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20 hours ago

#ArtnetNews : Which Artists Are Headed to the Venice Biennale in 2026?
The 61st Venice Biennale draws ever closer, opening May 9, 2026. As always a new edition of the Biennale brings exciting changes—as well as new controversies.

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Which Artists Are Headed to the Venice Biennale in 2026? | Artnet News

A running list of all the national pavilions announced so far, as anticipation builds for the 61st Venice Biennale in 2026.

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21 hours ago

#ArtnetNews : Benin’s long-awaited Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City has delayed its opening following a protest outside the fledgling institution at a preview event on Sunday that threatened to turn violent. The museum was slated to open to the public on November https://t.co/86OuF6bYqh

22 hours ago

#ArtnetNews : A hidden Sargent painting erevives the story of a rebel heiress who shaped art history. Winnaretta Singer became a queer icon and cultural force in fin-de-siècle Paris. Her portrait is on view now at the Musée d'Orsay.

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23 hours ago

#ArtnetNews : A prankster artist snuck an A.I.-generated print into a museum in Wales, where it hung on a wall for hours before staff was alerted.

Read more: https://t.co/xGQe3AYynE

Article by Margaret Carrigan

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Pictured: A view of Wales National Museum in Cardiff, https://t.co/iPpI3RIOrb

1 day ago

#ArtnetNews : On a cold morning in December 1985, a town car pulled up at the Cirkers Hayes warehouse on the far west side of Manhattan. A chic couple stepped out, sans coats, quickly ducking inside. He was an Egyptian-born financier and collector, Gilbert de Botton. She was his https://t.co/CV31kySGTE

2 days ago

#ArtnetNews : An 1827 chalk and wash drawing by John Constable, bard of the English countryside, is on the market for the first time. On November 12, A House and Haystack at Flatford goes to auction at Roseberys London with an estimate of £20,000–£30,000 ($26,330–$39,500).

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2 days ago

#ArtnetNews : The list of gallery closures this year is growing ever longer. As more dealers exit, one starts to wonder: how did they ever make it work?

Here are a few more words of wisdom about how to keep the lights on from the veteran gallerist: https://t.co/9Qx4JmyqqO https://t.co/vXUdOXMqZT

2 days ago

#ArtnetNews : George Condo will now be jointly represented by Sprüth Magers and Skarstedt. While Sprüth Magers has been working with the artist for more than 40 years, and Skarstedt previously collaborated with Condo from 2004 to 2019, the artist had been represented by mega https://t.co/Kxw4i84Y00

3 days ago

#ArtnetNews : A recently uncovered gospel written by a community of women in the early 10th century will be one of the marquee lots at Christie’s valuable books and manuscripts sale in London on December 10. It is expected to command bids between £700,000 and £1 million ($880,000

Rare Gospel Written by Medieval Women Could Fetch More Than $1 Million at Auction

A recently discovered gospel likely written by women at the abbey of Essen in the 10th century could sell for more than $1 million.

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4 days ago

#ArtnetNews : Great news for your ancient Rome-obsessed men in your life. Researchers have created Itiner-e, what they call a “Google Maps for Roman roads.” The interactive program charts a network across the vast empire that extended through Europe, Great Britain, north Africa, https://t.co/OKTxHZRfqT

4 days ago

#ArtnetNews : Inside a billionaire’s plan to let anyone own a piece of Rembrandt. Thomas Kaplan has more work by Rembrandt than anyone. Is his plan to issue an IPO for his collection viable? Read more: https://t.co/Zicjs279oc

Inside a Billionaire's Plan to Let Anyone Own a Piece of Rembrandt

Thomas Kaplan has more work by Rembrandt than anyone, save for the Rijksmuseum.

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4 days ago

#ArtnetNews : The Louvre has implemented a new €80 million ($92 million) master plan for improved security in the wake of the audacious $102 million daytime jewel heist that rocked the world last month. Read more: https://t.co/acIJL7VxuT

Louvre Heist: Five New Suspects Arrested | Artnet News

French prosecutors say five more suspects were arrested in connection with the shocking theft of $102 million worth of imperial jewelry from the Louvre.

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4 days ago

#ArtnetNews : Sotheby’s entered a new era on Friday morning, as it unveiled its first auction previews in the historic Breuer Building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. A former home of three different museums at various points, it now holds almost $1 billion of art that is slated

Sotheby's New Breuer Home Dazzles, Even If the Iconic Building's Elevators Remain Slow | Artnet News

Everything old is new again.

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4 days ago

#ArtnetNews : Today, 17th-century painter Michaelina Wautier earns comparisons to Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony Van Dyck. But for centuries, the accomplished Flemish Baroque painter had been all but forgotten.

