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Miami’s Vizcaya Museum will save century-old pool-grotto mural with National Park Service grant

The Art Newspaper

The rare work by the Gilded Age artist Robert Winthrop Chanler is endangered by the surrounding water and Miami's humid conditions

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‘I’ve always dreamt of bringing a studio into the museum’: Miami-born José Parlá makes art in dialogue with the public

The Art Newspaper

The artist talks working in a replica of his studio inside Pérez Art Museum Miami, and the choice to make art in desperate conditions

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‘Putting concrete numbers to what many of us already feel’: new grassroots census tracks challenges facing Miami artists

The Art Newspaper

The Miami Artist Census, launched by a group of local artists, aims to equip South Floridas creative communities with empowering data that will help them improve theirworkingand living conditions

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7 Questions for Ji Dachun on Creating the Conditions for a ‘Perfect Picture’

Artnet News

The artist's solo show opens at Aye Gallery in Beijing later this monthand he lets us know what's in store. The post 7 Questions for Ji Dachun on Creating the Conditions for a ‘Perfect Picture’ appeared first on Artnet News.

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I Sat for a Portrait at Independent by Beloved Artist-Dealer Joel Mesler. Here’s What It Was Like

Artnet News

The chaotic conditions of an art fair are part of his whimsical performance art piece. The post I Sat for a Portrait at Independent by Beloved Artist-Dealer Joel Mesler. Here’s What It Was Like appeared first on Artnet News.

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As the no-strings Paul Hamlyn Awards for Artists turn 30, it’s time to celebrate what makes them special

The Art Newspaper

These awards, which have increased to £75,000 for each recipient this year, are unique in that they come with no conditions

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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

Silverplate is often thicker and heavier than sterling Age Style (for example, Nouveau is valuable, Rococo Revival less so) Famous makers (such as Tiffany) or retailed from a famous shop (for example Liberty or Cartier) Weight in troy ounces (this is different from regular ounces. Note the thickness of hollowware. Do you see kiln marks?