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Here Are the 7 Biggest Art-World Controversies of 2024

Artnet News

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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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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A photography exhibit about the West Bank ignites tensions in Newton

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Protesters effectively shut down a reception for the exhibit, sparking questions about free speech and the role of public libraries in civic discourse. Protesters effectively shut down a reception for the exhibit, sparking questions about free speech and the role of public libraries in civic discourse.

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

Artnet News

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

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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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‘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 art of the algorithm—new magazine launches dedicated to Artificial Intelligence works

The Art Newspaper

Biannual publication spotlights 'visual experiments and conceptually refined pieces'

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The Best Art of 2024: 11 Standouts We Saw Globally

Artnet News

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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Julian Assange visits artist who held $45m worth of art hostage

The Art Newspaper

Andrei Molodkin threatened to destroy works by Picasso and others if the activist died in prison.

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Caravaggio portrait, unseen for decades, goes on view in Rome

The Art Newspaper

The portrait of Maffeo Barberini was first attributed to Caravaggio 60 years ago, but had not been publicly displayed until now

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'The world's most expensive banana': Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian fetches $6.2m at Sotheby’s New York

The Art Newspaper

The buyer, the collector and crypto investor Justin Sun, immediately vowed to eat the banana

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Remembering Frank Auerbach, one of the leading artists of his generation, who has died aged 93

The Art Newspaper

The German-born British painter, a leading figure in the School of London, produced some of the most enduring and perceptive observations of what it meant to be alive during his time

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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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Painter Sarah Cunningham Reported Missing in London

Artnet News

Lisson Gallery, which represents her, has asked anyone with information to contact the police. The post Painter Sarah Cunningham Reported Missing in London appeared first on Artnet News.

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Unesco calls for emergency session to protect Lebanese heritage sites

The Art Newspaper

Israeli strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon have damaged and threatened several important monuments, while Baalbek remains in peril

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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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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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Florida arts organisations devastated by Ron DeSantis's funding cuts

The Art Newspaper

Right-wing governor's decision to slash entire $32m budget leaves smaller organisations fighting for survival

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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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Maurizio Cattelan’s Viral Banana Sells for $6.24 Million at Sotheby’s

Artnet News

The artist's controversial creation has been called "the most talked-about artwork of the century.” The post Maurizio Cattelan’s Viral Banana Sells for $6.24 Million at Sotheby’s appeared first on Artnet News.

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In His Latest Role, Johnny Depp Tries His Hand at Art, With a Big Show of Stuff in New York

Artnet News

The immersive exhibition brings together artworks the actor has created over the decades. The post In His Latest Role, Johnny Depp Tries His Hand at Art, With a Big Show of Stuff in New York appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Guggenheim presents a new view of Orphism—the movement that time forgot

The Art Newspaper

Featuring 82 works by 26 artists, this show tells the story of the short-lived style and its main protagonists

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Polish bank works with blockchain company and an Arctic vault to safeguard country's artistic heritage

The Art Newspaper

Bank Pekao and the Aleph Zero platform collaborate to keep secure data by tokenising the digitised records of important works of art

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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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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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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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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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US Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging Smithsonian's restitution of Benin Bronzes

The Art Newspaper

A New York-based organisation had sought to block the artefacts’ return to Nigeria

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The ‘pearly triangle’: neurological investigation reveals secret of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring

The Art Newspaper

The study also found that when volunteers looked at five works of art in the Hague’s Mauritshuis museum, their brains responded ten times more positively than when they viewed reproductions

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Long-Overlooked Painting Reveals the Genius of a Forgotten Black Polymath

Artnet News

Scientific analysis is correcting centuries of misconception surrounding a Francis Williams portrait. The post Long-Overlooked Painting Reveals the Genius of a Forgotten Black Polymath 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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Maurizio Cattelan’s famous duct-taped banana could bring more than $1m at auction

The Art Newspaper

"Comedian" (2019) is one of the most viral (and controversial) works of art of the past decade; Sotheby's hopes it has not lost its a-peel

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

Artnet News

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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Talentspotter: 5 Fast-Emerging Painters from Asia to Know Now

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The authors of Artnet's Asia Pivot newsletter profile Japan's Yu Nishimura, South Korea's Hyunsun Jeon, and more. The post Talentspotter: 5 Fast-Emerging Painters from Asia to Know Now appeared first on Artnet News.

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

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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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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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