Taylor Dafoe

Senior Writer
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Politics

After Rebuking Statue Toppling, President Trump Signs an Executive Order to Create a National Garden of Monuments to ‘American Heroes’

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Galleries

New York’s Galleries Are Preparing to Reopen to an Uncertain Art Market This Week. Will Anyone Show Up?

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Market

An Artist Pirated 10 Years Worth of Sotheby’s Auction Data to Expose the ‘Manipulation and Secrecy’ of the Art Market

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Law & Politics

Cuban Authorities Detained Artist Tania Bruguera While She Was on Her Way to a Protest Against Police Violence in Havana

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Auctions

Christie’s Paris Sells Two ‘Sacred Sculptures’ From Nigeria, Despite Protests From Scholars and Nigerian Heritage Authorities

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Art World

When the Louvre Reopens Next Week, Patient Visitors Will Be Able to View the Mona Lisa Practically Alone

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Politics

The Trump Administration Has Deployed the National Guard to Protect Monuments in Washington, DC

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Law & Politics

Facebook, a Longtime Hub for the Illicit Antiquities Trade, Bans the Sale of Historic Artifacts on the Platform

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Art World

The Guggenheim’s Curatorial Staff Call Out the Museum’s ‘Discriminatory Practices’ in a Scathing Letter to Leadership

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People

The Art World Works From Home: Curator Natalie King Is Taking Podcast Lessons and Making Shakshuka While Developing New Zealand’s Venice Biennale Pavilion

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Auctions

A $10 Million Basquiat and a $35 Million Barnett Newman Are the Latest Big-Ticket Lots Secured for the Socially Distanced Summer Auction Season

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Galleries

New York Galleries Can Now Legally Reopen for Business by Appointment. Here’s What You Can Expect If You Visit One

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Law & Politics

A Conquistador Monument Has Been Removed in Albuquerque After an Attempt to Topple It Was Met With Violence

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Auctions

Sotheby’s Teams Up With Old Master Dealers to Offer More Than 100 Artworks From Their Inventories in a Pair of Unorthodox Online Sales

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Law & Politics

A Year After It Was Stolen, Banksy’s Paris Mural for the Bataclan Theater Has Been Found in an Italian Farmhouse

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