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Georgia O’Keeffe’s Beloved New Mexico Vistas Inspire Conservation Plan
11 December 2025 @ 10:38 pm
Generations to come will be able to see New Mexico just as O'Keeffe did.
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Tiffany Lamp Lights Up the Auction Block With Record $4.4 Million Sale
11 December 2025 @ 10:02 pm
It's now the most expensive leaded lamp by the decorative arts studio to sell at auction.
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This ‘Star Wars’ Painting Just Set a New Record at Auction
11 December 2025 @ 8:39 pm
The foundational image fetched $3.9 million, topping the price paid for a light saber in September.
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Authorities Hunt Thieves Who Stole 600 Artifacts From U.K. Museum
11 December 2025 @ 7:15 pm
Descriptions of four suspects have been released as part of a public appeal for information.
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Why Are UFOs Everywhere in Contemporary Art?
11 December 2025 @ 6:28 pm
Right now in New York, two exhibitions reveal artists' fascination with the unexplained.
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Ancient Humans Mastered Fire 400,000 Years Ago, Study Reveals
11 December 2025 @ 5:57 pm
New research indicates that humans were making fires way earlier than previously thought.
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Media Missed the Story on Nnena Kalu’s Turner Prize Win. She Won Because She Made the Best Art
11 December 2025 @ 2:27 pm
Her victory isn’t just a positive statement for disabilities in the arts, but for art itself.
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Louvre Security Cameras Captured Heist—But Guards Weren’t Watching
11 December 2025 @ 2:23 pm
An ongoing investigation revealed critical errors in the museum's security response, including directing police to the wrong side of the building.
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Jasper Johns’s Landmark ‘Crosshatch’ Paintings Anchor Major Gagosian Survey
11 December 2025 @ 1:00 pm
The show spotlights the artist's seminal series with loans from museums and the artist's own collection.
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William Eggleston’s Last Analogue Images Shine in a New Monograph From David Zwirner Books
11 December 2025 @ 1:00 pm
"William Eggleston: The Last Dyes" surveys the photographer's last images made using the dye-transfer process, his original method of production.
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