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Coveted Rothko From Robert Mnuchin’s Collection Nets $85.8 Million in New York
14 May 2026 @ 10:28 pm
The work kicked off the city's high-stakes $2.6 billion marquee May auctions.
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Is This a JMW Turner Self-Portrait? One Scholar Has Doubts
14 May 2026 @ 10:02 pm
Richard Hamilton believes the famed depiction may have been created by another artist.
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Does L.A’s Bold New LACMA Museum Work?
14 May 2026 @ 9:55 pm
Carolina Miranda joins the show to discuss what LACMA means for the city and for museums now.
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Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Painter Who Defied the Bounds of Abstraction, Dies at 84
14 May 2026 @ 9:50 pm
The artist is best-known for her Lampblack paintings.
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How Christie’s Recruited Nicole Kidman to Sell S.I. Newhouse’s $100 Million Brancusi
14 May 2026 @ 8:08 pm
The high-profile campaign sees the Oscar-winning actor go wild for the bronze sculpture.
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The Met and Neue Galerie Embark on Historic Merger
14 May 2026 @ 6:21 pm
Ronald S. Lauder will chair the Special Advisory Board created to guide the union.
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Art Busan Bets on Sustainability Over Speculation
14 May 2026 @ 5:30 pm
With the 2026 edition just around the corner, looking at the editions of the fair to now points to intriguing shifts in the Asian art fair landscape.
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Lucy Liu Paints the ‘Emotional Truth’ of Family Memories
14 May 2026 @ 4:38 pm
At Alisan Fine Arts, new paintings by the actor and artist see her confronting her past through the lens of the present.
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With New Tribeca Outpost, Gratin Gallery Doubles Down on Young Artists
14 May 2026 @ 12:44 pm
The gallery will present Mónica Mays's first U.S. solo show in its unfinished Tribeca space for five weeks.
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Trump’s Plan to Paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Blue Sparks Lawsuit
13 May 2026 @ 11:19 pm
The cost of the overhaul has also ballooned from a proposed $2 million to $13 million.
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