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This Artist Just Gave a Hermès Store Window a Whimsical Makeover
29 May 2026 @ 11:45 pm
Jeremy Olson is the latest creative to leave his mark on the brand's window display in New York.
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Seminal Lucian Freud Painting Comes to Auction for the First Time
29 May 2026 @ 9:22 pm
The painting from the Lewis Collection emerges from the painter's "Benefits Supervisor" series.
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Alan Saret, Post-Minimal Sculptor of Spiritual Forms, Dies at 81
29 May 2026 @ 7:32 pm
After early success, Saret decamped from the New York art scene.
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Newly Authenticated Whistler Portrait Sheds Light on His Formative Years
29 May 2026 @ 4:33 pm
The work is now on view at Tate Britain's sprawling survey on the American painter.
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The Rulers of Venice: In Thrilling Book, Biennale Curators Tell All
29 May 2026 @ 4:18 pm
Money is short, and the clock is ticking. How do you organize the world's most important art exhibition?
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A New Group Show Traces the Role of the Horse in Art History
29 May 2026 @ 3:11 pm
"Horse Power" is presented at Rookleys Canadian Art in collaboration with the Fort Erie Race Track.
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Pre-Raphaelite Masterpiece Expected to Rake in $1.3 Million at Auction
29 May 2026 @ 9:30 am
The John Melhuish Strudwick painting anchors Christie's sale of literary agent Albert Zuckerman's collection.
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What the May Auctions Revealed About Art as an Asset Class
28 May 2026 @ 9:53 pm
'Buy something because you love it,' one veteran dealer says. Masterpieces can be sub-par investments.
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Ken Griffin’s Other Copy of the U.S. Constitution Makes Its Museum Debut
28 May 2026 @ 9:49 pm
After paying an astounding $43.2 million for a copy of the U.S. Constitution in 2021, the collector acquired another one that is now on view in New York.
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Arthur Jafa’s Radical Theory of Readymade Art
28 May 2026 @ 9:18 pm
This week, Ben Davis speaks to Jafa about his art, his view of art history, and what comes next.
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