September, 2024

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The Brutalist asks who owns the memory of the Holocaust and who defines an artist’s legacy

The Art Newspaper

Brady Corbet’s new film, feted at the Venice International Film Festival and now playing at the New York Film Festival, follows a Jewish, Bauhaus-trained architect adjusting to life and work in the US after the Second World War

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Previously Unknown Mozart Composition Turns Up in a German Library

Artnet News

The 12-minute piece was written by a teenage Mozart for a string trio. The post Previously Unknown Mozart Composition Turns Up in a German Library appeared first on Artnet News.

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Crocker Farm Holds 20th-Anniversary Sale

Maine Antique Digest

Crocker Farm, Inc., Sparks, Maryland Photos courtesy Crocker Farm, Inc. “We were really happy with the sale, the quality throughout, and the diversity. I think it bore out in the total,” remarked Mark Zipp of Crocker Farm, Inc., following the family operation’s summer 2024 sale marking the 20th anniversary of the company.

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At 96, duckling sculptor Nancy Schön gets political with new North End work

Wbur

"The Noble Journey," outside St. Leonard's church in the North End highlights the legacy of immigrants who came to the United States. "The Noble Journey," outside St. Leonard's church in the North End highlights the legacy of immigrants who came to the United States.

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A Rare Viewing of Aboriginal Art in the Big Apple

The Magazine Antiques

Yolŋu bark paintings at the Asia Society The post A Rare Viewing of Aboriginal Art in the Big Apple appeared first on The Magazine Antiques. A Rare Viewing of Aboriginal Art in the Big Apple was first posted on September 23, 2024 at 1:48 pm. ©2021 " The Magazine Antiques " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement.

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Medicare Industry Upheaval Portends Frenzied Open Enrollment

Private Wealth

Retirees may have to scramble for 2025 Medicare coverage during open enrollment, October 15 to December 7. “I expect this to be the most wild and challenging Annual Election Period in my career of almost 20 years,” said Danielle Kunkle Roberts, founding partner of Boomer Benefits, a Medicare insurance agency based in Ft.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky visits New York’s Ukrainian Museum, calls for ‘the decolonisation of Ukrainian art’

The Art Newspaper

The Ukrainian president and first lady, who are in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, inaugurated the museum’s major Alexandra Exter exhibition

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Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair 2024

Maine Antique Digest

Manchester, New Hampshire On Wednesday, August 7, at 10 a.m. Karen DiSaia of DiSaia Management opened the doors to Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair, the large two-day 60-dealer show in the Sullivan Arena on the campus of St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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Why Massachusetts schools are having an 'extremely difficult' financial year

Wbur

A combination of factors like the end of federal COVID-19 funds, rising inflation and declining enrollment are straining school district budgets across Massachusetts. A combination of factors like the end of federal COVID-19 funds, rising inflation and declining enrollment are straining school district budgets across Massachusetts.

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Mozart, Einstein, and Neville Chamberlain handwritten letters dominate at RR Auctions September 28

Auction Central News

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Autographed letters signed by Wolfgang Mozart, Neville Chamberlain, and Albert Einstein are top-dollar superstars in the Remarkable Rarities sale set for Saturday, September 28 at RR Auction. The complete catalog is now open for early bidding at LiveAuctioneers. The ALS category of collecting continues to see high demand from bidders at the […] The post Mozart, Einstein, and Neville Chamberlain handwritten letters dominate at RR Auctions September 28 appeared first on Aucti

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Share Your Archives during #AskAnArchivist Day

Society of American Archivists

#AskAnArchivist Day takes place this year on October 16 , and SAA wants your help to celebrate archives across the country.

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Beeple unveils generative work with an urgent environmental message

The Art Newspaper

The sale of the work, unveiled at Italian Tech Week, supports non-profit initiatives like food justice and the protection of millions of acres of land and sea

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Long-Lost Artemisia Gentileschi Masterpiece Goes on View After Centuries of Obscurity

Artnet News

The painting resurfaced at auction in 2001 as a work by the artist's studio, and was recently identified as an original. The post Long-Lost Artemisia Gentileschi Masterpiece Goes on View After Centuries of Obscurity appeared first on Artnet News.

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Researchers Claim Chinese Interference in French Museum Exhibitions

Artnet News

Respected Tibetologists have raised the alarm over the erasure of non-Han cultures in wall texts. The post Researchers Claim Chinese Interference in French Museum Exhibitions appeared first on Artnet News.

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Dürer Destined for Dumpster Demolishes Estimate at Auction

Artnet News

An 11-year-old boy saved the piece from oblivion. Only years later did he learn its value. The post Dürer Destined for Dumpster Demolishes Estimate at Auction appeared first on Artnet News.

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Protestors who poured soup over Van Gogh's Sunflowers sentenced to prison

The Art Newspaper

The incident, which took place at the National Gallery in 2022, will see Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland serve two years and 20 months respectively

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An Archaeologist’s 200-Year-Old Message in a Bottle Resurfaces on French Coast

Artnet News

The message was left by a 19th-century archaeologist excavating the area. The post An Archaeologist’s 200-Year-Old Message in a Bottle Resurfaces on French Coast appeared first on Artnet News.

