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Jack Kerouac’s Fabled ‘On the Road’ Scroll Goes Up for Sale
5 February 2026 @ 5:12 pm
The 120-foot long scroll, holding the first draft of the quintessential Beat novel, is coming from the collection of the late Jim Irsay.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Walks Back Controversial Rebranding
5 February 2026 @ 5:10 pm
The museum's CEO admits that 'changing the name for no obvious reason' was a mistake.
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Louvre Begins Restoration of Historic Crown Damaged During Heist
4 February 2026 @ 11:14 pm
Empress Eugenie's delicate crown was crushed, but the Louvre is enlisting a restoration expert to fix it.
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How Bridget Riley’s Op Art Disrupted Abstraction Forever
4 February 2026 @ 11:13 pm
London's Archeus / Post Modern has assembled a rare collection of Riley's iconic black-and-white prints from the 1960s, revisiting the artist's singular, pioneering practice.
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Artemisia Gentileschi Self-Portrait Sells for Record $5.7 Million at Christie’s
4 February 2026 @ 10:50 pm
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., also just acquired a major work by the artist.
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From Pop Stars to Saints, Nieves González Is Rewriting the Rules of Portraiture
4 February 2026 @ 10:39 pm
The 29-year-old artist made a splash with her Lily Allen album cover. Her latest subject is another famous woman: Mary Magdalene.
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Rare Rembrandt Drawing Nets Record-Smashing $18 Million at Auction
4 February 2026 @ 9:07 pm
The 17th-century drawing is now Rembrandt's most valuable work on paper.
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British Museum’s Forecourt Redesign Plans Slammed by Conservation Groups
4 February 2026 @ 7:28 pm
The overhaul, conservationists say, would detract from the museum's classical-style facade.
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Belgium Scraps Plans to Dismantle Its Oldest Contemporary Art Museum
4 February 2026 @ 5:47 pm
The backtrack comes on the heels of backlash from prominent art-world figures.
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You Can Spend a Night in a Dreamy Bedroom From Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’
4 February 2026 @ 4:39 pm
Airbnb is offering three couples a chance to spend the night in a recreation of the film's Thrushcross Grange set.
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