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New Kid on the Block! Fast-Rising Los Angeles Dealer Sebastian Gladstone Alights in Tribeca
28 January 2025 @ 10:50 pm
In four years, the erstwhile artist has built a bicoastal business, growing as others falter. 'I'm keeping my fingers crossed for him,' one collector said.
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A Critic Sees ‘Queer Erasure’ in Smithsonian Museum’s Felix Gonzalez-Torres Display
28 January 2025 @ 10:49 pm
Ignacio Darnaude accuses the museum of whitewashing AIDS—but the curators and some D.C. writers are standing up for the show.
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The Mona Lisa Will Get Her Own Room at the Louvre, Vows Emmanuel Macron
28 January 2025 @ 10:31 pm
The French president has announced a sweeping restoration of the Louvre.
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Trailblazing Native American Artist and Activist, Has Died
28 January 2025 @ 10:30 pm
She was 85.
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As We Enter the Year of the Snake, Let’s Revisit the Serpent’s Starring Role in Art
28 January 2025 @ 9:52 pm
From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art history.
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Artist Klára Hosnedlová Tapped for Major Berlin Commission
28 January 2025 @ 7:24 pm
The Czech artist will transform Hamburger Bahnhof’s historic hall with the inaugural Chanel Commission.
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A $1.9 Million Mark Bradford Fails on the Block at Sotheby’s Singapore
28 January 2025 @ 7:23 pm
The 10-foot-square work had gone for $3.76 million just over a year ago.
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At Long Last, the Frick Gets a Reopening Date
28 January 2025 @ 7:01 pm
A new gallery space will follow in June with "Vermeer's Love Letters" as its inaugural show.
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An Artist’s Surreal Garden at Musée Rodin Sets the Stage for Dior Couture
28 January 2025 @ 5:17 pm
Artist Rithika Merchant lends a mystic touch to Dior’s haute couture runway.
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Artist Isabelle Brourman’s Vivid Trump Trial Sketches Rule in a New York Show
28 January 2025 @ 4:10 pm
The court sketch artist's works are now on view at Will Shott Gallery.
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