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Researchers Grow an Extinct Plant From a 1,000-Year-Old Seed

Artnet News

The seed is called Sheba and is believed to have medicinal qualities. The post Researchers Grow an Extinct Plant From a 1,000-Year-Old Seed appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Painting That Birthed Impressionism Makes Its Stateside Debut

Artnet News

Monet's canvas including the word "Impression" in its title unwittingly christened one of art history's most beloved movements. The post The Painting That Birthed Impressionism Makes Its Stateside Debut appeared first on Artnet News.

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US government provides more funds and imposes new restrictions to safeguard Ukrainian art

The Art Newspaper

An additional $1m in funding for preservation and conservation efforts follows new import restrictions to help curb Russia’s looting and trafficking of Ukraine’s heritage

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Voynich Manuscript scans reveal early decoding attempt

The Art Newspaper

Multispectral imaging has uncovered that the baffling symbols in the 15th-century document—dubbed the world’s most mysterious manuscript—were scrutinised by its owner, a Prague doctor

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Long-Lost Diana Statue That Sank With the Titanic Comes to Light on the Ocean Floor

Artnet News

She had been unseen since she was photographed in 1986. The post Long-Lost Diana Statue That Sank With the Titanic Comes to Light on the Ocean Floor appeared first on Artnet News.

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‘You must walk close to the edge’—the pioneering German artist Rebecca Horn dies, aged 80

The Art Newspaper

Horn maintained a powerful drawing strand that supported her innovative conceptual sculpture practice around the human body in installations, performances and photographs

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Artificial Intelligence Detects New Archaeological Sites in the Arabian Desert

Artnet News

Success in the Rub' al-Khali could set the stage for A.I.-driven discoveries across the world's most elusive archaeological sites. The post Artificial Intelligence Detects New Archaeological Sites in the Arabian Desert appeared first on Artnet News.

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Art Market Reset: Riding the Waves of Change

Artnet News

The art market is in the midst of a radical sea change. What can buyers and sellers learn from the cresting waves? The post Art Market Reset: Riding the Waves of Change appeared first on Artnet News.

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Magritte painting could bring more than $95m at Christie's marquee New York sales this autumn

The Art Newspaper

If it goes for the auction house's estimate, "L'empire des lumières" (1954), from the collection of late interior designer Mica Ertegun, would set an auction record for the Surrealist artist

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A Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Score Big at Auction

Artnet News

It's considered one of Dürer's three ‘Master Engravings.’ The post A Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Score Big at Auction appeared first on Artnet News.

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Vasari’s Ceiling Masterpiece, Broken Up for Centuries, Is Finally Reunited

Artnet News

Vasari's painting depicted the five virtues surrounded by cherubs. The post Vasari’s Ceiling Masterpiece, Broken Up for Centuries, Is Finally Reunited appeared first on Artnet News.

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A new online museum is sharing the histories of repatriated objects

The Art Newspaper

The digital Museum of Looted Antiquities aspires to be an encyclopaedic repository on returned cultural artefacts—and to expose smuggling networks

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Was Venice’s Famed Bronze Lion Statue Made in China?

Artnet News

A new chemical study reveals that the sculpture originates from copper ore deposits in China. The post Was Venice’s Famed Bronze Lion Statue Made in China? appeared first on Artnet News.

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Artist Gao Zhen Detained in China Over Sculptures Criticizing Mao Zedong

Artnet News

The artworks, which were created in the early 2000s and critique the Cultural Revolution, are suspected of breaking a 2018 law. The post Artist Gao Zhen Detained in China Over Sculptures Criticizing Mao Zedong appeared first on Artnet News.

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Graffiti Artist RAMS Tags the Peak of an Abandoned 44-Story Skyscraper

Artnet News

The artist had to rappel down the upper levels of the building to leave his mark. The post Graffiti Artist RAMS Tags the Peak of an Abandoned 44-Story Skyscraper appeared first on Artnet News.

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Christie's will become first global auction house to operate in Saudi Arabia

The Art Newspaper

With the announcement of Riyadh-based managing director Nour Kelani, the firm hopes to deepen ties with the Kingdom's collectors and ambitious cultural projects

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One of Frank Auerbach's favourite paintings—unseen for 50 years—to go on show for first time

The Art Newspaper

The previous owner had rejected pleas from the artists to include "Primrose Hill, Hot Summer Evening" in a 1978 Hayward show, now it will finally feature in the first-ever exhibition of his landscapes

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Amid 'more selective, more cautious' market, Christie's Hong Kong sale notches $134m

The Art Newspaper

The firm's first major sale in its new Hong Kong headquarters saw spirited bidding for contemporary works and regional records for paintings by Van Gogh and Monet

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At Italy's leading Old Master fair, dealers anticipate a foreign collector influx

The Art Newspaper

The latest edition of the Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Fireze (Biaf) opens at a time when wealthy individuals are moving to Italy in growing numbers

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Inside New York's museum-building boom

The Art Newspaper

A wave of construction projects is updating and expanding the city’s art and cultural institutions, indicating a trend toward modernisation and growth