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At Art Basel Hong Kong, the Emphasis Is on Slower, Smarter Buying
26 March 2026 @ 9:51 am
Despite packed aisles and some million-dollar deals, buyers are taking their time amid a cautious market and geopolitical unrest.
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Dark Mode: Inside the Art Market’s Private Auction Playbook
26 March 2026 @ 7:30 am
As the market rebounds, the trade is devising new ways to catch whales.
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Long-Lost Photos of Chelsea Hotel Resurface, Revealing a Vanished New York
25 March 2026 @ 10:56 pm
The images by Albert Scopin have been compiled in a new book.
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Mystery Portrait of Black Woman Finally Identified After Six-Year Search
25 March 2026 @ 7:51 pm
The Art Gallery of Ontario bought the unknown painting at auction in 2020, before embarking on years of research into its sitter.
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A $30 Million Trove of Minimalist Masterpieces Is Heading to Christie’s
25 March 2026 @ 7:06 pm
Henry S. McNeil Jr.'s collection of Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, and Dan Flavin works could put some octane into Spring auctions.
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Rubens’s Epic Medici Cycle Gets a Glow Up at the Louvre
25 March 2026 @ 6:39 pm
Conservators will transform the Medici Gallery into a working studio to restore and analyze the Baroque artist's iconic 24-canvas series.
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Toppled Monuments Are Reappearing Across the U.S. Under Trump
25 March 2026 @ 6:34 pm
From a new Columbus statue at the White House to revived Confederate monuments, the return of contested figures has reignited debates over what it means to erase history.
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From ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Downton Abbey’—Iconic Costumes Go on View in Scotland
25 March 2026 @ 6:01 pm
"Costume Couture" arrays more than 80 era-spanning creations by storied costume house Cosprop.
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OpenAI Scraps Sora, Its Controversial A.I. Video App
25 March 2026 @ 4:08 pm
Sora topped in Apple App Store charts in late 2025.
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Gabrielle Goliath Is Bringing Her Canceled South Africa Pavilion Show to Venice Anyway
25 March 2026 @ 12:03 pm
After being scrapped over its reference to Gaza, the artist's performance work will go ahead at the Chiesa di Sant'Antonin.
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