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Metropolitan Museum of Art Repatriates Two Khmer Sculptures to Cambodia
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (234+ words) The Metropolitan Museum of Art has repatriated two sandstone sculptures in its collection to the people of Cambodia: an Angkor period guardian deity (r'k'asa), dating to c. 921-945, and a lintel featuring a carving of an anthropomorphic dragon from the mid-7th century. The…...
A First Look at the Big-Ticket Artworks that Galleries Are Bringing to Art Basel 2026
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (694+ words) Thus, there are bound to be some big-ticket artworks missing in our preview. Nevertheless, with a focus on art dealers with reputations for bringing the freshest (and highest-priced) secondary market works, here's some of what will be hanging on the…...
French Scientists Have Developed a New Technology To Help Identify Forged Artworks
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (291+ words) The study was able to ID a known van Gogh fake, as well as confirm a recently authenticated painting by the Dutch artist. A group of scientists at the Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France in Valenciennes have published a study introducing…...
Citing Financial Trouble, Charleston's International African American Museum to Furlough Staff
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (432+ words) The 20-day furlough will take effect between July 1 and December in staggered phases. The museum will remain open throughout the period....
Duane Michals, Maker of Enigmatic Sequences of Images That Defied Photography's Conventions, Dies at 94
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (800+ words) Duane Michals, who is best-known for 'Sequences' images which placed multiple images into one work and defied photography's conventions, died at 94. The Spirit Leaves the Body (1968) similarly shows a nude man lying on a bed. His spectral like figure seems…...
See Never-Before-Shown Martin Wong Works, Now On View in a Show Of His Chinatown Paintings
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (207+ words) P. P. O. W also unveiled a monumental painting by Wong, Tai Ping Tien Kuo (Tai Ping Kuo), 1982, at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2025; it had been unseen for nearly four decades, and bore a $1. 6 million asking price. That painting, dealing with his…...
D'pendence Gallery To Close After 23 Years in Brussels
9+ hour, 14+ min ago (203+ words) D'pendence, the iconoclast, 23-year-old Brussels gallery that built a trusted reputation as an "artists" gallery," is closing. Asked about differences between how D'pendance has evolved, and what young galleries face today, Callies said that, "for us it was important that…...
ARTnews & Artforum Partner to Launch First Ever Art Week in New York
9+ hour, 36+ min ago (194+ words) ARTnews and Artforum, two of the world's leading authorities on art, announced Thursday the launch of New York's first-ever dedicated Art Week, dubbed Art Week NYC. Artforum, meanwhile, will partner with galleries on openings themed to different neighborhoods, and offer…...
Pope Leo Blesses Sagrada Familia, Frieze London and Frieze Masters Name Exhibitors, and More: Morning Links for June 11, 2026
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (152+ words) Frieze London and Frieze Masters have named nearly 300 exhibitors for fall fairs. [ARTnews] Charleston's International African American Museum is temporarily furloughing its entire staff, including leadership, in staggered increments between July 1 and December 31 due to financial pressures. [ABC News 4] Painter'Khoo…...
Frieze Lines Up Nearly 300 Galleries for Its Two London Fairs in October
14+ hour, 43+ min ago (385+ words) Nearly 300 galleries will participate in the upcoming editions of Frieze London and Frieze Masters, which will run in the Regent's Park from October 14 to October 18. Frieze London will have 172 exhibitors, while Frieze Masters will host 138. Eight galleries will have booths…...