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• A Tiny Spanish Press Has Won The Right To Clone The World’s Most Mysterious Book

  22-08-2016 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Siloe, which specialises in making facsimiles of old manuscripts, has bought the rights to make 898 exact replicas of the Voynich – so faithful that every stain, hole, sewn-up tear in the parchment will be reproduced.”
  
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• Jonathan Anderson Takes Inspiration from Sculptor Lynda Benglis for Dior’s Latest Haute Couture Collection

  07-07-2026 01:15 via artnews.com
  
  Designer Jonathan Anderson has once again taken inspiration from the work of sculptor Lynda Benglis for his latest fashion show.The creative director of Dior since 2025, Anderson presented the house’s Fall Winter 2026-27 Haute Couture Show at the Musée Rodin in Paris on Monday, marking his second haute couture collection for Dior.“The collection responds, in the language of couture, to the work of American sculptor Lynda Benglis,” a description published on Dior’s
  
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• Artistic Director – Syracuse Stage working with Management Consultants for the Arts

  06-07-2026 23:35 via artsjournal.com
  Syracuse Stage, Central New York’s premier professional theatre, seeks its next Artistic Director, who will join Managing Director Carly DiFulvio Allen to lead this storied organization. The company welcomes applications from talented individuals passionate about developing and stewarding Syracuse Stage’s artistic vision and curating theatre seasons of extraordinary quality that engage, entertain, and inspire the Syracuse community. Syracuse Stage has engaged Management Consultants
  
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• Former Marlborough Gallery Space in Chelsea Sells for $7.5 M.

  06-07-2026 23:16 via artnews.com
  
  The former New York home of Marlborough Gallery, arguably the world’s pioneering mega-gallery before its collapse and closure in 2024, has found a new owner.Gazelli Art House, which operates galleries in London and Baku, Azerbaijan, has purchased the former Marlborough space at 545 West 25th Street for $7.5 million. Brown Harris Stevens brokers Jeffrey Zoldan and Roger Gillen represented the seller.The sale marks another chapter in the winding down of Marlborough’s leg
  
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• The Frida Kahlo Effect: Why the Mexican Artist Is Still a Pop-Cultural Icon Today

  06-07-2026 22:29 via artnews.com
  
  Updated July 6, 2026Our fascination with all things Frida Kahlo seemingly knows no end. Fridamania, the global obsession with this painter whose life was as artful as her canvases, has been rising for decades but is now at a fever pitch.A major exhibition of her work that opened in late June at London’s Tate Modern pre-sold 41,000 tickets, a record for the museum (outperforming shows for beloved artists such as David Hockney). That exhibition opened earlier this year at the Museum of Fine
  
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• The Story Behind The Abrupt Departure Of Arena Stage’s Artistic Director

  06-07-2026 22:25 via notus.org
  
  Former employees describe the tenure of artistic director Hana S. Sharif, who resigned last month, as “three years of terror.” – Notus
  
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• Amid Its Own Copyright Controversy, Midjourney Asks Court to Reveal How Disney Uses AI

  06-07-2026 22:19 via artnews.com
  
  Midjourney has asked a federal US court to force Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to disclose how they use artificial intelligence, returning a legal volley first fired by the entertainment giants.The studios sued Midjourney, accusing it of facilitating widespread infringement of their copyrighted characters—a potentially devastating legal challenge for the popular AI image generator. Per Variety, Midjourney has claimed “fair use” and now argues that the studios are employin
  
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• Oops! Isn’t that the Declaration of Independence?

  06-07-2026 22:09 via artsjournal.com
  Good Morning,Start with the day’s best story: a volunteer at Britain’s National Archives, working through an uncatalogued box, found a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence — the only known example outside the US (BBC). The timing is almost too good. America just turned 250, and the question of who keeps the national story and who gets to tell it is suddenly everywhere. Playing skunk at the party, the White House issued a 162-page attack on the Smithsonian’s Americ
  
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• 2,000-Year-Old Gold Rings Found in Thailand by Human Bones

  06-07-2026 21:54 via artnews.com
  
  An archaeological dig in western Thailand turned up a pair of gold rings in the vicinity of human bones.As reported by the Associated Press, one of the rings bears script that reads “pusarakhitasa,” which means “the one protected by Pushya.” Written in Bhrami, an ancient Indian system of writing, the allusion to Pushya refers to “one of the most auspicious zodiac signs in Indian astronomy,” according to the Thai government’s Fine Arts Department. The oth
  
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• Physical Media Are Dying. The Meaning Of “Buying” Something Has Changed

