while the most deep-pocketed collectors continue to transact

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Inights on Auction Sales: 16th-Century Ming Plate, Babe Ruth

WorthPoint

Will Seippel, CEO of WorthPoint, enjoys watching the items sold at auctions held by our WorthPoint Industry Partners. We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Gaining insights from Will is an excellent way to learn about buying and selling trends in our industry.

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