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Art World Roundup: new exhibition highlights female artists, Banksy claims mural at Reading Prison, COVID-19 heads to the Smithsonian, and more
In this week’s Art World Roundup, we cover “Heart of the Matter,” a new online exhibition at the Gillian Jason Gallery in support of International Women’s Day, a Trump executive […]
Art World Roundup: A painting by Churchill heads to auction, Gee’s Bend quilts head to Etsy, and more
In this week’s Art World Roundup, we bring you news of the US Supreme Court’s ruling on the Guelph Treasure, an unusual painting by former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill […]
Sotheby’s buffeted by the public health crisis—and various legal challenges
Sotheby’s is making rapid inroads into the digital sphere and has continuously one-upped rival Christie’s throughout 2020. The famous auction house, however, is facing significant risks concerning a potential credit […]
Sotheby’s, Christie’s release preliminary 2020 sales reports
Just before the end of the year, both Sotheby’s and Christie’s have released preliminary end of year totals, showing the impact of COVID-19, but a better than expected year on […]
Art World Roundup: Simone Leigh heads to Venice, controversy over new Medusa sculpture, repatriation support from Dutch institutes, and more
This week’s Art World Roundup cover Simone Leigh being the next to rep the US at the Venice Biennale, the parole of Anna Sorokin (a.k.a. Anna Delvey), and a controversial […]
Art World Roundup: Kaywin Feldman on the Philip Guston show, Ai Weiwei’s outlook, a T. rex. sells for millions and more
This week’s Art World Roundup brings Kaywin Feldman’s response to criticism over a postponed retrospective of Philip Guston works and Ai Weiwei’s thoughts on Trump, China’s relationship with Germany, and […]
Royal Opera House to deaccession David Hockney painting to alleviate pandemic-related financial strains
The pandemic has created a uniquely difficult financial situation for art institutions around the world. Reeling from social distancing and facing a “new normal” that is quite unfriendly to museums […]
