January, 2025

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A.I. Art Generated With Text Prompts Cannot Be Copyrighted, U.S. Rules

Artnet News

The decision would effectively remove protections for Jason Allens A.I.-generated work, "Thtre Dopra Spatial.

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How to help artists and art workers devastated by Los Angeles wildfires

The Art Newspaper

A range of art-world relief funds are trying to provide immediate aid

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More Than $200 Million Worth of Stolen Paintings Secured by French Authorities

Artnet News

A stolen trove of Russian avant-garde masterpieces includes works by Malevich and Kandinsky. The post More Than $200 Million Worth of Stolen Paintings Secured by French Authorities appeared first on Artnet News.

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Archives and Library Associations Encourage Member Participation in National Day of Racial Healing

Society of American Archivists

Society of American Archivists

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Massachusetts Silver Threepence from 1652 Brings $2.52 Million

Maine Antique Digest

A small silver coin about the size of a nickel, struck in Boston in 1652, set a world record price on November 18 in an auction conducted by Stacks Bowers Galleries, Costa Mesa, California.

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Why Accurate Appraisals Matter in the New Year

Penrose Appraisals

An elderly man, after a lifetime of collecting, realizes it may be time to downsize a bit. He has more in his collection than he can possibly give to his children, so he has to think of other options. But he isn't sure how to start. Part of the issue is that he isn't really clear about the value of what he has. This is one instance where a profesional appraiser can help.

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How Valuable Are Costume Jewelry Cameos?

WorthPoint

When I wrote about identifying extraordinary cameo jewelry recently, I couldnt help but think about the many lower-quality copies these treasures inspired. During the Victorian era, desirable cameos were crafted from materials such as shell, lava, and gemstones, making these exquisite pieces accessible primarily to the wealthy. On the other hand, examples with less skilled carving were sold at more affordable prices to the general public.

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Why Won’t DeepSeek Tell Us Anything About Ai Weiwei?

Artnet News

"Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let's talk about something else." The post Why Won’t DeepSeek Tell Us Anything About Ai Weiwei? appeared first on Artnet News.

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Investigation shines fresh light on British Museum’s looted, Dürer-inspired diptych

The Art Newspaper

The piece, one side of which is an enamel copy of a 16th-century woodcut, the other side crafted in Ethiopia, reveals how European icons became incorporated into the African countrys traditions

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Turkish farmer discovers rare mosaic of ancient hunt

The Art Newspaper

Dating to the late Roman period, a stunning, figurative mosaic, found buried under just 50cm of soil and featuring the rare Anatolian leopard, may be the first of its kind in Turkey

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The devil’s in the detail of Vatican's Jubilee 2025 mascot

The Art Newspaper

'Luce' will welcome visitors to special events in the Holy See and Rome this year

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Los Angeles wildfire reaches Getty Villa grounds, but ‘staff and the collection remain safe’

The Art Newspaper

Cultural organisations around the Los Angeles have been forced to close and some "expect the worst"

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Was Cimabue the true father of the Italian Renaissance? New restoration reveals pivotal innovations

The Art Newspaper

The Louvres conservation of La Maest sheds new light on the painters techniques and influences

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Frida Kahlo works enter the public domain (look out for the fridge magnets)

The Art Newspaper

Works by authors and creators who died in 1954 are publicly accessibledepending on your jurisdiction

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Deadly wildfires destroy Los Angeles art spaces as museums and galleries close

The Art Newspaper

Even art spaces far from the raging wildfires have closed and cancelled events amid a citywide state of emergency, dangerous smoke and high winds

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Two Van Goghs, never before seen in London, will go on show at the Courtauld this February

The Art Newspaper

Both pictures of the hospital in Arles where the artist was recovering after cutting his ear were acquired by the same private collectorand have not left Switzerland for a century

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Ancient Roman statue of Athena goes on public view for first time in more than 200 years

The Art Newspaper

The Halsted A&A Foundation is displaying its recent acquisition at Wrightwood 659 in Chicago starting 25 January

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Lingering market slump prompts the question: is art is no longer a 'must have' for the wealthy?

