Why Won’t DeepSeek Tell Us Anything About Ai Weiwei?
Artnet News
JANUARY 30, 2025
"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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Rumors of ICE raids spread around Mass. despite low arrest numbers
Wbur
JANUARY 30, 2025
WBURs Simn Rios reports that the rumors of ICE raids in Greater Boston have far outnumbered actual arrests. WBURs Simn Rios reports that the rumors of ICE raids in Greater Boston have far outnumbered actual arrests.
More Than $200 Million Worth of Stolen Paintings Secured by French Authorities
Artnet News
JANUARY 30, 2025
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.
Remembering Colin Renfrew, a lover of Modern art who revolutionised archaeology
The Art Newspaper
JANUARY 30, 2025
His championing of radiocarbon dating and other new scientific approaches demonstrated the untenability of the conventional explanation for cultural change
What Is the ‘American Sublime’? Amy Sherald’s Biggest Museum Show Ever Has an Answer
Artnet News
JANUARY 30, 2025
The exhibition will travel to the Whitney in New York this spring. The post What Is the ‘American Sublime’? Amy Sherald’s Biggest Museum Show Ever Has an Answer appeared first on Artnet News.
Comment | Censorship in the US is rearing its ugly head again—but the art world isn't taking it lying down
The Art Newspaper
JANUARY 30, 2025
As anxieties grow about a new era of cultural repression, artists and institutions are finding ways to come together and push back
Keramics and Rookwood
Maine Antique Digest
JANUARY 30, 2025
Toomey & Co., Chicago, Illinois Photos courtesy Toomey & Co. No one can accuse Riley Humler of playing loose and flowery with a descriptive term. When the Cincinnati-based art pottery specialist was asked to describe the November 15 online sale by Chicago auction house Toomey & Co.
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Tom Hanks reverts to type for New York exhibition
The Art Newspaper
JANUARY 30, 2025
Highlights from the Hollywood actor's 300-strong collection of typewriters will go on show in New York state
Yoshitomo Nara Joins Effort to Raise Funds for L.A. Wildfire Recovery
Artnet News
JANUARY 30, 2025
A merchandise series featuring Nara's art has launched alongside fundraising concert FireAid. The post Yoshitomo Nara Joins Effort to Raise Funds for L.A. Wildfire Recovery appeared first on Artnet News.
Two-venue Tate show highlights the surreal art of Cornish occultist Ithell Colquhoun
The Art Newspaper
JANUARY 30, 2025
The largest-ever show of Colquhouns work, including more than 170 paintings, drawings and writings, will open in St Ives before travelling to Londona first for the two Tate venues
Premier U.S. Art School RISD Teams Up With an A.I. Company
Artnet News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Relations between tech firms and artists have at times been hostile, but this company bills itself as A.I. for artists. The post Premier U.S. Art School RISD Teams Up With an A.I. Company appeared first on Artnet News.
American Artist builds on author Octavia Butler’s prescient, dystopian vision
The Art Newspaper
JANUARY 30, 2025
In their new show at Pioneer Works in New York, American Artist reflects on Butlers most famous series of novels and her archives
Alonzo Davis, Artist and Pioneering Gallerist Who Championed Black Art, Has Died
Artnet News
JANUARY 30, 2025
The artist co-founded Brockman Gallery, which became the beating heart of the Black art community in Los Angeles. The post Alonzo Davis, Artist and Pioneering Gallerist Who Championed Black Art, Has Died appeared first on Artnet News.
United States Artists names winners of latest $50,000 fellowships
The Art Newspaper
JANUARY 30, 2025
The non-profit honours creative practitioners across the US annually with unrestricted grants; this year's cohort includes Caroline Kent, Gala Porras-Kim, and Rashaad Newsome
Meet Agnès Sorel, the 15th-Century French Beauty Immortalized as Madonna
Artnet News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Sorel was Frances first official royal lover. The post Meet Agns Sorel, the 15th-Century French Beauty Immortalized as Madonna appeared first on Artnet News.
Football memorabilia sale kicks off
Antique Collecting
JANUARY 30, 2025
A landmark sale of iconic football memorabilia is set to take place at Wembley Stadium later this year when Hansons The post Football memorabilia sale kicks off appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Long Lost John Constable Sketch Could Fetch $250,000 at Auction
Artnet News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Previously unrecorded, the sketch has been in a family's collection. The landscape has a $250,000 high estimate. The post Long Lost John Constable Sketch Could Fetch $250,000 at Auction appeared first on Artnet News.
Spilsbury dissected maps are appealing puzzles
Antique Collecting
JANUARY 30, 2025
Two rare 18th-century dissected maps or jigsaws by John Spilsbury (British, 1739-1769) are some of the most intriguing lots in The post Spilsbury dissected maps are appealing puzzles appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Why Tampa’s OXH Gallery Is Exclusively Championing Women Artists
Artnet News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Not shying away from the complexities of women working in the visual arts, OXH Gallery embraces the influence of motherhood and herstory on contemporary women artists. The post Why Tampa’s OXH Gallery Is Exclusively Championing Women Artists appeared first on Artnet News.
Neue Galerie in New York examines the New Objectivity movement that emerged in 1920s Germany
The Art Newspaper
JANUARY 30, 2025
The show will contrast the approach of the so-called Verists, such as George Grosz and Otto Dix, with the Classicists, such as Eberhard Viegener
A Motion-Triggered Meditation on Art and Ecology at Museo Tamayo
Artnet News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Andrea Valencia, deputy director at Museo Tamayo, discusses Hkansson's work (Chronicles) Selva Lacandona. The post A Motion-Triggered Meditation on Art and Ecology at Museo Tamayo appeared first on Artnet News.
