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Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz has returned to her most personal 1999 project, “Women,” a series of UBS-commissioned portriats to engage new subjects in the next generation. Seventeen years later, with “Women: New Portraits,” Leibovitz is adding to history and elaborating…
The Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas presents Warhol By the Book. It is the first museum exhibition in the United States to examine Andy Warhol's career-long work in books. This segment of his vast portfolio of work is…
The house of Roman banker Lucius Caecilius Jucundus was only partially destroyed in 79 EC when Vesuvius erupted in Pompeii. Today, the house still retains some of its foundations, walls, and even details of mosaics and carved reliefs. Researchers at…
The Museum of Architecture, Art and Technology (MAAT), which opened in Lisbon to the public this past weekend, offers 7,000 square meters of new exhibition space. British architect Amanda Levete dug down, instead of building up, in order to not…
Everyone’s eyes are being drawn to the unmistakably pink installation at Frieze. Portia Munson, the artist behind “Pink Project: Table,” is part of the P.P.O.W. booth. The New York gallery is representing four generations of feminist artists at Frieze London,…
The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University in Dallas announced today that a six-year investigation has concluded with the discovery of the true identity and postwar provenance of two paintings in its collection. These paintings, by Spanish master Bartolomé Esteban…
Though musician and cultural icon David Bowie kept his life as an art collector almost entirely a secret, the lesser-known side of his life will be revealed when hundreds of pieces from his personal collection are staged in an exhibition…
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was famous for his bold economic vision, and for his intolerance of his opponents. During his 22-year term as Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003, he controlled the media, fired top judges, and detained…
The contemporary evening auction sailed above estimate and achieved records for seven artists. Among the records set, five were for artists under 40, ending speculation that the bottom has dropped out of the younger end of the contemporary market. Adrian…
A new interactive museum honoring liberty and mass immigration will be the the first building constructed on Liberty island in decades. The $70m project design plans were unveiled Thursday morning. Designer Diane von Furstenberg, chair of the fundraising campaign raising…
Frieze London and the Contemporary Art Society (CAS) have teamed up on a new acquisition fund to support museums across the United Kingdom, which will help offset the shrinking local authority investment in arts and culture facilities, and highlight the…
A Los Angeles hospital has been brought back to life temporarily as a gallery after being abandoned three years ago, just in time for Halloween. The immersive exhibition, called “Human Condition,” features work from over 80 different artists displayed in…
Chinese art from the Guizhou province in southwest China is on display at San Ildefonso museum in Mexico City. Artists hope that this exhibit, entitled “Masterpieces,” will help bridge the cultural gap between China and Mexico. The works are from the…
San Diego’s month-long architecture and design festival, aptly named Archtoberfest, kicked off last week. More than 65 tours, exhibitions, lectures and street fairs will be a part of this 3rd annual edition. Highlights include the San Diego Design Film Festival,…
The 19th Smithsonian museum opened its doors on September 24, and since then, demand to experience the new museum has yet to subside. Even though the museum is trying to implement timed passes to help manage the crowds, passes are…
The court case begins today in Amsterdam to determine the future of a collection of gold, precious gems, a ceremonial helmet, and other treasures from the Black Sea region. Four different museums in Crimea are taking legal action to force…
Incredible exhibitions are opening this fall in Europe, including major two group shows, and solo presentations dedicated to William N. Copley, Théodore Rousseau, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, and other world-famous artists. Here are some of the highlights so you can…
Jai & Jai Gallery has become an essential hub for the young architecture scene in Los Angeles. Their 350-square-foot exhibition space is sandwiched between a barbecue smokehouse and a former vintage music store in Chinatown, and it is rapidly becoming…
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A new scandal has rocked the art world, the likes of which have not been seen since the "early Vermeer" scandal of the 1940s. Sotheby’s was recently forced to take back an £8.4 million ‘Frans Hals,’ because it was revealed…
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