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• As Poet Andrea Gibson Was Dying At Home With Their Wife, A Filmmaker Recorded Nearly Everything

  16-11-2025 15:30 via nytimes.com
  Gibson was “interested in chronicling their cancer experience in a way that was beautiful and artistic. They were writing, podcasting and even performing when their health allowed, yet they were having trouble being creative.” – The New York Times
  
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• Martin Parr, Photographer of Tourists with a Wry Sense of Humor, Dies at 73

  07-12-2025 17:13 via artnews.com
  Martin Parr, a photographer known for pictures of tourists that were both genuinely curious explorations of their lifestyle and wry indictments of it, has died on December 6 at his home in Bristol, England. His death was announced on Sunday by the namesake foundation that he founded in Bristol in 2017.Though the foundation did not specify a cause, Parr was diagnosed with myeloma, a form of bone marrow cancer, in 2021. The Guardian reported this year that he was in remission, but that he was stil
  
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• ‘I climbed a building to get this shot of Egyptian fishermen with sardines’: Ahmad Mansour’s best phone picture

  06-12-2025 12:00
  How the photographer captured this split image of sardine fishermen taken from aboveFreelance photographer Ahmad Mansour was visiting Al Max, a fishing neighbourhood in Alexandria, Egypt, when he took this image on his mobile phone. Mansour was there with friends, documenting the area and the fishermen who resided there.“The sun was bright and it was very loud; the water was running strongly and the men were shouting,” Mansour says. “I climbed a small buildi
  
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• From Eternity to Jamiroquai: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

  06-12-2025 07:00
  Elizabeth Olsen examines her life choices in metaphysical romcom and the flamboyantly behatted sometime Space Cowboy returnsEternityOut now
  Miles Teller and Elizabeth Olsen star, along with Callum Turner, in a quirky metaphysical romantic drama from A24, in which, upon arriving in the afterlife, everyone must decide where, and with whom, they would like to spend eternity. Should Olsen’s character pick the man she settled down with (Teller) or her first love (Turner)?It Was Just an Acc
  
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• From man babies to giant pregnant women: star sculptor Ron Mueck’s larger than life Sydney exhibition

  06-12-2025 00:00
  At the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the expat artist and former puppet maker’s largest ever Australian exhibition contains popular hits and stunning new workGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWe start arse first: two firm and fulsome buttocks, eye height and each double the size of my head. This will be visitors’ first encounter with the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ summer exhibition, Ron Mueck: Encounter – the largest ever Australian showing of the expat st
  
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• A Reporter’s Tour Through all the Parties and Dinners Art Basel Miami Beach Has to Offer

  05-12-2025 22:31 via artnews.com
  It’s been two years since I last made the trek to Miami Beach in December. Despite the Miami edition of Art Basel being the only art fair to carry a scarlet letter for being “as much about the parties as the art,” it remains the most important fair in the US. And, if we’re being honest, every fair week—from Paris to Los Angeles to Hong Kong—is packed with events and openings, dinners, parties, and after-parties. You can’t make it to everything, especiall
  
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• Part Man, Part Machine, All RoboCop Statue: After 15 Years, Detroit Finally Has its Monument to a Crime-Fighting Cyborg

  05-12-2025 22:28 via artnews.com
  The city of Detroit has a new public artwork, one that memorializes the lead character in a cult classic film set in the city—nearly four decades after the film was released and some 15 years after the statue was first proposed. The bronze statue of RoboCop measures over 11 feet high and weighs in at some 3,500 pounds. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, the ultra-violent satire RoboCop (1987) stars Peter Weller as police officer Alex Murphy, who, in a near-future, crime-ridden Motor City, is
  
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• Frank Gehry, Starchitect Whose Museum Designs Defined an Era, Dies at 96

  05-12-2025 22:02 via artnews.com
  Frank Gehry, an award-winning architect whose designs for museums proved widely influential, died on Friday in Santa Monica, California, at 96. According to the New York Times, which first reported the news, the cause was a brief respiratory illness.More so than perhaps any other architect of the past half-century, Gehry defined the field of museum architecture. His designs, often composed of sloping, incongruous forms, helped move art institutions in a new direction, showing that they need not
  
