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A New Landmark Survey Aims to Bring Transparency to Museum Collecting Practices
11 May 2026 @ 10:34 pm
The National Survey of Museum Collecting Practices will help set standards in a field without them.
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The Site Where the Beatles Played Their Final Gig Is Becoming a Museum
11 May 2026 @ 9:10 pm
No. 3 Savile Row will open to the public in 2027.
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Asian Artists Set the Stage at Independent Art Fair 2026
11 May 2026 @ 9:00 pm
Six solo booths by Asian artists embody a shifting global perspective at the New York art fair.
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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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