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Is Michaelina Wautier the Greatest Artistic Rediscovery of the Century? | Artnet News

The forgotten Old Master Michaelina Wautier comes roaring back in a sweeping exhibition at Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum.

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5 days ago

#ArtnetNews : Next week in Shanghai, as more than 240 galleries take part the city’s major art fairs, Art021 and West Bund Art and Design, a grand total of nine exhibitors will be posted up in the former French Concession for a toothsome-sounding event with an intriguing title:

Alongside Shanghai's Stalwart Art Fairs, Locals Plot Ambitious Alternative | Artnet News

The new Hang Over Shanghai event will bring nine venturesome galleries to the former French Concession for a one-week stand.

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5 days ago

#ArtnetNews : Utah-born, Mexico-based sculptor Alma Allen is rumored to have been chosen as the U.S. representative for the 61st Venice Biennale, with Jeffrey Uslip as curator of the pavilion. The news comes as another artist, Robert Lazzarini, was reportedly dropped from https://t.co/MCxRy32gb8

6 days ago

#ArtnetNews : French authorities have revealed that the daring $102 million daytime jewel heist at the Louvre last month was carried out not by sophisticated criminal masterminds, but by small-time thieves from Paris’s suburbs.

Read more: https://t.co/2hS3Jv5KA4

Louvre Heist: Five New Suspects Arrested | Artnet News

French prosecutors say five more suspects were arrested in connection with the shocking theft of $102 million worth of imperial jewelry from the Louvre.

https://t.co/2hS3Jv5KA4

6 days ago

#ArtnetNews : The iconic image used for the cover of David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane (1973) has become the most expensive album artwork ever sold at auction after fetching £380,000 ($496,000) at Bonhams London on November 5.

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8 days ago

#ArtnetNews : It’s time U.S. arts leadership acknowledges that President Donald Trump and Russell Vought, his director of the Office of Management and Budget, have initiated a national arts strategy of seismic consequence, and to decide: will it answer with a collective strategy https://t.co/zikoxbMTOi

8 days ago

#ArtnetNews : David Zwirner now represents contemporary Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara, the latest international star to join the mega gallery’s roster. Read more: https://t.co/BJqjFkBZbM

Japanese Star Yoshitomo Nara Joins David Zwirner Roster, 'Surprising' Rival Pace | Artnet News

Mega-gallery David Zwirner has just added contemporary art star Yoshitomo Nara to its prestigious artist roster.

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9 days ago

#ArtnetNews : Three climate protestors have been acquitted of all charges after throwing orange paint over Stonehenge in England last year.

Read more: https://t.co/psvDDzFBku

Article by Jo Lawson-Tancred

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Pictured: Two Just Stop Oil protestors sprayed Stonehenge with https://t.co/yc4GNDiIL7

9 days ago

#ArtnetNews : Cooke Maroney exits Gladstone. Plus, Sotheby's cancels an auction, and Dua Lipa stops off in Chelsea. Read more: https://t.co/FvweNpdPad

Cooke Maroney Exits Gladstone, and More Juicy Art World Gossip | Artnet News

Plus, Sotheby's suddenly cancels an auction.

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9 days ago

#ArtnetNews : A glittering conceptual artwork made of gold that went viral in 2022 may soon be partially up for grabs, as an insolvent Austrian real estate tycoon prepares to sell his stake in the 400-pound Castello Cube.

Valued at approximately $23 million based on current gold https://t.co/8lo8J3MbAZ

12 days ago

#ArtnetNews : Contemporary art’s love affair with the occult has canonical precedent—and a newly resurfaced oil painting by Neapolitan artist Fedele Fischetti is proof. New York-based art dealer Christopher Bishop discovered Fischetti’s The Triumph of Night (ca. 1765) three years https://t.co/a593ujvXIA

13 days ago

#Artnetnews : Dubai reveals plans for art museum designed by star architect Tadao Ando. The Pritzker-winning Japanese architect will create the city-state's first official art museum. Read more: https://t.co/BbyZIV8sSj

Dubai Reveals Plans for Art Museum Designed by Star Architect Tadao Ando

Star Japanese architect Tadao Ando has designed the Dubai Museum of Art, the city-state's first official art museum.

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13 days ago

#ArtnetNews : Price Check! Here’s what sold–and for how much—at Frieze London, Frieze Masters, and Art Basel Paris. Here's what dealers say they sold at fairs throughout October: https://t.co/uvjiP2yY4e

Price Check! Here's What Sold—and For How Much—at Frieze London, Frieze Masters, and Art Basel...

Read our list of prices for what art dealers say they sold at Frieze London, Frieze Masters, and Art Basel in Paris.

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