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‘Who Needs Another Show?’ Ai Weiwei Says He’s Over the Whole Museum Thing and Is Moving to Connecticut

But far from retired, the artist is working on three new films.

By Ted Loos, 14 hours ago
Auctions

Forget Masterpiece Theater: Sotheby's Delivers a Sterling $362.6 Million Contemporary Sale Built from the Middle Market

It was an impressive night that saw record after record drop for important artists with growing markets.

By Tim Schneider, 17 hours ago

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Exhibitions

In Manila, a New Nam June Paik Show Is Taken as a Sign of the Growth of the Contemporary Art Market in the Philippines

Co-organized with Gagosian and Leon Gallery International, the show marks the first time Paik’s work has been shown in the country.

By Taylor Dafoe, 45 mins ago
Politics

After More Than 100 Days in Jail Without Charge, Photographer Shahidul Alam Is Granted Bail in Bangladesh. What’s Next?

But the 63-year-old photographer's case is still under investigation.

By Ben Davis, 2 hours ago
Art World

Ron English Will Whitewash the $730,000 Banksy Mural He Just Bought to Protest the Removal of Street Art

The artist says he plans to resell the whitewashed piece for $1 million.

By Henri Neuendorf, 3 hours ago
Art World

Archaeologists Discover an Ancient Portrait of Young Jesus in an Abandoned Israeli Church

The 1,500-year-old wall painting was found in a Byzantine church in Israel's Negev desert.

By Sarah Cascone, 4 hours ago
Market

Smuggled Away During the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette’s $36 Million Pearl Pendant Shatters Auction Records

After her execution, the Queen of France's daughter inherited her jewels, which have been in private royal ownership for more than 200 years.

By Kate Brown, 6 hours ago
Art Fairs

Online Sales Are Growing But There’s Nowhere Like Paris Photo for Big-Ticket Purchases

Richard Avedon’s revealing portrait of Andy Warhol and members of The Factory sold for a reported $1.7 million at the Grand Palais.

By Claudia Barbieri Childs, 7 hours ago
Auctions

The ‘Leonardo da Vinci of Diamonds’ Sets a $50 Million World Record at Christie’s Geneva

It's the most per carat ever paid for a pink diamond.

By Sarah Cascone, 7 hours ago
Events and Parties

‘He Was Just Documenting Society’: Veterans of Warhol’s Factory Days Remember the Artist and Filmmaker at a Special artnet Event

The night featured special guests who were part Warhol's rarefied social circle, including Vincent Fremont, Jane Holzer, and Anthony Haden-Guest.

By In Partnership With 252 EAST 57, 13 hours ago
Exhibitions

The Renaissance’s Love Affair With the Nude Gets a Provocative Show at the Getty. See the Highlights Here

'The Renaissance Nude' explores the development of a genre.

By Henri Neuendorf, 14 hours ago
People

An Artist Representing Grenada in the Venice Biennale Has Had to Launch a GoFundMe Campaign to Help Pay for the Pavilion

Frank fled Grenada when he was 16. Now he’s representing the tiny country on the art world's biggest stage.

By Taylor Dafoe, 16 hours ago
Exhibitions

Which of These Two Caravaggios Is the Real Thing? Shown Together in Paris, Twin ‘Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy’ Paintings Perplex

In displaying the two versions side by side, a Paris museum is letting the viewer decide.

By Henri Neuendorf, 1 day ago
Exhibitions

To Celebrate the 350th Anniversary of Rembrandt’s Death, the Rijksmuseum Vows to Show ‘All the Rembrandts’

Fittingly titled "All the Rembrandts in the Rijksmuseum," the landmark show offers a chance to see 'The Night Watch' before its restoration.

By Kate Brown, 1 day ago
Art World

For 20 Years, This Artist Has Claimed the King of Belgium Is Her Father. Now He’s Been Ordered to Take a DNA Test.

Artist Delphine Boël has long claimed that she's the daughter of Albert II, who stepped down in 2013.

By Sarah Cascone, 1 day ago
Art World

Art Industry News: The Secret Buyer of Yoko Ono’s Basquiat Is Revealed + Other Stories

Plus, Austria admits to restituting a Klimt to the wrong family and a museum in London is accused of taking Saudi "blood money."

By artnet News, 1 day ago
Market

How One Lucky Art Collector Bought Basquiat’s Multimillion-Dollar ‘Fried Chicken’ Painting for $5,200—and Got the Artist’s Cat in the Bargain

Sotheby's is now selling Basquiat's "Pollo Frito" for $25 million.

By Richard Polsky, 2 days ago

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