  06-07-2026 21:19 via fastcompany.com
  There is growing opposition to the rent-or-license model that has become increasingly common in pop culture, gaming, and streaming. In California, a law that took effect in 2025 requires digital stores to be clearer when consumers are buying a revocable licence rather than full ownership. – Fast Company
  
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• Huge Shakeup In UK TV: Sky To Buy ITV

  06-07-2026 21:15 via deadline.com
  
  ITV confirmed to shareholders on Monday morning that it will sell to its pay-TV rival, meaning a crown jewel of British broadcasting becomes part of the NBCUniversal entertainment empire. – Deadline
  
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• Portrait of Spanish Count-Duke Is Newly Attributed to Velázquez by Detroit Institute of Arts Director

  06-07-2026 20:51 via artnews.com
  
  Salvador Salort-Pons, the director of the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), recently revealed the discovery of a portrait by Diego Velázquez made during the artist’s earliest years as a court painter to King Philip IV. Salort-Pons, a specialist on Velázquez, published his findings in the current issue of ARS Magazine, which is run by the Museo Prado in Madrid.Titled The Count-Duke of Olivares in Armor (1626), the rediscovered painting depicts Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental
  
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• Archaeologists Uncover a Well-Preserved Byzantine-Era City in Egypt’s Western Desert

  06-07-2026 20:45 via artnews.com
  
  Archaeologists working in Egypt’s Western Desert have uncovered a well-preserved Byzantine-era city at the Dakhla Oasis, reports Heritage Daily. According to the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the discovery provides important insights into daily life when Egypt was part of the Byzantine Empire.  Excavation of the fourth-century settlement, conducted at the Ain Al-Sabil archaeological site by a mission from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), revea
  
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• Yemen Identifies 28 Looted Artifacts at British Museum, London Auction Houses

  06-07-2026 20:08 via artnews.com
  
  Yemen’s Antiquities Authority said it had identified 28 allegedly looted Yemeni artifacts in overseas collections, including eight pieces recently offered for sale at auction houses in London and 20 held by the British Museum.According to Yemen’s General Authority for Antiquities and Museums, the first group of objects appeared in antiquities sales held around July 2 at Bonhams in London and at Apollo Art Auctions. The group comprises statue heads, a statue, an inscription, and funer
  
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• The End Of A Cultural Era: “Hockey Night In Canada” Is No More

  06-07-2026 18:48 via theconversation.com
  
  Some called for defunding the national public broadcaster and others bemoaned the failures of successive federal governments to properly invest in the CBC. Many other Canadians, however, mourned the loss while simultaneously breathing a sigh of relief. – The Conversation
  
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• The Knowing Beyond Knowledge

  06-07-2026 18:45 via thepointmag.com
  
  “What is the sense that something escapes the conditions of knowledge? It is, I think, the sense, or fact, that our primary relation to the world is not one of knowing it.” – The Point
  
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• Yervant Gianikian, Artist Who Helped Win Armenia the Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion, Dies at 84

  06-07-2026 18:44 via artnews.com
  
  Yervant Gianikian, an Italian filmmaker whose work helped Armenia win the Venice Biennale’s top honors in 2015, has died, according to reports in the Italian press. He was 84.Frequently working with his partner Angela Ricci Lucchi, who died in 2018, Gianikian produced experimental films that considered forms of dispossession and the lingering pain that often accompanies it. He sometimes appropriated archival footage and then repurposed it, to mull how “history ends up liberating us f
  
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• Oregon Estate Sale’s $45 Chinese Paintings Could Be Worth Millions, Lawsuit Claims

  06-07-2026 18:42 via artnews.com
  
  Google Image Search can identify a lot of things. But according to a new lawsuit filed in Oregon, multimillion-dollar Chinese paintings aren’t one of them.An estate sale company is accused of selling dozens of Chinese scrolls and rubbings for as little as $45 apiece after allegedly relying on Google Image Search to value them. Now the family that owned the works wants the sale unwound, arguing that several pieces could be worth hundreds of thousands—or even millions—of dollars.
  
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• Trump White House Launches Scathing Attack On Smithsonian Over Its Portrayal Of History

  06-07-2026 18:41 via nytimes.com
  The 162-page report, by the White House’s Domestic Policy Council, represents a sweeping attack on the museum’s presentation of American history. It is the latest step in the Trump administration’s campaign to pressure the Smithsonian into conforming to what President Trump has described as “patriotic” history.
  
