Fri.Dec 06, 2024

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Environmental row escalates as historic Marks & Spencer store in London is set for demolition

The Art Newspaper

Campaigners argue rebuilding Orchard House will release harmful embedded carbon and are calling on government to promote refurbishment over destruction

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Pro Wrestler Lee Moriarty’s Paintings Make a Knockout Debut at NADA Miami

Artnet News

Moriarty went to art school, but only recently transitioned from drawing and graphic design to painting. The post Pro Wrestler Lee Moriarty’s Paintings Make a Knockout Debut at NADA Miami appeared first on Artnet News.

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‘Send us everything’: how six students brought together more than 100 Van Gogh works just a few years after his death

The Art Newspaper

Their astonishing 1896 exhibition is now being celebrated by the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands

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Apex, the $44 Million Stegosaurus Skeleton, Enters a New York Museum

Artnet News

Ken Griffin, who purchased the fossil, has loaned the specimen to the American Museum of Natural History. The post Apex, the $44 Million Stegosaurus Skeleton, Enters a New York Museum appeared first on Artnet News.

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Restored Notre-Dame to have its own museum in Paris's Hôtel-Dieu

The Art Newspaper

Institution in historic hospital development could exhibit the heads of the kings of Judea from the cathedral's medieval statues

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Pantone’s 2025 Color of the Year Is a Creamy, Comforting Brown Hue

Artnet News

Maybe next time, Brat Green. The post Pantones 2025 Color of the Year Is a Creamy, Comforting Brown Hue appeared first on Artnet News.

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Museums without vitrines: the Scottish research team transforming the way we view art

The Art Newspaper

An extended reality platform being developed by a Scottish university allows users to teleport around virtual museums

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Through the Notre-Dame restoration, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc has now become ‘untouchable’. But at what price?

The Art Newspaper

The five-year restoration of the cathedral has cemented the reign ofthe 19th-century architect, but his methods may not meet modern standards

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Cruising the Aisles at Art Basel Miami Beach With Advisor Joe Sheftel

Artnet News

Joe Sheftel has a vision. But it doesn't override his clients' tastes. We take a tour through the labyrinthine aisles of Art Basel Miami Beach on opening day. The post Cruising the Aisles at Art Basel Miami Beach With Advisor Joe Sheftel appeared first on Artnet News.

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Comic book page—featuring Deadpool's first appearance—sells for nearly $1m at auction

The Art Newspaper

This is the second most valuable page of comic art ever sold at auction

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Feminist Art Trailblazer Mimi Smith Gets Her Moment in Art Basel Miami Beach Showcase

Artnet News

Women's issues have been at the heart of Smith's practice for decades. The post Feminist Art Trailblazer Mimi Smith Gets Her Moment in Art Basel Miami Beach Showcase appeared first on Artnet News.

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Privacy rules are spelling trouble for the art market

The Art Newspaper

Recent developments, including the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, are forcing groups such as heirs of Holocaust victims into legal battles

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6 Standouts at Art Basel Miami Beach: From Claude Cahun’s Surrealist Photos to a Tour-De-Force Ernie Barnes

Artnet News

Plus, a brand new work by Jana Euler at Greene Naftali and a Downtown veteran's assemblages. The post 6 Standouts at Art Basel Miami Beach: From Claude Cahun’s Surrealist Photos to a Tour-De-Force Ernie Barnes appeared first on Artnet News.

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Shanghai’s ‘Meowseum Nights’ a sell-out hit with cat owners (and cats)

The Art Newspaper

Events encouraging visitors to bring feline companions highlighted Ancient Egypt show

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A Design Miami Newcomer Brings Emu Eggs and 10,000-Year-Old Pre-Fossilized Stumps

Artnet News

The Australian Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert brought all homegrown talent and a heavy 'down under' influence. The post A Design Miami Newcomer Brings Emu Eggs and 10,000-Year-Old Pre-Fossilized Stumps appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Big Review: Matisse: Invitation to the Voyage at the Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel

The Art Newspaper

Sprawling survey of the Modernist master, comprising more than 70 works, is a celebration of a remarkable six-decade career

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Not Desperate, Not Euphoric: At Art Basel Miami Beach, Dealers Adjust Their Expectations—and Expenditures

Artnet News

One sign of the times: The consignor of a $27 million Gerhard Richter may be prepared to take a loss. The post Not Desperate, Not Euphoric: At Art Basel Miami Beach, Dealers Adjust Their Expectationsand Expenditures appeared first on Artnet News.

