Fri.Oct 25, 2024

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Leonora Carrington’s Mexico City home will no longer become a public museum

The Art Newspaper

The house will be a research centre instead, allegedly due to a labour struggle at the university that owns it

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A Major Shift in Art Collecting Is Happening. Here Are Some of the Indicators

Artnet News

Art Basel and UBS's latest collector survey polls 3,660 high net-worth individuals on their buying behavior. The post A Major Shift in Art Collecting Is Happening. Here Are Some of the Indicators appeared first on Artnet News.

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Just Stop Oil protestors place high-vis jacket on ancient Greek statue at The British Museum

The Art Newspaper

The campaign group dressed up a sculpture of the goddess Demeter and added a speech bubble beside it reading “just stop famine”

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Meow Wolf’s New Houston Outpost Goes Interdimensional: ‘We Venture Off Into the Unknown’

Artnet News

The former art collective's latest offering explores the mysterious happenings at a community radio station—and beyond. The post Meow Wolf’s New Houston Outpost Goes Interdimensional: ‘We Venture Off Into the Unknown’ appeared first on Artnet News.

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Whitney Museum to waive admission fees for 25s and under thanks to gift from Julie Mehretu

The Art Newspaper

The artist, a member of the museum’s board of trustees, gave more than $2m to expand its free admission policy

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Pristine Roman Statue Unearthed by Construction Workers in Bulgaria

Artnet News

The artifact bears the name of Gaius Marios Hermogenes. The post Pristine Roman Statue Unearthed by Construction Workers in Bulgaria appeared first on Artnet News.

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House featuring erotic art unearthed at Pompeii

The Art Newspaper

Frescos show, among other saucy scenes, a satyr coupled with a naked nymph

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Old Master forgeries’ second lives as teaching tools

The Art Newspaper

Museums, universities and other art organisations have tapped into the enduring fascination with forgeries for pedagogic purposes

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The Woman Who Loved Beautiful Things

The Magazine Antiques

Rita Lydig coveted rare art and ravishing antiques to the point of bankruptcy. But her fine-tuned aesthetic sense remained intact until the last penny. The post The Woman Who Loved Beautiful Things appeared first on The Magazine Antiques. The Woman Who Loved Beautiful Things was first posted on October 25, 2024 at 8:00 am. ©2021 " The Magazine Antiques " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Dealer Yves Bouvier owes more than $800m in back taxes, Swiss court rules

The Art Newspaper

Meanwhile Dmitry Rybolovlev, with whom Bouvier settled a high-profile legal saga last year, has had charges against him dismissed

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Growing A Firm Could Leave Legacy Clients Behind, Kitces Says

Financial Advisor Private Wealth

Advisors face tough decisions when their most loyal clients may become unprofitable, he said.

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Fate of Frank Lloyd Wright’s only skyscraper remains uncertain amid duelling lawsuits

The Art Newspaper

Oklahoma’s Price Tower is caught in a tug-of-war between its current crypto-enthusiast owners, Wright’s conservancy and a company that restores historic buildings

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Salem Mayor predicts another record-breaking year of Halloween tourism

Wbur

Mayor Dominick Pangallo joins WBUR's Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing to talk about how Halloween tourism is both a the blessing and a curse for Salem. Mayor Dominick Pangallo joins WBUR's Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing to talk about how Halloween tourism is both a the blessing and a curse for Salem.

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Contemporary Istanbul welcomes galleries from Spain and Latin America

The Art Newspaper

The fair's 19th edition sees it strengthen its footing as an international art market destination

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Election Won't Hurt Stocks Either Way, Richard Bernstein Says

Financial Advisor Private Wealth

The investment manager sees a broadening of market performance and improving fundamentals, whoever is in the White House.

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Four days after finding Van Gogh with a mutilated ear, Gauguin witnessed the guillotining of a murderer

The Art Newspaper

Gauguin then went on to make a ceramic self-portrait with bleeding ears

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Tech Talk with Worthpoint CTO, Antoine Lyseight

WorthPoint

Antoine Lyseight, Chief Technology Officer at WorthPoint While WorthPoint celebrates vintage enthusiasts, antique dealers, resellers, and collectors, our success depends on our crack team of employees and the technology and data we can provide to our users. The numbers don’t lie—we have close to 850 million entries in our Price Guide, 275,000 makers’ marks in a visual database, a dictionary feature that explains and defines thousands of collectible and antique items, and a library of refe

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The Art World’s Favorite Dermatologist Opens in Tribeca, and More Juicy Art World Gossip

Artnet News

Plus, which Chelsea gallery is closing their location uptown? The post The Art World’s Favorite Dermatologist Opens in Tribeca, and More Juicy Art World Gossip appeared first on Artnet News.