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• Police Recover ‘James Bond’ Diamond-Encrusted Fabergé Egg Swallowed by Thief

  05-12-2025 21:04 via artnews.com
  After six days of dedicated surveillance, New Zealand authorities have recovered a diamond-encrusted Fabergé egg from a thief accused of swallowing it. The 32-year-old man allegedly picked up the egg at Auckland’s Partridge Jewellers and ingested it late last week. The heist was swiftly foiled, as police arrived within minutes of the staff’s report and detained the suspect. “Police can confirm the pendant was recovered,” a police statement said Friday. “
  
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• Stevenson Gallery Closes Johannesburg Branch After 17 Years

  05-12-2025 20:00 via artnews.com
  South Africa’s Stevenson Gallery will close the Johannesburg branch of the gallery after 17 years in operation. The Johannesburg gallery’s last day will be December 12, according to a post on Instagram. “We are deeply grateful to every artist, collector, friend and community member who has been with us on this journey,” the gallery wrote.The gallery’s locations in Cape Town (the South African city where it was founded in 2003) and Amsterdam will remain in operation.
  
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• At Design Miami 2025, the Next Generation of Dealers Explores the Meaning of Craft

  05-12-2025 19:30 via artnews.com
  When I happened upon Friedman Benda’s booth at Design Miami, artist Nicole Cherubini was holding court in front of one of her monumental ceramic sculptures with the fair’s curatorial director, Glenn Adamson, and collector Abigail Spector. Cherubini, who has her first solo show coming up at the gallery next month, is known for subverting the inherent classism of decorative forms—in this case, a baroque pitcher. Her philosophical approach is similar to that of Molly Hatch, whose
  
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• At Design Miami 2025, Exhibitors Collapse the Boundaries Between Art, Craft, and Design

  05-12-2025 19:30 via artnews.com
  When I happened upon Friedman Benda’s booth at Design Miami, artist Nicole Cherubini was holding court in front of one of her monumental ceramic sculptures with the fair’s curatorial director, Glenn Adamson, and collector Abigail Spector. Cherubini, who has her first solo show coming up at the gallery next month, is known for subverting the inherent classism of decorative forms—in this case, a baroque pitcher. Her philosophical approach is similar to that of Molly Hatch, whose
  
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• Another Birkin Bag Owned By Jane Birkin Sold at Sotheby’s, This Time for $2.9 M.

  05-12-2025 18:13 via artnews.com
  A black leather Hermès Birkin bag previously owned by the actress and style icon Jane Birkin herself has sold at Sotheby’s for $2.9 million. The sale took place at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort in Abu Dhabi on Dec. 5, and was part of a 4-day sale featuring handbags, jewelry, watches, cars, and other luxury goods.The bag—referred to as Le Birkin Voyageur, after the note written in silver ink on the interior leather—bears an inscription written by Birkin on the occa
  
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• Another Birkin Bag Owned By Jane Birkin Sold at Sotheby’s, This Time for $2.8 M.

  05-12-2025 18:13 via artnews.com
  A black leather Hermès Birkin bag previously owned by the actress and style icon Jane Birkin herself has sold at Sotheby’s for $2.8 million. The sale took place at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort in Abu Dhabi on Dec. 5, and was part of a 4-day sale featuring handbags, jewelry, watches, cars, and other luxury goods.The bag—referred to as Le Birkin Voyageur, after the note written in silver ink on the interior leather—bears an inscription written by Birkin on the occa
  
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• Hauser & Wirth to Open Sicily Location in Historic Palazzo

  05-12-2025 17:23 via artnews.com
  Hauser & Wirth is set to open its first Italian location, the gallery told ARTnews Friday. The new outpost will be in Palermo, Sicily, housed in the Palazzo Forcella De Seta.The neo-Gothic palace has a storied history, having served as a venue for the Manifesta 12 biennial, which was held in Palermo in 2018. It was once home to Galleria Mediterranea, the city’s first private art gallery, from 1937 to 1940. In 2020, major parts of the building were put up for sale. The gallery began inv
  
