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• Max Beckmann self-portrait breaks German auction art record with €20m sale

  01-12-2022 20:07
  Beckmann painted work in Amsterdam after fleeing Nazi Germany and shows him as younger man with enigmatic smileA rare and remarkable self-portrait by the 20th-century German expressionist Max Beckmann has sold in Berlin for €20m (£17m), breaking the record for a work of art sold at auction in Germany.The striking Selbstbildnis gelb-rosa (Self-portrait Yellow-Pink) was painted by Beckmann during his wartime exile in Amsterdam after he fled Nazi Germany. The identity of its new owner wa
  
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• Max Beckmann self-portrait breaks German art auction record with €20m sale

  01-12-2022 20:07
  Beckmann painted work in Amsterdam after fleeing Nazi Germany and shows him as younger man with enigmatic smileA rare and remarkable self-portrait by the 20th-century German expressionist Max Beckmann has sold in Berlin for €20m (£17m), breaking the record for a work of art sold at auction in Germany.The striking Selbstbildnis gelb-rosa (Self-portrait Yellow-Pink) was painted by Beckmann during his wartime exile in Amsterdam after he fled Nazi Germany. The identity of its new owner wa
  
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• ‘Being queer is amazing’: LGBTQ+ artists take the stage at this year’s Art Basel Miami

  01-12-2022 17:25
  In a state where anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has recently dominated the headlines, the annual gathering of artists sees queerness out in frontThis year’s Art Basel Miami brings queer openness and potential to Florida, despite the best efforts of those who govern the state to do the exact opposite. In 2022, Florida became an epicenter of anti-LGBTQ+ hate legislation, with Governor Ron DeSantis and his Republican allies infamously passing a “Don’t Say Gay” law, virtually erasin
  
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• Indonesian group first Asian artists to top power list after ‘antisemitic’ mural

  01-12-2022 09:04
  The ruangrupa collective’s last show was removed from key German exhibition for caricatures of JewsAn Indonesian collective that became embroiled in an antisemitism row earlier this year has taken the No 1 spot in the annual ranking of the contemporary art world’s most influential people and organisations.The ruangrupa group, founded in Jakarta in 2000, are the first artists from Asia to top the ArtReview Power 100. Their position “reflects the growing influence of the global s
  
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• Indonesian collective at heart of antisemitism row top art world power list

  01-12-2022 09:04
  ruangrupa group, who curated exhibition including mural with Jewish caricatures, are first Asian artists to top listAn Indonesian collective that became embroiled in an antisemitism row earlier this year has taken the No 1 spot in the annual ranking of the contemporary art world’s most influential people and organisations.The ruangrupa group, founded in Jakarta in 2000, are the first artists from Asia to top the ArtReview Power 100. Their position “reflects the growing influence of t
  
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• Flexing it! Mind-bending female photography – in pictures

  01-12-2022 08:00
  A new book by Prix Pictet features recent work by 64 women on the theme of sustainability, from freefalling office workers to funeral customs in rural China Continue reading...
  
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• Paint him out: Katy Hessel’s retelling of art history is Waterstones book of the year

  01-12-2022 07:01
  Hessel’s ‘beautifully written corrective’ The Story of Art Without Men is awarded alongside author of the year winner Bonnie Garmus for her book Lessons in Chemistry Katy Hessel’s The Story of Art Without Men, which began as an Instagram account highlighting female artists, has been named Waterstones book of the year.The book was chosen by the retailer’s booksellers, who vote each year for the books they have most enjoyed recommending to customers. As well as book o
  
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• Incoherent, creepy and deceptively gorgeous: six leading British artists making art with AI

  01-12-2022 07:00
  Artificial intelligence is creating increasingly sophisticated images. But what does it mean for the art world? Gilbert and George, Gillian Wearing, Mat Collishaw, Elizabeth Price, Polly Morgan and Lindsey Mendick found outFor more than 30,000 years we have been the only art-making species on Earth, give or take the odd paint-throwing Neanderthal or chimpanzee. Art is the oldest and most spectacular triumph of human consciousness, from Lascaux to the Sistine Chapel. But a new generation of artif
  
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• Summer in the City: our ultimate what’s on guide to the best events in Australia’s capitals

  01-12-2022 01:00
  We’re handpicking the most unmissable arts, festivals and gigs in every major city all through December, January and February. Whether you’re looking for free things to do in Sydney today, family-friendly shows in Melbourne this weekend or what’s coming up this month in Brisbane or Perth, search our guide to find what’s on near youWe’re sure you feel it too. After years of *gestures broadly at everything*, we need this summer to be the best one ever. Live arts, big
  
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• When Did Being “Clever” Become A Bad Thing?

  01-12-2022 00:00 via hedgehogreview.com
  Is there really something wrong with being clever? Even if it can get on our nerves sometimes, its associations remain overwhelmingly positive: Cleverness is seen as a source of not just amusement but insight. – Hedgehog Review
  
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