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Vintage movie posters – the expert guide

Antique Collecting

Vintage movie poster dealer, collector and author Tony Nourmand brokered the sale of the world’s most expensive poster which sold The post Vintage movie posters – the expert guide appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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First Dinosaur Fossils Unearthed in Hong Kong Make Their Museum Debut

Artnet News

Further research is necessary to determine what kind of dinosaur the fossils originally belonged to. The post First Dinosaur Fossils Unearthed in Hong Kong Make Their Museum Debut appeared first on Artnet News.

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‘Dragon’ dish at Dreweatts

Antique Collecting

A large Imperial light-brown glazed ‘Dragon’ dish dating from the Qing Dynasty, Guangxu Period (1875-1908), and believed to have been The post ‘Dragon’ dish at Dreweatts appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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A Priceless Amber Jewel, Beloved by Royals and Lost to Conflict

Artnet News

In this edition of "The Hunt:" The priceless chamber that stood for more than two decades in a royal palace. Then came World War II. The post A Priceless Amber Jewel, Beloved by Royals and Lost to Conflict appeared first on Artnet News.

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ARL Libraries Celebrate Open Access Week 2024

Association of Research Libraries

Last Updated on October 25, 2024, 7:36 am ET Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of open access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make open access a new norm in scholarship and research. The theme of Open Access Week 2024 is “Community over Commercialization,” prioritizing approaches to open scholarship that serve the best interests of the p

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Hightower Drops Pursuit Of Injunction Against Former Advisor

Financial Advisor Private Wealth

The company said it will pursue its claims of non-compete violations against Lars Knudsen through arbitration.

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Collections Manager

SPNHC

South Carolina State Museum [link] Job Responsibilities Are you looking to be part of an innovative team of professionals dedicated to telling South Carolina’s diverse stories?

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Estate of Fired Wells Fargo Broker Ordered To Pay Bank $1.3M In Loan

Financial Advisor Private Wealth

A Finra arbitrator has ordered the estate of a former Wells Fargo advisor who recently died to repay $1.3 million plus interest he allegedly owed through a promissory note he signed upon his hiring by the bank. Wells Fargo brought the case contending that Thomas Braley of Saginaw, Mich., had failed to honor the note after he was fired last October.

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New AASLH Book: Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites

American Association for State and Local History

Now Available! Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites Edited By Kenneth C. Turino and Max A. van Balgooy Paperback $40 AASLH Members / $50 Nonmembers Ebook $35.60 AASLH Members / $44.50 Nonmembers This year, give your site the gift of holiday programming and exhibits that are historically accurate and engaging for all kind of visitors with the new book from AASLH, Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites !

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Jonah and the Whale bank, $312,500, RSL Auction Co.

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 Jonah and the Whale cast-iron mechanical bank by J. & E. Stevens, the [.] The post Jonah and the Whale bank, $312,500, RSL Auction Co. appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.

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Design sale tops a million

Antique Collecting

A stained oak Charles Rennie Mackintosh stool from Miss Cranston’s Argyle Tea Rooms smashed its estimate to lead Lyon & The post Design sale tops a million appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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Music Friday: You Are 'More Precious Than Any Diamond or Pearl,' Sings NSYNC

Jewelry Judge

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you memorable songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, the heartthrob boy band NSYNC compares a very special woman to precious stones in 1999’s “(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You.” Led by Justin Timberlake, they croon, “In all of creation, all things great and small / You are the one that surpasses them all / More precious than any diamond or pearl / They broke the mold when you cam

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Art Toronto offers moments of connection, catharsis and commerce for Canada's art world

The Art Newspaper

The country’s biggest art fair, with more than 100 exhibitors, is both a centre of commercial activity and a sprawling diorama of a national aesthetic

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Students at School of the Art Institute of Chicago hold walkout in support of Palestine

The Art Newspaper

SAIC students continue to protest the school’s ties to defence contractors

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