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• Diana Ross Is Transcendent During Miami Art Week Performance

  05-12-2025 17:09 via artnews.com
  An elegant, all-green room, meant to evoke a garden party in Los Angeles’s Griffith Park, was the setting for an intimate performance by the one and only Diana Ross. In a glimmering red-and-silver gown, Ross, accompanied by two back-up singers, hit the stage on Wednesday night to “I’m Coming Out,” one of the all-time gay anthems, and the room went wild.Over the course of a roughly 20-minute set, Ross performed supercuts of some of her biggest hits, ranging from her days w
  
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• Hauser & Wirth to Open in Palermo, Lucas Museum Chief Curator Out, and More: Morning Links for December 5, 2025

  05-12-2025 16:05 via artnews.com
  To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter.Good Morning!Hauser & Wirth to open Sicily branch in historic Palazzo Forcella De Seta.Lucas Museum of Narrative Art chief curator Pilar Tompkins left the institution this week.Another Hermès Birkin bag once owned by Jane Birkin sold for $2.3 million at Sotheby’s during Abu Dhabi Collector’s Week.The Headlines LA DOLCE VITA. H
  
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• Lucas Museum Exodus Continues as Chief Curator Pilar Tompkins Rivas Departs

  05-12-2025 15:40 via artnews.com
  With the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art inching closer to finally opening next fall, an exodus afflicting the Los Angeles institution’s leadership is continuing, with Pilar Tompkins Rivas, the museum’s chief curator and deputy director of curatorial and collections, having left her post. The Los Angeles Times first reported news of her departure on Friday.Founded by ARTnews Top 200 Collectors George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the museum has long been in the works, though it only offici
  
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• Daggers, dervishes, Rego and the world’s most expensive egg – the week in art

  05-12-2025 13:00
  The British Museum is infused with Sufi spirit, Henry VIII’s storied Ottoman dagger gets its own show, Rego’s art is renewed and a Fabergé sets a new record – all in your weekly dispatchHenry VIII’s Lost Dagger
  A curious quest for the Tudor tyrant’s lost, highly phallic dagger in the house where modern gothic began.• Strawberry Hill House, London, until 15 February Continue reading...
  
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• Daughter of Marisa Merz Cancels Show in Kassel over Documenta’s Antisemitism Policy

  05-12-2025 11:36 via artnews.com
  An exhibition of work by Marisa Merz, originally scheduled to open this fall at the Fridericianum museum in Kassel, Germany, was canceled by the Italian artist’s daughter in protest of Documenta’s newly instated Code of Conduct. The code has sparked cultural controversy across Europe over its definition of antisemitism, which critics warn could penalize artistic expression.Marisa Merz (1926–2019) was the only woman among the core group associated with the influential Arte Pover
  
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• Gabriele Münter’s Love Affair with Photography, Painting, and Kandinsky

  05-12-2025 11:00 via artnews.com
  The first painting in the Guggenheim’s survey of German Expressionist painter Gabriele Münter (1877–1962) extends hospitality—an apt introduction that sets the tone for the rest of the show as one of welcome. From the Griesbräu Window (1908) depicts a town in the Bavarian Alps, Murnau am Staffelsee, as seen from the window of a brewery-inn on the market square. Murnau was in the midst of a beautification project, adding colorful facades to its buildings in order to at
  
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• Fall 2026 Applications Open for MS in Leadership for Creative Enterprises

  05-12-2025 02:43 via artsjournal.com
  Northwestern University’s MS in Leadership for Creative Enterprises (MSLCE) program develops leaders across Entertainment, Media and the Arts. Earn your Master’s in One Year.More than ever, the creative industries need professionals who can leverage strategic business knowledge to drive innovation and growth. They also need effective and agile leaders with an expansive understanding of how the various sectors of the creative economy are woven together and interact with each other.Th
  
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• Executive Director, Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach

