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Italy’s Newest Contemporary Art Site Isn’t a Museum Designed by a Fancy Architect, It’s the Ruins of Pompeii
On Friday May 12, curators, art collectors and politicians gathered at sunset in the small amphitheater of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the Piccolo Teatro Odeion, for the premiere of the …
Gallery owner Christina Di Donna cherishes her Lalanne sculptures, dreams of slow Sundays and is always on the lookout for a Cindy Sherman “film Still”
Much of the art world revolves around questions of value, not only in terms of appraisals and price tags, but also: what is worth your time in These Times, as …
Fix in motion? The first sale of Gerald Fineberg’s collection by Christie’s brought in $153 million, well below pre-sale estimates
After months of worrying about the inevitable correction in the face of rising interest rates, financial market volatility, the war in Ukraine and other destabilizing factors, the art market has …
The Codex Sassoon, an ancient Hebrew Bible, fetched $33.5 million at Sotheby’s, making it one of the most valuable manuscripts ever sold
The Bible may be the most produced book in the world, but there are few, if any, like the Codex Sassoon. Produced by a single unknown scribe in the Levant …
A rare Rolex wristwatch’s appearance on ‘Antiques Roadshow’ saw its value skyrocket 500 times at auction
A rare 1963 Rolex Submariner 5513 diver’s wristwatch, whose owner had military history, was hammered for £40,000 (around $50,000) at an English auction house last week after appearing on Antiques …
The Phillips 20th Century and Contemporary Art Evening Sale brought in $70 million, largely thanks to two Type-A bidders on assignment
Phillips Contemporary Art Auction Night put on an entertaining spectacle on Wednesday night, if only because of two telephone bidders who burst into the auction room and swept away many …
Here’s your go-to guide to the citywide NYCxDesign festival, from lamps made from mushrooms to textiles designed by Nick Cave
Unlike other festivals, NYCxDesign, also known as New York Design Week, is not limited to a single venue, but rather unfolds across the city in a massive celebration of design, …
Art consultant Lisa Schiff, accused of fraud by two former clients, left her spaces in London and New York
Top art adviser Lisa Schiff appears to have closed her SFA Advisory office and showroom in New York less than a week after she was sued by two former clients, …
An alternative to the frieze? 21 New York galleries have come together for a collective exhibition of works from the 1970s
There’s an over-emphasis on novelty during Frieze Week. Dealers talk about emerging trends and brag about recent work on their listings. Articles, some of which on this site, presumably, will …