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Guggenheim Taps Hirshhorn Museum’s Melissa Chiu to Be Director
9 April 2026 @ 2:55 pm
Mariët Westermann will continue to oversee the museum's international branches.
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You Can Become an Artwork at This New York Museum—Thanks to Piero Manzoni
9 April 2026 @ 2:23 pm
Participants simply stand on a box for a minute and have their photograph taken.
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Marian Goodman’s Prized $65 Million Collection Lands at Christie’s
9 April 2026 @ 1:52 pm
Key Gerhard Richters will star, including a candle painting with a top estimate of $50 million.
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154-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil Debuts in the U.K.—But Its Species Remains a Mystery
9 April 2026 @ 12:42 pm
The 1,300 pound predator will live in a Georgian mansion in Colchester through November.
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Why the Photo Market Is Moving Closer to Painting, With Unique Works Leading the Way
9 April 2026 @ 10:00 am
The photo market is undergoing a quiet repositioning.
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Radiohead Hits the Road With a Haunting Immersive Installation
8 April 2026 @ 10:03 pm
Titled ‘Motion Picture House,’ the installation will take a 10 month tour across North America, after its debut at Coachella.
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Dartmouth Students Renew Calls to Remove Leon Black’s Name From Arts Center
8 April 2026 @ 8:48 pm
The ongoing debate underscores growing scrutiny of donor legacies and the difficulty of unwinding naming agreements tied to major gifts.
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Artemisia Gentileschi Masterpiece Goes to Auction—Without Its Face
8 April 2026 @ 6:46 pm
Dorotheum is selling a unique iteration of "St. Mary Magdalen" later this month.
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Are We Too Reverent of Marcel Duchamp?
8 April 2026 @ 6:43 pm
MoMA's giant exhibition looks for a new reason to return to the 20th century's most-cited artist.
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Artist Charles Ross Spent 50 Years Trying to Bring the Stars Down to Earth. At 88, Has He Done It?
8 April 2026 @ 6:28 pm
Charles Ross has devoted half a century to building Star Axis, a monolithic celestial observatory in New Mexico centered on Earth's north star, Polaris.
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