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How the Met Opera Turned Beloved Murals Into Financial Tools
30 January 2026 @ 10:57 pm
The company has floated selling the $55 million paintings. Could a creatively structured deal keep them on public view?
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Andy Warhol Films, Left Undeveloped for Decades, Come to Light
30 January 2026 @ 10:00 pm
Many of the newly discovered rolls contained footage that is very much NSFW.
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The $500 Apple Check That Launched a Tech Empire Is Now Worth $2.4 Million
30 January 2026 @ 8:05 pm
The sale at RR Auction offering a host of vintage Apple gear and Steve Jobs's personal artifacts just brought in $8.1 million.
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Nicole Young’s Art Lives Between Paint and Fabric
30 January 2026 @ 5:33 pm
Using repurposed and found materials, the artist's mixed media works defy categorization.
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5 Museums That Map Mexico City, From Ancient Ruins to Reinvention
30 January 2026 @ 4:26 pm
Set in lava fields, colonial cloisters, and modernist landmarks, these museums reveal how culture accumulates in the Mexican capital.
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Long-Unseen Artworks by Original Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe Go on View
30 January 2026 @ 3:16 pm
The works are on display at the Liverpool Beatles Museum.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Slashes Jobs as Financial Woes Deepen
30 January 2026 @ 10:18 am
Three endowed curator positions are said to have been among more than 30 jobs cut.
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A Renaissance Treasure Is Making Its U.S. Debut at Sotheby’s
30 January 2026 @ 9:00 am
Part of Perugino's famed altarpiece makes a star turn at Sotheby's, before going on view at the Morgan Library and Museum.
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Pakistan Names London-Based Artist for Venice Biennale
29 January 2026 @ 11:00 pm
Lahore-born, London-based artist Faiza Butt's exhibition will explore the region of Punjab.
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The Round-Up: A Venice Biennale Meltdown, the Prado Is Too Popular, and a $2.7M Speed Painting
29 January 2026 @ 10:14 pm
Editor-in-chief Naomi Rea joins to talk about the art news of the month.
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