Decades Before Judy Chicago’s ‘The Dinner Party,’ Virginia Woolf’s Sister Made a Set of Dinner Plates Celebrating 50 Historic Women

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Decades Before Judy Chicago’s ‘The Dinner Party,’ Virginia Woolf’s Sister Made a Set of Dinner Plates Celebrating 50 Historic Women

Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant's proto-feminist masterpiece is on public view for the first time.

By Sarah Cascone, Mar 29, 2018

Art World

Hildebrand Gurlitt’s Disputed Henry Moore Will Have a Starring Role in the BBC’s Hit Art Detective Series

Drawings of reclining nudes attributed to the British sculptor could be another "sleeper" revealed on the BBC's Fake or Fortune?

By Javier Pes, Mar 28, 2018

Art World

Art Industry News: The Duchess of Cambridge Is the V&A’s Newest Patron + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, locals are skeptical about the Obama Presidential Center and a Lee Ufan sculpture is vandalized by a K-pop fan.

By Artnet News, Mar 27, 2018

Art World

Art Industry News: Jeff Koons May Downsize His Studio Again + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, Stephen Colbert is selling drawings he made during art therapy and photographer Nicholas Nixon retires early amid harassment allegations.

By Artnet News, Mar 26, 2018

People

‘I Drank the Apocalyptic Kool-Aid’: Art Historian Hal Foster on Why He Has Developed an Unromantic View of the Avant-Garde

Ben Davis, artnet News's chief art critic, spoke to the eminent art historian about the urgent themes of his upcoming Mellon lecture.

By Ben Davis, Mar 25, 2018

People

Director Stanley Tucci on Why He’s Been Waiting Years to Make His New Film on Giacometti

Geoffrey Rush plays the Swiss sculptor in Tucci's new film Final Portrait.

By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 23, 2018

Auctions

A Prize Van Gogh Elizabeth Taylor Was Given by Her Art-Dealer Father Is Now Heading to Christie’s

In November, a similar work almost broke the Dutch master's auction record.

By Henri Neuendorf, Mar 21, 2018

Art World

Art Industry News: Banksy’s Brand-New Rat in Chelsea Might Already Be Going to Auction + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, Rio’s modern art museum is selling a Jackson Pollock and Tracey Emin is unleashing her birds in Australia.

By Artnet News, Mar 21, 2018

Analysis

Betting on Asian Collectors’ Appetite for Western Art, Sotheby’s Organizes a $200 Million Selling Exhibition in Hong Kong

Four Picassos in the sale have come directly from the artist's granddaughter.

By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 20, 2018

Price Database

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