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Why This Famed Art Writer Turned to True Crime
18 December 2025 @ 10:27 pm
On this week's episode of the Art Angle, Ben Davis talks to author and critic Chris Kraus about writing, life, and her new true crime novel.
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Guggenheim Nixes Urdaibai Expansion Project After Intense Backlash
18 December 2025 @ 8:22 pm
Plans for the expansion into the UNESCO-designated site were announced in 2022—and swiftly greeted by local protests.
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Rare Maria van Oosterwijck Still Life Triples Estimate in Paris
18 December 2025 @ 8:08 pm
The Dutch Golden Age painter's still life with fruit sold for $477,000, marking her second highest auction price.
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At a New Show, Two Women Abstractionists Navigate a Shared Emotional Terrain
18 December 2025 @ 7:58 pm
"Where Form Remembers" at OXH Gallery in Tampa puts the work of multimedia artists Avani R. Patel and Julie Gladstone in dialogue.
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2025’s Top Auction Moments, From a Bitter Flop to a Breakout Star
18 December 2025 @ 7:40 pm
A Giacometti went unsold, a Klimt stunned, and the Les Lalanne kept soaring.
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Las Vegas Bets Big on Its New Francis Kéré-Designed Art Museum
18 December 2025 @ 7:39 pm
A gift from the late philanthropist Elaine Wynn has helped move the project forward.
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Claire Tabouret’s Controversial Window Designs for Notre-Dame Go on View
18 December 2025 @ 7:05 pm
Grand Palais is showing life-sized maquettes of the artist's six windows.
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5 New Hotels Where Art and Design Define the Luxury
18 December 2025 @ 6:29 pm
Spanning continents, these new art hotels put art and design at the heart of contemporary luxury.
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British Museum Launches Long-Term Loan Program to Former Colonies
18 December 2025 @ 5:34 pm
Around 80 Greek and Egyptian antiquities were transferred to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya museum in Mumbai.
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Historic George Washington Portrait Behind the $1 Bill Heads to Auction
18 December 2025 @ 2:17 pm
It could become the most expensive iteration of this iconic portrait.
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