December, 2024

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4 Ways A.I. Impacted the Art Industry in 2024

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Here is a handy summary of A.I.'s four biggest impacts on the art world in 2024. The post 4 Ways A.I. Impacted the Art Industry in 2024 appeared first on Artnet News.

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Gold star medal taken from an Ethiopian war hero surfaces at auction

The Art Newspaper

The grandchildren of Ras Desta Damtew, an Ethiopian general and noble, are seeking to recover the piece, listed in the online auction catalogue as coming from the estate of an Italian soldier who was present at Desta Damtew’s execution

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Inside Zildjian, a 400-year-old cymbal-making company in Massachusetts

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Drummers across the globe know the Zildjian name because its emblazoned on every shiny cymbal they make. Whats less known is that the family has been making their famous cymbals, with a secret process, for more than four centuries. Drummers across the globe know the Zildjian name because its emblazoned on every shiny cymbal they make. Whats less known is that the family has been making their famous cymbals, with a secret process, for more than four centuries.

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Colourful past is revealed by National Trust paint lab

Antique Collecting

New insights into the colourful world of the past are being revealed at a new National Trust archive of thousands The post Colourful past is revealed by National Trust paint lab appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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Thousands of Stolen Greek Artifacts Just Turned Up in an Athens Basement

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Authorities are still determining the value of the cache, much of it found wrapped in 1940s newspapers. The post Thousands of Stolen Greek Artifacts Just Turned Up in an Athens Basement appeared first on Artnet News.

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Here Are the 7 Biggest Art-World Controversies of 2024

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The art biz is no stranger to controversies, and 2024 was no different. The post Here Are the 7 Biggest Art-World Controversies of 2024 appeared first on Artnet News.

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

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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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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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The Dazzling Gold of an Ancient Balkan Empire Shines in a New Getty Exhibition

Artnet News

The exhibition features over 200 gold, silver, and bronze objects. The post The Dazzling Gold of an Ancient Balkan Empire Shines in a New Getty Exhibition appeared first on Artnet News.

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‘One auction house will fold, as will more fairs’: experts give their art market 2025 predictions

The Art Newspaper

We asked the art worlds movers and shakers what's in store for the next 12 months

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The Worst Art of 2024: 9 Standouts We Wish We Hadn’t Seen

Artnet News

There were more than a few howlers this year. The post The Worst Art of 2024: 9 Standouts We Wish We Hadnt Seen appeared first on Artnet News.

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AI to Z: an art & tech alphabet for 2024

The Art Newspaper

The art, artists and awards that pushed boundaries this year

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Sotheby’s Makes ‘Big’ Staff Cuts, as Auction Sales Slump

Artnet News

Top specialists and junior employees are said to be exiting, following a $1 billion investment deal with Abu Dhabi. The post Sotheby’s Makes ‘Big’ Staff Cuts, as Auction Sales Slump appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Best Art of 2024: 11 Standouts We Saw Globally

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From blockbuster shows to hidden gems, here's what caught our eye. The post The Best Art of 2024: 11 Standouts We Saw Globally appeared first on Artnet News.

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Saudi Arabia to give €50m towards Centre Pompidou refurbishment

The Art Newspaper

France will also help develop a raft of new museums in the kingdom, including a photography institution

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Louise Bourgeois’s mammoth spider will return to Tate Modern for the gallery's 25th anniversary

The Art Newspaper

A new capsule collection trail will also feature works by Mark Rothko and Dorothea Tanning

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Jimmy Carter, the US president and ‘Renaissance man’ who believed in art and rock and roll, has died, aged 100

The Art Newspaper

The Southern Baptist peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia, was a dedicated amateur portraitist and made a deep cultural impact when in office

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In memoriam: remembering art world figures who died in 2024

The Art Newspaper

Faith Ringgold, Frank Auerbach, Richard Serra, Barbara Gladstone and Lorraine OGrady were among those who died this year

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Green wood, axes and oaks: how ancient skills helped to raise Notre-Dame's new roof

