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

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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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An open letter from the National Museum Directors' Council: 'These attacks have to stop'

The Art Newspaper

The leaders of the UK's national collections and major regional museums highlight the "enormous stress for colleagues at every level of an organisation" and "visitors who now no longer feel safe" following series of protester attacks on museum works

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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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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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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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British photographer Rankin’s advertising agency files for bankruptcy amid tough 'shift in the creative landscape'

The Art Newspaper

Rankin, who has photographed David Bowie and Queen Elizabeth II among others, says the last two years have been "massively challenging" due to reduced budgets and losing work to programmatic and AI-based solutions

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Dalí’s Rare Watercolors Resurface in an Immersive Show—Save for One Long-Lost Piece

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Five watercolors were created for a notorious opera, but one never made it to the museum where the others reside. The post Dalí’s Rare Watercolors Resurface in an Immersive Show—Save for One Long-Lost Piece appeared first on Artnet News.

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New Niki de Saint Phalle documentary chronicles her personal struggles and aesthetic triumphs

The Art Newspaper

Michiko Matsumoto’s film “Viva Nicki”, which recently premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival, also attests to the artist’s enduring popularity in Japan

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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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Art Bites: The Met’s Record-Setting Price for a Very Small Painting

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"All our greatest pictures," said a curator, "are small pictures." The post Art Bites: The Met’s Record-Setting Price for a Very Small Painting appeared first on Artnet News.

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‘Do Not Keep Digging!’: Treasure Hunt for Famed Golden Owl Ends After 30 Years

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Some 200,000 "owlers" have searched for decades for a statuette of an owl hidden somewhere in France. It has now been found. The post ‘Do Not Keep Digging!’: Treasure Hunt for Famed Golden Owl Ends After 30 Years appeared first on Artnet News.

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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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Maqdala shield to be repatriated to Ethiopia

The Art Newspaper

Withdrawn from auction in February, the shield will make a stop at the Toledo Museum of Art before going on public display at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa

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

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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

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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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Legendary Mummy Portrait Hits the Market With a Seven-Figure Price Tag

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The portrait is going up for sale at Frieze London. The post Legendary Mummy Portrait Hits the Market With a Seven-Figure Price Tag 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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Restoration of Famed ‘Rainbow Portrait’ of Queen Elizabeth I Uncovers New Discoveries

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The painting, which depicts an ageless monarch, has returned to the Queen's childhood residence at Hatfield House. The post Restoration of Famed ‘Rainbow Portrait’ of Queen Elizabeth I Uncovers New Discoveries appeared first on Artnet News.

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How to decode art: UK schools embark on ‘visual literacy’ week

The Art Newspaper

As government aims to put the arts at the heart of the curriculum, an Art UK project is teaching children how to 'cope with today’s image-saturated world'

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Set to Close Amid Controversy

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The building's owners have also been selling off furnishings designed by the architect. The post Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Set to Close Amid Controversy appeared first on Artnet News.

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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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Nazi-looted Monet returned to heirs after the FBI traces it to New Orleans

The Art Newspaper

Missing for more than 80 years, the 1865 pastel will be handed over in a ceremony today after the couple who bought it relinquished it voluntarily

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Six-Year-Old Painting Prodigy Elaine Fan is Making Her Mark in the Big Apple

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6-year-old Fan was the subject of her first solo in New York City at the China Institute. The post Six-Year-Old Painting Prodigy Elaine Fan is Making Her Mark in the Big Apple appeared first on Artnet News.

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Huge! A Colossal Statue of Ancient Greece That Lives on in Legend

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Long destroyed, the Colossus of Rhodes was a World Wonder that survives in the cultural imagination The post Huge! A Colossal Statue of Ancient Greece That Lives on in Legend appeared first on Artnet News.

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'King Dingo': After his portrait of Australia's richest woman stirred controversy, Vincent Namatjira turns his sights on Charles III

The Art Newspaper

The aboriginal artist's portrait of Gina Rinehart made headlines after she called on the National Gallery of Australia to have it removed—now he has painted the British monarch

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

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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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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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This 18th-Century Painting Could Rewrite Black History in Britain

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New research brings to light the life of James Cumberlidge, a servant who became a trumpeter for King George III. The post This 18th-Century Painting Could Rewrite Black History in Britain appeared first on Artnet News.

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Museum Elevator Technician Accidentally Throws Out Alexandre Lavet Artwork

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Oops, those were Alexandre Lavet's hand-painted beer cans. The post Museum Elevator Technician Accidentally Throws Out Alexandre Lavet Artwork appeared first on Artnet News.

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Podcast | Episode 100: A brush with… Marlene Dumas

The Art Newspaper

An in-depth interview with the endlessly daring Dumas, discussing her admiration for Nicole Eisenman and Diane Arbus, and the impact of Francisco Goya on her practice

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Curatorial risks worth taking to foster a sense of belonging in museums

The Art Newspaper

Stephanie Sparling Williams, curator of American art at the Brooklyn Museum, on how Black feminist practices informed the rehang of the museum’s American art collection

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Here Are Some of Our Favorite ‘Childless Cat Ladies’ of Art History

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Cats and women have been linked in visual culture since Ancient Egypt. The post Here Are Some of Our Favorite ‘Childless Cat Ladies’ of Art History appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Hunt: The Ancient Scrolls That Survived a Volcanic Event

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About 1,800 papyrus scrolls were found in ancient Herculaneum, buried under ash and volcanic debris. The post The Hunt: The Ancient Scrolls That Survived a Volcanic Event appeared first on Artnet News.

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Dürer Destined for Dumpster Demolishes Estimate at Auction

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

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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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A New Exhibition Uncorks Leonardo da Vinci’s Little-Known Relationship With Scent

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The show also delves into the world of Renaissance perfumery. The post A New Exhibition Uncorks Leonardo da Vinci’s Little-Known Relationship With Scent appeared first on Artnet News.

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