WORLD ART
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As It Faces Increased Scrutiny, Desert X Returns to Coachella Valley with a More Low-Key Show
In the short film Kudhi Bari , the architect Marina Tabassum works alongside residents of Bangladesh’s small desert sand islands, or “chars,”...
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At SXSW 2023, Web3ers Pitch Their ‘Decentralized Museum’ and Meet Skepticism
A panel at the 2023 edition of SXSW titled “The Decentralization of Art As We Know It” began with a scene that bordered on self-parody....
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Lehmann Maupin Now Represents Sung Neung Kyung, Key Figure of Korea’s Avant-Garde
Lehmann Maupin, which has locations in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Seoul, now represents Sung Neung Kyung, an important figure within South...
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500-Year-Old English Farmhouse With Banksy Artwork Has Been Demolished
A dilapidated 500-year-old farmhouse, with a Banksy mural on its side, was demolished in the seaside town of Herne Bay in Kent, England, on...
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Protests Against ‘Mafia Style’ Violence Erupt After an Archaeologist Was Viciously Attacked In Greece
State-employed archeologists staged a five-hour protest outside the Culture Ministry in Athens on Tuesday to protest the savage...
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A Rare Early Work by David Hockney Worth Over $35,000 Was Discovered on Antiques Roadshow
It was a pastel painting of a snapshot from almost anywhere: muted green fields split by a beaten footpath, and a thin tree line edging the...
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High Resolution Scans of Artworks Leaked from Taiwanese Museum and Illegally Sold Online
Approximately 100,000 high resolution images of paintings and calligraphy from the National Palace Museum in Taipei have been leaked, according...
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Frieze New York Names 69 Exhibitors for 2023 Edition
Frieze New York has named the 69 galleries that will participate in its upcoming 2023 edition, scheduled to take place May 18–21, with a preview...
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Magritte to Top Surrealism Sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s in Paris
Works by René Magritte will headline forthcoming sales dedicated to Surrealism at Sotheby’s and Christie’s, each scheduled to take...
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Centre Pompidou Signs Deal with Saudi Arabia to Develop New Museum in AlUla
AlUla, the sprawl of sandstone valleys and mountains cradling Saudi Arabia’s cultural ambitions, will soon welcome another high-profile project...