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• Paramount’s Looming $650M Problem In Its Warner Deal

  06-07-2026 18:39 via thestreet.com
  Reuters said the fee would equate to around $650 million in cash to be paid by Paramount every three months, providing the U.K. government some leverage over Paramount if a study drags on to slow the deal’s closure. – The Street
  
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• The Art World Really Is Unsustainable Now

  06-07-2026 18:36 via nytimes.com
  It is extraordinarily difficult for most brick-and-mortar stores in any industry to survive, and that is especially true for art galleries. These large art shows may create a lot of foot traffic, but that doesn’t always translate to robust on-site sales for the galleries. – The New York Times
  
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• What AI Is Doing To Art

  06-07-2026 18:32 via theatlantic.com
  
  Art forms that once expressed creators’ personal visions are reduced to fulfilling the audience’s cravings. In theory, I understand why some people say AI is just another creative tool, like the camera or the keyboard. In practice, that tool is filling our world with the ugly, frictionless, disposable content we’ve quickly come to call “slop.” – The Atlantic
  
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• Flagman casino Review: Quick Spin Slots & High‑Intensity Play

  06-07-2026 18:12 via zouchmagazine.com
  
  When you’re looking for a burst of excitement without the marathon grind, Flagman casino delivers a sharp, adrenaline‑filled experience. From the moment you hit “Play” the action is relentless – a brief window where each spin can shift your fortune in seconds.
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  Flagman’s whole interface is engineered for the fast‑paced player. The splash screen fades in within a heartbeat, the “Quick Spin” button is just a tap aw
  
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• Jewelry Heist at French Decorative Arts Museum Is Latest in Spate of Thefts

  06-07-2026 17:52 via artnews.com
  
  Jewelry worth an estimated €4 million ($4.57 million) was stolen from a decorative arts museum in northeastern France’s Alsace region early on Sunday morning, less than a week after another heist at an archaeological museum on the other side of the country.According to French reports, soon after 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, masked thieves smashed through a door to the Lalique Museum in Wingen-sur-Moder, which is dedicated to Art Deco and Art Nouveau designer René Lalique. Next, they br
  
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• Chief Executive Officer – SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young

  06-07-2026 17:52 via artsjournal.com
  SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young seeks a visionary, purpose-driven, and tenacious Chief Executive Officer to lead the organization as it prepares for the planned retirement of its Founder and CEO, Taro Alexander.For 25 years, SAY has provided support, advocacy, and life-changing experiences for young people who stutter. This CEO position is a rare opportunity to guide a pioneering national organization into its next era of impact, influence, and sustainability. SAY’s incoming
  
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• Artist Sues Downtown New York Gallery, Alleging That He Wasn’t Paid for Sold Artworks

  06-07-2026 17:41 via artnews.com
  
  Artist Jonathan Bruce Williams sued New York’s Kai Matsumiya last month, alleging that the gallery still owes him more than $16,000 for two artworks that sold from his 2025 show there.Located near Tribeca, one of the city’s most densely populated gallery districts, Kai Matsumiya was founded in 2014 and has shown artists such as Steffani Jemison, Natascha Sadr Haghighian, and Hadi Fallapisheh. The gallery’s exhibitions have earned acclaim from critics, with a 2020 Surface profil
  
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• Meet the Founders of Black Crown, the Only Active Black-Owned Fine Art Auction House in the US

  06-07-2026 17:36 via artnews.com
  
  In February, Walter and Cathy Shannon launched Black Crown Art Auctions, the only active Black-owned and Black-operated fine art auction house in the United States. They created the platform to ensure equity, visibility, and legacy for African American artists, gallerists, and collectors.The Shannons, who launched Black Crown Art Auctions at the 18th Annual Harlem Fine Art Show, are no strangers to the art world. The couple own E&S Gallery, a gallery based in Louisville in operation since 19
  
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• In New Report, White House Accuses Smithsonian Museum of Abandoning Scholarship for Extreme ‘Political Activism’

  06-07-2026 17:32 via artnews.com
  
  While most of the country was celebrating United States’s 250th birthday, the Trump White House launched its latest broadside against the Smithsonian Institution: a 162-page report from the Domestic Policy Council detailing supposed “ideological capture” at the National Museum of American History.The report, released on July 4, alleges the museum “purposely presents America as a problematic country irredeemably conceived, founded by deeply flawed men, and still operating
  
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• The Best Architecture Of America’s 250 Years

  06-07-2026 17:30 via architecturalrecord.com
  
  From California bungalows to New York skyscrapers, from forest retreats to streamlined headquarters, what makes an architecture American, let alone the most significant example of such? – Architectural Record
  
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• The Consequences Of Losing Physical Media

  06-07-2026 17:00 via fastcompany.com
  “For decades, the premise behind buying games, VHS tapes, DVDs, and other media was simple. You handed over money, and in return you got the game, show, or movie to keep. That bargain is now breaking down.” – Fast Company
  
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