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To help preserve her works, Cindy Sherman is offering to destroy and reprint old photographs

The Art Newspaper

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. Eva Respini, the director of the Vancouver Art Gallery and a long-time curator of Sherman’s work, said: “The materiality of photographic works has long posed challenges for institutions.

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Strategic or speculative? Once again, art investment funds are on the rise

The Art Newspaper

His previous funds only dealt in a small amount of primary market material, and in those cases it was done in partnership with galleries, which would then receive a share of any profits made.

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A century of Robert Rauschenberg: Blurring Boundaries, Redefining Art

Invaluable

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. And this mixing of artistic materials produced his landmark series of Combines (1954–64).

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New fair for women-led galleries to launch during London's Frieze Week

The Art Newspaper

We'll be assisting with installs, we have an art handler there throughout, and we'll do the booth photography for everyone. The art materials company Cass Art will also present The Echo Soho Cass Art Award to one artist, giving them a discount on materials and a two-hour art industry guidance session with its founder Mark Cass.

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Photography Conservator, SAAM

WCG

Please find the SI Trust Careers posting for a Photography Conservator, SAAM at the preceding link. The primary purpose of the position is to provide conservation treatment, preservation, and collection care, on a wide variety of photographs, photographic processes, and photographic materials within the collection.

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A Client's Guide For How to Take Photographs of Art and Antiques to Send to An Appraiser

Artifactual History Appraisal

The guide is informed by Elizabeth’s many years of work with her full-time photographer John Flandrick of Flandricka House Photography. Photograph by John Flandrick, Flandricka House Photography 2. It’s a pleasure to share her original work here so that it will accessible to assist an even broader audience. Do you see kiln marks?

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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in May

WorthPoint

Snuff bottles, which measure between one-and-a-half and three inches high, are admired by collectors for their fine craftsmanship, intricate symbolism, and clever use of every imaginable type of material. Swedish camera maker Hasselblad has made a long and colorful contribution to the history of photography.