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Hope Runs High at Frieze L.A. as Art Buys Drive Fire Relief

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Early sales include an Elizabeth Peyton painting for $2.8 million at David Zwirner and a Keith Haring work for $2 million at Gladstone Gallery. The post Hope Runs High at Frieze L.A. as Art Buys Drive Fire Relief appeared first on Artnet News.

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New to AAS: The Genius of Universal Emancipation, 1830-31

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Benjamin Lundy was a prominent abolitionist in the 1820s and 1830s. Brought up as a Quaker in what is now West Virginia, he saw the iniquity of slavery. In 1821 he started the Genius of Universal Emancipation in Mount Pleasant, Ohio.

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Insights on Auction Sales: Commode and Cartier

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Will Seippel, CEO of WorthPoint, enjoys watching the items sold at auctions held by our WorthPoint Industry Partners. We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Gaining insights from Will is an excellent way to learn about buying and selling trends in our industry.

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Could this Van Gogh have come from Nazi Germany?

The Art Newspaper

As Birminghams peasant woman painting goes on loan to Charleston, we explore the question of its provenance

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Parcheesi board, $4,800, Copake

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 painted wooden Parcheesi board, 18 1/2 inches square, sold for $4,800 [.] The post Parcheesi board, $4,800, Copake appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.

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Comment | Leigh Bowery’s radical art is being rightly celebrated—but let’s not forget those who helped him on his way

The Art Newspaper

The artists close network of creative mavericks were integral to the indelible mark he left on London's cultural life

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Fears of ICE raids are hurting businesses in some Mass. immigrant neighborhoods

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Leaders from New Bedford to East Boston say the worries of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests are causing people to stay home which is hurting business. Leaders from New Bedford to East Boston say the worries of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests are causing people to stay home which is hurting business.

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Music Friday: The Beatles Tell Story of Desmond Jones's 20-Carat Golden Ring

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Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you great throwback songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Paul McCartney and The Beatles tell the story of Desmond Jones and his memorable trip to a jewelry store in the 1968 singalong, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da." In this song written by McCartney and John Lennon, we're introduced to Jones, a hardworking bloke who sells his wares from a barrow in the marketplace, and his girlfriend, Molly, who is a singer in

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Gee’s Bend quiltmakers, ‘degenerate’ art in Paris, and Mel Bochner remembered—podcast

The Art Newspaper

Exploring the history and potency of the small quiltmaking group from Alabama, plus a new show looks at how the Nazis attacked Modern art and artists in Germany, and we discuss a 1969 work by one of the pioneers of Conceptualism

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Former Sarkozy aide accused of taking Gaddafi bribe and attempting to conceal it through art purchases

The Art Newspaper

Claude Guant claims the 500,000 in question was raised through the sale of two paintings yet prosecutors found evidence that the works were sold by Christies in 1990 for less than 20,000

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A brush with Sarah McCrory

The Art Newspaper

The director of Goldsmiths CCA talks about her love of the Argentine conceptual artist Graciela Carnevaleand PG Wodehouse

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Comment | Somerset House’s soil-themed exhibition shows the importance of being down to earth

The Art Newspaper

The London institutions new show features a variety of works that emphasise the wonder and critical importance of dirt

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37 Earn Digital Archivist Specialist Certificate from the Society of American Archivists

Society of American Archivists

CHICAGO Congratulations to the 37 new Digital Archives Specialists (DAS)! These archivists, who represent a variety of repositories around the country, earned their DAS Certificate from the Society of American Archivists (SAA) after completing the required coursework within twenty-four months and passing a comprehensive examination in January 2025.

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Sharing is caring: the New York dealers who are joining forces

The Art Newspaper

Collaborating on projects and sharing spaces allows smaller galleries to keep costs downand to learn from each other

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This new volume reveals the under-explored art of 18th-century cut and paste

The Art Newspaper

Author David Pullins challenges the hierarchical distinctions between fine art and decorative art in French painting of the 1700s

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Architect Lina Ghotmeh wins competition to revamp British Museum’s vast Western Range galleries

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Ghotmeh beat five architect-led teams to land what the museum has called one of the biggest cultural renovations undertaken anywhere in the world

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