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Who Went to Venice Last Week? Jenny Saville, Glenn Lowry, Jewel, and Many Other Power Players
11 May 2026 @ 6:42 pm
At the ultimate global gathering in the world's most beautiful city, you have to trust the flow.
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Bruno Bischofberger, Swiss Art Dealer and Early Backer of Basquiat, Dies at 86
11 May 2026 @ 6:05 pm
The 86-year-old gallerist transformed art dealing into a veritable art form.
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Political Fallout Rocks Venice Biennale Prize System
11 May 2026 @ 5:59 pm
The signatories include Alfredo Jaar, Walid Raad, Laurie Anderson, and Yto Barrada.
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Eva Helene Pade Paints the Thin Line Between Ecstasy and Violence
11 May 2026 @ 1:58 pm
This week, Pade will debut new works with Thaddaeus Ropac at TEFAF New York, following her buzzy solo show with the gallery last fall.
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Radiohead Brings Its Strange Visual Universe to Life in an Immersive Spectacle
11 May 2026 @ 1:54 pm
'Motion Picture House' features artworks, music, and a film drawn from the band's albums, 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac.'
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Market Outlook for New York’s May Sales
11 May 2026 @ 1:18 pm
Plus, a Banksy heads to auction with one of the highest estimates ever attached to the street artist.
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France Passes Landmark Restitution Law for Looted Art
10 May 2026 @ 7:44 pm
Plus, $1.8 billion worth of art heads to auction in New York, David Zwirner now reps the estate of Robert Therrien, and more art industry news.
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Lost Copy of Earliest-Known English Poem Found in Roman Library
10 May 2026 @ 1:00 pm
The discovery is only the third known copy of Caedmon's 'Hymn.'
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Canadian Masterworks Lead Heffel’s Spring Sales
10 May 2026 @ 8:21 am
Following the triumphant Heffel Fine Art Auction House anniversary sale season, the two-part Heffel Spring Auction brings together everything form post-war and contemporary art to Old and Modern Masters.
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Tuan Vu Paints Vietnam Through the Haze of Memory and Imagination
9 May 2026 @ 3:00 pm
In his solo show "Annam" at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, the artist interweaves memory, imagination, and history in his lush and vibrant vignettes.
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