Three arrested over theft of ancient golden objects from Netherlands museum
The Art Newspaper
JANUARY 30, 2025
The objects, on loan from the Romanian National History Museum in Bucharest, belonged to members of the lost Dacian civilisation
Victorian Valentine’s Day cards will set hearts fluttering
Antique Collecting
JANUARY 30, 2025
A small collection of Victorian Valentine’s Day cards could get hearts fluttering in an upcoming sale in West Sussex, taking The post Victorian Valentine’s Day cards will set hearts fluttering appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Liliane Lijn: the US artist on meeting the Surrealists and how ski wax changed everything for her
The Art Newspaper
JANUARY 30, 2025
Lijn's career has taken her from hanging out with artists in 1950s Paris to observing cutting edge scientific research at Cern.
Hanging with Colin Stair
Maine Antique Digest
JANUARY 30, 2025
Photos by Sean Cochran, Stair Galleries Colin Stair of Stair Galleries literally grew up in the business of art and antiques. His great-grandfather, who was an architect, and his grandfather established Stair & Co. in Mayfair, London, branching out in the 1950s and 1960s to five other locations.
The influence of European Modernism on the Scottish Colourist group is explored in new show
The Art Newspaper
JANUARY 30, 2025
The exhibition at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh will also look at how the four artists interacted with their UK contemporaries
6 members of famed Boston-area skating club among passengers on downed D.C. flight
Wbur
JANUARY 30, 2025
The club's chief executive, Doug Zeghibe, identified the skaters as 16-year-old Spencer Lane and 13-year-old Jinna Han. Their mothers are Christine Lane and Jin Han, and the coaches are Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. The club's chief executive, Doug Zeghibe, identified the skaters as 16-year-old Spencer Lane and 13-year-old Jinna Han. Their mothers are Christine Lane and Jin Han, and the coaches are Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.
Vancouver Art Gallery invites proposals from Canadian architecture firms as it restarts building project
The Art Newspaper
JANUARY 30, 2025
The gallery recently cancelled a project designed by the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron after its budget ballooned by 50%
WCG Private Practice Seminar Summary, Part II
WCG
JANUARY 30, 2025
Naval Lodge No. 4 Saturday, November 16, 2024 Afternoon Session Summarized by Charlotte Starnes For information about the morning session, please see the summary of the first half of the event , by Alice Craigie. Panelists (in order as they appeared on stage): Julia Brennan, Caring for Textiles Anna Ersenkal, District Art Conservation, LLC Connie Stromberg, Stromberg Conservation, LLC.
President Trump revives plans for sculpture park dedicated to 'American heroes’
The Art Newspaper
JANUARY 30, 2025
Statues of George Washington and Frederick Douglass will join those of more contemporary heroes like celebrity chef Julia Child and Jeopardy!
Nurse describes the struggles and resiliency of people found on streets in Boston's annual homeless census
Wbur
JANUARY 30, 2025
The census, or Point-in-Time count, is required by the federal government and helps officials determine how to direct federal, state and city funds for housing and homeless service programs. The census, or Point-in-Time count, is required by the federal government and helps officials determine how to direct federal, state and city funds for housing and homeless service programs.
WCG Private Practice Seminar Summary, Part I
WCG
JANUARY 30, 2025
Naval Lodge No. 4 Saturday, November 16, 2024 Morning Session Summarized by Alice Craigie , Modern Painting Fellow National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. The WCG Private Practice Seminar , held on Saturday, November 16th, 2024 , was the first gathering focused on this topic since 2000. This seminar aimed to provide comprehensive knowledge on the business aspects of private practice crucial for conservation professionals.
Insights on Auction Sales: January 29, 2025
WorthPoint
JANUARY 30, 2025
Will Seippel, CEO of WorthPoint, enjoys watching the items sold at auctions held by our WorthPoint Industry Partners. We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Gaining insights from Will is an excellent way to learn about buying and selling trends in our industry.
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JANUARY 30, 2025
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History [link] The Smithsonian Institutions National Museum of Natural History is seeking to contract a project leader to coordinate with United States Fish and Wildlife Service to grow a centralized collection of freshwater mussel genetic resources. The contract award shall be for one basic year and one option year.
Insights on Auction Sales: January 30, 2025
WorthPoint
JANUARY 30, 2025
Will Seippel, CEO of WorthPoint, enjoys watching the items sold at auctions held by our WorthPoint Industry Partners. We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Gaining insights from Will is an excellent way to learn about buying and selling trends in our industry.
Jewelry Gift-Giving on Valentine's Day Projected to Set Sales Record at $6.5B
Jewelry Judge
JANUARY 30, 2025
For the ninth year in a row, Valentine's Day gift-givers will be spending more on jewelry gifts than any other category, according to a survey just released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The record-breaking $6.5 billion earmarked for jewelry is up a tick from last year's tally of $6.4 billion. Valentine gift spending across all categories is expected to hit $27.5 billion.
Update on the Federal Funding Pause
American Association for State and Local History
JANUARY 30, 2025
On Monday, January 27, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-25-13 instructing all federal agencies to temporarily pause the obligation and distribution of all federal funding (other than payments to individuals). This order was challenged in court, and a federal judge temporarily blocked part of the order before it could go into effect on Tuesday, January 28.
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