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22 Apr Daniel Arsham Becomes the First Artist to Collaborate with Dr. Seuss

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Sculptor Daniel Arsham is collaborating with Dr. Seuss Enterprises—the first artist to do so—to release a capsule collection of artwork, home goods, and apparel inspired by Seuss’s 1971 classic The Lorax. Dr. Seuss, born Theodor Seuss Geisel in Massachusetts in 1904, wrote and illustrated more than...

22 Apr Art Bites: Rose Bonheur Had to Go Incognito to Paint ‘The Horse Fair’

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What’s the deal with Leonardo’s harpsichord-viola? Why were Impressionists obsessed with the color purple? Art Bites brings you a surprising fact, lesser-known anecdote, or curious event from art history. These delightful nuggets shed light on the lives of famed artists and decode their practices, while...

21 Apr Pioneering Artist Salvatore Scarpitta Has His First Retrospective in Rome

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Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Artnet Gallery Network—and every week, we shine a spotlight on one artist or exhibition you should know. Check out what we have in store, and inquire for more with one...

20 Apr Indigenous Artists Archie Moore and the Mataaho Collective Take Venice's Golden Lions | Artnet News

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A First Nations artist and a collective of four Māori women have won the top prizes at the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale. Archie Moore, who represented Australia, won the Golden Lion for best national pavilion. The award, which is the biennial’s most prestigious achievement,...

20 Apr Art Bites: You Can Watch a 24/7 Livestream of Andy Warhol’s Grave

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19 Apr Tang Contemporary Art Founder Zheng Lin on the Untapped Potential of Southeast Asia | Artnet News

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The View From is excerpted from The Asia Pivot, Artnet Pro’s biweekly members-only newsletter providing mission-critical analysis, insights, and exclusive intelligence on developments in Asia’s art markets, with a focus on business opportunities and challenges. Subscribe here to receive it directly to your inbox. Zheng Lin founded Tang Contemporary Art...

19 Apr Costa Rican Museum Receives 395 Artifacts Repatriated From the U.S.

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Since 1986, Costa Rica has repatriated 3,650 archaeological assets from the United States and Europe. Last month, 395 of those artifacts arrived from Costa Rican diplomatic headquarters in Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, D.C., where they had been held for about a decade. The U.S....

19 Apr An Unexpected Player Has Begun Providing Auction Guarantees | Artnet News

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Museums and auction houses have always been odd bedfellows. Museums turn to auction houses to sell art deaccessioned from their collections, sometimes sparking controversy, and to organize fundraisers. Auction houses, meanwhile, have become more active as sponsors of museum exhibitions and biennials, raising some eyebrows. But now...

19 Apr Connecticut Man Who Forged Peter Max Paintings Sentenced

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Nicholas P. Hatch, of Wilton, Connecticut, has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for defrauding art collectors of some $248,600 by selling 145 forged works, supposedly paintings by artist Peter Max, to 43 buyers between 2020 and 2022. He was also ordered to...

19 Apr Sotheby's Institute of Art puts Next Gen of Curators Center Stage

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Presented by Sotheby’s Institute of Art, two exhibitions open this month highlighting the work of M.A. students who represent the emerging curatorial talent in the field. With a program dedicated to equipping students with both the academic and professional skills and knowledge, the student-led shows...