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Art Basel Curbs Pre-Fair Sales—and More Art Industry News
27 April 2026 @ 7:43 am
Plus, Robert Indiana's agent wins $102 million in lawsuit over the artist's legacy and Fair Warning launches a new private auction format.
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The Art Trade Is Taking Calculated Risks With A.I.
27 April 2026 @ 7:16 am
Plus, the auction app Fair Warning launches a new 'no warning' private sale format.
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Who Were the Best-Selling Old Masters at Auction in 2025?
26 April 2026 @ 6:49 am
One of the top-selling works is by an unknown artist.
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How Art Firms Are—or Should Be—Using A.I. Right Now
25 April 2026 @ 2:37 pm
With tailored tools emerging, galleries and auction houses are beginning to make A.I. work for them.
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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Is Being Overhauled by Trump’s Pool Contractor
24 April 2026 @ 9:54 pm
Trump said the renovation would cost $1.5 million to $2 million.
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The Multibillion-Dollar Maneuvers Behind the Met’s Raphael Show
24 April 2026 @ 9:21 pm
Curator Carmen Bambach's quest to stage the blockbuster involved eight years, navigating 60 museums, and endless nos.
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Inside Gagosian’s Quiet Power Move to Street Level on Madison Avenue
24 April 2026 @ 7:25 pm
The new space is being christened by a Duchamp and Rauschenberg double header.
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Long-Hidden Keith Haring Artworks Come to Auction
24 April 2026 @ 6:38 pm
A cache of intimate objects gifted to the artist's best friend will hit the auction block in May.
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Tourist Damages Florence’s Neptune Fountain in Pre-Wedding Stunt
24 April 2026 @ 6:34 pm
Authorities consider the damage "minor but significant."
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Colleen Barry Wants You to Believe in Pictures Again
24 April 2026 @ 5:04 pm
The painter's path to contemporary figuration has roots in both the aughts indie scene and ancient Greece.
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