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Artist Eun-Me Ahn Blesses and Baptizes Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo’s Venice Island Ahead of Its Debut as an Arts Center
As I neared my destination to an island in the northern part of the Venetian lagoon, about 30 minutes from the Giardini, I was among the first...
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Louvre, Guggenheim Among Major Museums Awarded Conservation Grants
Bank of America, which has a division that focuses on cultural philanthropy, has announced the 24 institutions that its giving funding to as...
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The 10 Best National Pavilions at the Venice Biennale, From a Cut-Up Giraffe to Body Horror in a Church
Typically, the Venice Biennale’s national pavilions play second fiddle to the main exhibition—which is ironic, considering that there is about...
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A Quick Scribble by Michelangelo Sold for Over $200K at Christie’s New York
A small drawing by Michelangelo, accompanied by a letter from the artist’s last direct descendant, has sold at Christie’s New York...
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A ‘Succession’-Level Series On Art Fraudster Inigo Philbrick is Coming to HBO
EXCLUSIVE : HBO is teaming up with Doctor Who producer Bad Wolf to develop a series about Inigo Philbrick , the flamboyant art dealer...
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Alex Katz’s New Paintings in Venice Celebrate Grass, Water, and Clothes
At 96, Alex Katz is showing new paintings of three highly different kinds in an exhibition that coincides with the Venice Biennale. “Claire,...
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Mexican Painter María Izquierdo Gets Her Due After Decades at the Venice Biennale
María Izquierdo was born in 1902 in San Juan de los Lagos, a commercial center and home to the Basilica de la Virgin de San Juan, the...
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For Venice Biennale Artists, a Very Real Halo Effect in the Market
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance , the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to...
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At the Venice Biennale’s Contemporary Showcase, Living Artists Examine Queer and Indigenous Legacies
As the international art world has descended on La Serenissima this week, the 2024 Venice Biennale began the first of its preview days on...
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In Venice, Collector Ryan Zurrer Introduces Web3 Phenom Sam Spratt to the Art World
Digital artist Sam Spratt is living the artist’s dream. This week, he celebrated the opening of “The Monument Game,” his first-ever art show....