  05-12-2025 02:02 via artsjournal.com
  LOCATION: Palm Beach, FL (in-person)
  INFORMATION: cmspb.orgBACKGROUNDUnder the extraordinary artistic leadership of Arnaud Sussmann, the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach (CMSPB) is known for performances and educational programs of the highest artistic merit. Since 2013, CMSPB has presented over 150 artists, from the eminent Emerson String Quartet to acclaimed violinists James Ehnes and Pinchas Zuckerman and pianists Anne-Marie McDermott and Inon Barnatan. CMSPB is a presenting partner of the
  
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• Cambodian Government Requests Records from Disgraced Art Historian and Denver Art Museum Board Member

  05-12-2025 00:30 via artnews.com
  The Cambodian government formally reached out to the family of Emma C. Bunker, an art historian who died in 2021 and who sat on the board of the Denver Art Museum, for her records and archival materials, the Denver Post reported.The request follows on from the repatriation of 11 Asian artifacts by DAM in recent years to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. The works had primarily been donated by Bunker, who came under scrutiny several years ago after it was found that she sourced acquisitions of sev
  
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• At Art Basel, Beeple Unleashes Pooping Robot Dogs Modeled After Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

  04-12-2025 23:06 via artnews.com
  It seems Art Basel Miami Beach has perfected the art of the scroll-by spectacle. This year, the collective gasp was at the new Zero10 digital art section, and it happened every time one of about a half-dozen robot dogs “went.”The installation, Regular Animals by Beeple (a.k.a. Mike Winkelmann), is part satire, part dystopia, part slapstick theater. In it, a pen of robot dogs (or is it pigs?) have been fitted with grotesquely lifelike heads of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Pablo Picasso
  
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• Check Out the Celebrities in Miami for Art Basel Miami Beach

  04-12-2025 22:17 via artnews.com
  Early December means one thing in the art world: Miami Art Week is upon us again. While Art Basel Miami Beach remains the epicenter of the city’s activities, at least when it comes to art-dealing, there is no shortage of satellite fairs, celebrity-studded parties, beachside performances, brand collaborations, and product launches happening throughout the city. One of this year’s hottest tickets include a dinner hosted by the Cultivist, a private arts club, with a performance by the l
  
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• London’s National Gallery Announces Plans to Raise $1 B. for New ‘Project Domani’

  04-12-2025 22:13 via artnews.com
  On Wednesday, London’s National Gallery announced plans to raise nearly $1 billion for Project Domani, the institution’s new initiative to collect art from the 20th and 21st centuries, along with a new wing to house that part of the collection. As part of Project Domani, the National Gallery held an international architectural competition to design the new wing, receiving 65 entrants. On Wednesday, the institution announced the six short-listed architects, which includes Farshid Mous
  
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• Ousted DuSable Museum VP Alleges Retaliation in Whistleblower Lawsuit

  04-12-2025 21:34 via artnews.com
  Two months after accusing Chicago’s DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center of misappropriating public funds and other offenses, Kim Dulaney, its former vice president of education and programs, has filed a whistleblower and retaliatory discharge lawsuit.Dulaney filed a complaint with the Cook County Circuit Court on December 1, alleging wrongful termination following her repeated criticisms of the museum’s operations under CEO and president Perri Irmer. The lawsuit wa
  
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• Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year, a Shade of White, Is Tone Deaf

  04-12-2025 21:30 via artnews.com
  At a time when the political significance of whiteness has been at the center of debates across United States and Europe, Pantone has named “Cloud Dancer,” a shade of white, as its 2026 Color the Year.According to Pantone’s gushy press release about the hue, Cloud Dancer is “a billowy white imbued with a feeling of serenity” and “a symbol of calming influence in a frenetic society rediscovering the value of measured consideration and quiet reflection”&md
  
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• Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces Gifts Totaling $7 M. for Caribbean Cultural Institute

  04-12-2025 21:23 via artnews.com
  During a week when all eyes (art world ones, at least) are on Miami, the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) has announced a pair of substantial gifts in support of the museum’s Caribbean Cultural Institute (CCI). The Mellon Foundation (which helped PAMM establish the CCI in 2019 with a $1 million gift) has continued its support with a further $2 million, and the Green Family Foundation (GFF) has gifted $5 million to the institute, which will be renamed the Green Family Foundation Caribbe
  
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