The Art Newspaper

At last November's evening auctions in New York, eyes were on a $6.

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As part of a new campaign, David Hockney is encouraging the nation to get drawing

The Art Newspaper

The artist's Draw!

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‘The market is still the domain of famous male artists’: The Guerrilla Girls open their first commercial gallery show in New York

The Art Newspaper

The feminist art collectives commercial debut in their hometown, at Hannah Traore Gallery, is intended to introduce their activist work to a new generation

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Framing Van Gogh: why the artist preferred not to surround his works with gold

The Art Newspaper

The National Gallerys blockbuster exhibition, Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers, provides an unusual opportunity to see how the artists works have been framed by their owners

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Watercolour submitted online to Christie's found to be by Turner

The Art Newspaper

The Venetian lagoon paintingsubmitted by a member of the public to Christie's digital appraisal servicecomes to auction in New York with an estimate of $300,000 to $500,000

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Inside Tate St Ives' plans for Barbara Hepworth's former dance hall

The Art Newspaper

Semi-derelict for almost 50 years, the Palais de Dansewhere the sculptor created some of her most famous monumental workswill aim to engage the local community in the Cornish town as well as housing an exhibition about the artist

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Ancient petroglyph irreparably damaged in Mexico

The Art Newspaper

Someone attempted to dislodge a drawing of a hand from a rock with more than 150 motifs dating back thousands of years

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As restitutions slow across Europe, UK may be poised for progress

The Art Newspaper

Political turmoil across the continent is hampering plans for national structures to return colonial-era heritage.

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Ancient house at Herculaneum, known for its beautiful floor mosaics, reopens to the public

The Art Newspaper

The Casa della Gemma is one of several buildings in the archaeological park in Campania, Italy, that are being made accessible for a limited period each year

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UK export bar placed on rare 17th-century Fairhaven Panels worth £1.6m

The Art Newspaper

Museums must match the price of the pearl and shell piece which sold at Sothebys last year

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A newly discovered bath complex—thought to be the biggest in a Pompeiian home—is set to open to the public

The Art Newspaper

The spa complex was thought to have been owned by a powerful politician

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Comment | Sotheby’s fees fiasco displays terrible timing and a miscalculation of market dynamics

The Art Newspaper

The auction house's swift reversal of its recently overhauled premium structure is an admission of how wrongly it read the runes, writes Melanie Gerlis

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David Lynch, artist and film-maker who portrayed America’s dark side with surreal humour and violence, has died, aged 78

The Art Newspaper

Lynch trained as a painter before becoming a successful film-maker and ultimately returning to visual art in recent decades

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‘It surprised me’: artist finds inspiration in what AI art gets wrong

The Art Newspaper

Charlie Engman is creating a counter to the internet nerd culture imagery widely associated with generative art

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Artist marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation by donating works to Unesco

The Art Newspaper

Shelomo Selinger, who endured nine concentration camps, has donated the works Desire for freedom and Shoah (Holocaust)

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Who will save South America’s vast, ancient earthworks from destruction?

The Art Newspaper

Industrial farming in Brazil and off-road racing in Chile continue to threaten geoglyphs that are so big, they can only be properly appreciated from the air

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German president condemns Russia’s ‘war against Ukraine’s culture’ as evacuated works go on show in Berlin

The Art Newspaper

The exhibition at the Gemldegalerie, open to the public from today, shows 60 works brought to Berlin for safety from the Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art

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Barbara Hepworth sculpture rediscovered in UK school headmaster’s office to be auctioned

The Art Newspaper

Proceeds from the sale of the polished bronze workthe identity of was lost to time after it was bequeathed in the 1960swill go towards student bursaries

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‘A masterpiece’: rediscovered Bernini statue arrives at Rijksmuseum

The Art Newspaper

The 72cm terracotta model depicting the mythical sea god Triton offers an important link to the Italian artists thought process, says a curator at the Amsterdam museum

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UK tax changes spell trouble for artist estates

The Art Newspaper

Labour governments first budget extends inheritance tax, while non-doms are moving to Italy and the UAE