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Gagosian Will Open Its Third Parisian Gallery in October
The new location takes over the historic Hotel Lotti and opens on October 19.
Nazis Stole This Historic Shield From Czechoslovakia. The Philadelphia Museum of Art Is Returning It.
The ceremonial shield depicting a Roman battle was confiscated by the Nazis during World War II.
Nearly 500 Counterfeit Francis Bacon Works Were Just Seized in Italy
Five out of seven suspects have been charged with conspiracy to authenticate and trade the forged works of art.
Meet the Designers Using 3-D Printing to Create the Next Generation of Furniture
For these pioneering furniture designers, the technology is a portal to the (hopefully comfy) future.
Finding Art-World Success in Chicago, This French-Somali Gallerist Is Returning to Paris With a Red-Hot Rosterâand a New Mission
Originally from France, Mariane Ibrahim is returning with a red-hot roster of artists for an inaugural exhibition this month.
A $600 Million Art Collection Filled With Warhols, Twomblys and Koonses Is Heading to Auction
Sotheby's will sell 65 major works that belonged to Harry and Linda Macklowe in two separate sales.
Italian Artists Are Following in Rick Owensâ Furniture Footsteps
Fashion is finding a foothold in Milan Design Week, kinda. Thereâs Stone Islandâs material research, for one, and then thereâs Rick Owensâ furniture exhibition â neither are necessarily related to clothing but thereâs that throughline of fashion design throughout. For instance, in Owensâ case, the blunt lines and aggressive silhouettes of his ready-to-wear translates to [âŚ]
James Jean Just Birthed a New Genre of Hypercar
With the extreme outlandishness of concept cars, art cars can quant by comparison. Donât get me wrong, Iâll always have eyes for Kenny Scarfâs Karbombz but specially painted or wrapped cars sometimes lack the pure shock value of a crazy concept car. James Jeanâs take on a Koenigsegg Agera RS feels like the best of [âŚ]
The City of Amsterdam Is Returning a $22 Million Kandinsky Painting to Its Original Ownersâ Heirs
The city-owned Stedelijk Museum had held the painting since 1940.
Unorthorized Banksy Exhibition Is a Light Too Light on Original Works
An unauthorized Banksy exhibition that has attracted over 1 million visitors since it began touring in 2016 has come under fire for being too light on actual Banksy works. Organizers have agreed to refund visitors who no longer wish to attend the Seoul presentation of âThe Art of Banksy: Without Limitsâ following an outcry over the lack of original works. https://www.instagram.com/p/CTB1ewhH4TK/ [âŚ]
Step Into Christian Rex van Minnenâs Nightmarish World
Christian Rex van Minnen is taking over NANZUKA with his darkly comedic outlook on contemporary life. The American painterâs grotesque, all-too-realistically rendered work is now on view in a series of three concurrent solo exhibitions at the Tokyo-based art gallery. Presenting paintings, monotypes, and sculptures made over the past year (a hellish time in and of itself), [âŚ]
Visa (Yes, Visa) Just Acquired Its First NFT Artwork for $150,000
The work is part of a series known as âCryptoPunks,â considered one of the first NFT projects ever launched.