The Art Newspaper

A small army of carpenters combined traditional craftmanship with digital design tools to rebuild the medieval roof frame known as "the forest"

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Paris heralds the return of Notre-Dame’s bells

The Art Newspaper

The northern belfry’s mighty bells—the oldest having survived the French Revolution—have been restored in Normandy and reinstalled in the bell chamber, from where they will once again ring out

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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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Ho Ho Ho! Archaeologists Unveil the Original Resting Place of Saint Nicholas

Artnet News

The discovery has been 35 years in the making. The post Ho Ho Ho! Archaeologists Unveil the Original Resting Place of Saint Nicholas appeared first on Artnet News.

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MFA Boston acquires 38 photographs by Robert Frank capturing life in 1940s Paris

The Art Newspaper

The experimental images feature in a new exhibition centred on a personal family scrapbook

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Italian Authorities Bust International Antiquities Trafficking Network

Artnet News

Police have arrested four people and 32 people remain under investigation. The post Italian Authorities Bust International Antiquities Trafficking Network appeared first on Artnet News.

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'The painter in me did not die'—novelist Orhan Pamuk turns his hand to art

The Art Newspaper

Notebooks filled with the author's drawings reflect events spanning 13 years

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Metropolitan Museum reveals design for new $550m wing for modern and contemporary art

The Art Newspaper

Designs for the Oscar L. Tang and H.M.

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Uffizi’s secret Vasari Corridor reopens over Florence’s Ponte Vecchio

The Art Newspaper

The private passageway built by the Medici dynasty cost 11m to restore

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£10m Botticelli leads London's pre-Christmas Old Master sales

The Art Newspaper

Nine bidders competed for the 15th century painting of a Virgin and child at Sotheby's, while Zoffany, Tiepolo and Van Dyck topped auctions at Bonhams and Christie's

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In the Texas Desert, Craft Meets Coding

Artnet News

It was a heady, design-focused desert weekend in Marfa, with fiber works, crypto punks mirrors, knitting machines, and a whole lot of generative code. The post In the Texas Desert, Craft Meets Coding appeared first on Artnet News.

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Sotheby's does a U-turn on new fees structure

The Art Newspaper

Less than a year ago, the auction house reduced buyers premium and tried to introduce a flat 10% vendor's commission to avoid bartering.

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Why Rock Icon Chrissie Hynde Is Embracing Painting: ‘You Can Hide Yourself’

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Hynde has a new show of paintings in London, mostly because shes eager to get rid of them. The post Why Rock Icon Chrissie Hynde Is Embracing Painting: You Can Hide Yourself appeared first on Artnet News.

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A Poignant Painting Made by Gustav Klimt and His Brother Sells for $2.8 Million

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Klimt added portraits of their family to his brother's painting after his death. The post A Poignant Painting Made by Gustav Klimt and His Brother Sells for $2.8 Million appeared first on Artnet News.

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Jasleen Kaur Clinches Turner Prize, the U.K.’s Top Art Honor

Artnet News

The Glasgow-born artist took home $31,000 for her sculptures made of everyday objects that explore identity and cultural memory. The post Jasleen Kaur Clinches Turner Prize, the U.K.’s Top Art Honor appeared first on Artnet News.

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The giant metaphor that Elon Musk forked out for

The Art Newspaper

The founder of SpaceX commissioned the giant piece of cutlery art two years ago

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As world cheers the restored Notre-Dame, other French churches decay

The Art Newspaper

The country has too many churches in areas with too few peopleand too little money to maintain them

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Michelangelo Pistoletto unveils his own version of stolen Caravaggio masterpiece in Sicily

The Art Newspaper

Theft from a Baroque oratory remains unsolved after 55 years, sparking countless conspiracy theories

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‘A message of love to the world’: Yayoi Kusama unveils new infinity room for sprawling Melbourne show

The Art Newspaper

It will join a record-breaking nine other immersive rooms in the National Gallery of Victoria's retrospective on the Japanese artist, spanning eight decades