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Comment | Artnet sale underscores its impact on the industry—and its limitations in today's landscape

The Art Newspaper

But the deal, which values the company at around €65m, is a reminder of the impact that Artnet, and notably its database of all auction lot prices since 1985, has had on the art market—as well as a sign of its limitations in today’s more fragmented world. Monetising art now needs more imagination. It was a disruptive moment.

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

The Art Newspaper

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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Artistic Mediums of 2025: Where Touch and Technique Meet

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Join in as we explore these manually motivated artistic mediums popular in 2025. Sold for $700 USD via Black Art Auction (March 2025). More recently, both contemporary artists and collectors have invested anew in attention to surface and texture. Sold for $75,000 USD via Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. February 2025).

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A century of Robert Rauschenberg: Blurring Boundaries, Redefining Art

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When you think of artists who changed the course of 20th-century art, Robert Rauschenberg stands out not just for his revolutionary ideas, but for his fearless exploration of materials, media, and meaning. “Painting relates to both art and life.

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What Makes a Work of Art Timeless in an Age Obsessed with Now?

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Encompassing sculpture, architecture, and painting, achieving timelessness isn’t about any single approach or artistic endeavor – it’s about substance. While artistic styles and trends have evolved and morphed over the centuries, an enclave of revered artists and artworks remain unbound by visual trends or the medium used.

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Les Nabis Revealed: The 8 Artists Who Redefined Modern Art as We Know It

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Energized to achieve a “beauty beyond visible reality,” the Nabis group of French artists challenged convention to create a new artistic vision, as they harnessed Paul Gauguin’s synthetism to envisage an exciting alternative that would usher in the age of modern art. Where Les Nabis differ is in the subject matter.

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How Japonisme Shaped Modern Art

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Coined in the late 19th century to describe the Western craze for Japanese art and design, the influence of Japonisme blossomed after Japanese ports reopened to Western trade in 1854 after being closed to the West for over 200 years, and in doing so helped to lay the foundations for Modern Art.