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Blue-chip art and luxury real estate go hand in hand in Miami

The Art Newspaper

Agents offering luxury real estate now see Art Basel Miami Beachs VIPs as a captive audience, while local developers make art a focus when building and marketing their properties

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Gagosian Journal Launches a Special Miami 2024 Edition—Here’s What’s Inside

Artnet News

The gallery's CCO Alison McDonald tells us what to expect in this Florida-focused issue. The post Gagosian Journal Launches a Special Miami 2024 EditionHere’s What’s Inside appeared first on Artnet News.

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KAWS: the former graffiti artist turned global pop art star shows off his collector’s eye

The Art Newspaper

KAWS, the pseudonym of the American artist Brian Donnelly, is best known for his distorted cartoon characters and embracing of popular culture, even being compared to Andy Warhol.

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Marina Abramović Opens Her Archive for an Intimate Miami Exhibition

Artnet News

The show coincides with the release of her new coffee table book, "Nomadic Journey and Spirit of Places." The post Marina Abramovi Opens Her Archive for an Intimate Miami Exhibition appeared first on Artnet News.

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Sly’s knockout Ernie Barnes tribute to Rocky Balboa goes on sale at Art Basel Miami Beach

The Art Newspaper

The actor famous for playing Rocky commissioned the huge work from the late artist in the 1980s

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Alcova Design Fair Enters Its Second Year in Miami with a Focus on Sustainability and Resourcefulness

Artnet News

The experimental-leaning Alcova is establishing itself as an alternative to Design Miami. Just navigate the traffic to a historic 1908 hotel. The post Alcova Design Fair Enters Its Second Year in Miami with a Focus on Sustainability and Resourcefulness appeared first on Artnet News.

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Remembering Marc Camille Chaimowicz, the godfather of contemporary conceptual art

The Art Newspaper

The French-born London-based artist merged the once-siloed worlds of art and design to create inimitably intimate participatory experiences

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Military Cross leads North Yorkshire sale

Antique Collecting

A large selection of Victorian, First World War, Second World War, Post-War medals and civil awards will be offered in The post Military Cross leads North Yorkshire sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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Miami Advice: Dehja Carrington on April Bey’s inspiring ‘aesthetics of cultural reclamation’

The Art Newspaper

The arts worker and curator reflects on the visual and conceptual power of April Beys public art mural, a bold faux advertisement for the fictional brand Colonial Swag

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Letter Opposing Pro Codes Act

Association of Research Libraries

Last Updated on December 12, 2024, 1:16 pm ET On December 6, 2024, ARL sent a letter to Senate leadership opposing the Pro Codes Act. Extending copyright to codes and standards that are incorporated by reference into law would inhibit public access to information. Even if standards incorporated into the law by reference could retain copyright protection, their reproduction would be a fair use.

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Art Basel Miami Beach diary: Hollywood star in training for gallerist role, a pom pom-making party and an operatic triumph

The Art Newspaper

Plus a satellite fair that promises glory holes and chicken buckets

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Antique miners’ lamps to light up sale

Antique Collecting

A specialist Miners Auction, taking place on Wednesday, 11th December at Newcastle auctioneers Anderson & Garland. The sale will features The post Antique miners’ lamps to light up sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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Raheleh Filsoofi's toothy performance at Untitled Art fair

The Art Newspaper

The artist reimagines her body as a tool for crafting new narratives in her meditative performance

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Farmhouse sale of Mouseman furniture

Antique Collecting

Seven pieces of ‘Mouseman’ furniture from a Leicestershire farmhouse went under the hammer for 27,400 at a recent Christmas Art The post Farmhouse sale of Mouseman furniture appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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Pérez Art Museum Miami presents artistic introduction to the little-known Candomblé religion

The Art Newspaper

Exhibition comprises works referencing an African diasporic religion that originated in Brazil

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Margaret Thatcher’s desk gets the vote

Antique Collecting

A desk that belonged to former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher smashed its estimate in a recent sale at Sloane The post Margaret Thatcher’s desk gets the vote appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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‘I added apology notes from the mothers’: Andrea Chung on the histories that inform her new Miami exhibition

The Art Newspaper

Harrowing histories from the Atlantic slave trade are at the heart of the artists solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami

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Red Indian Motor Oils sign, $48,100, Miller & Miller

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A rare Canadian 1920s Red Indian Motor Oils single-sided tin sign soldfor [.] The post Red Indian Motor Oils sign,$48,100, Miller & Miller appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.

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Miami motel fair’s fun and affordable fare

The Art Newspaper

Feria Clandestina, Miamis community incubator art fair, boasts contemporary works on offer for under a Basel budget

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Let it Snow! Those Sensational Snow Globes

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

by Donald-Brian Johnson Rosebud And with that muttered word, the classic movie Citizen Kane opens. As publisher Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) breathes his last, a snow globe [.] The post Let it Snow! Those Sensational Snow Globes appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.