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Street Artist Mr. Flower Fantastic Transforms New York Botanical Garden Into an Urban Oasis
17 February 2026 @ 10:00 pm
The anonymous artist is known for bringing flowers and street culture together.
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Christina Zimpel Pays Tribute to Female Spirit in Her New Print Edition
17 February 2026 @ 9:39 pm
The new hand-painted edition is presented by Artspace and Lincoln Center Editions.
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Signature Looks From Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s Wardrobe Resurface at Auction
17 February 2026 @ 8:45 pm
The sale also includes vintage pieces that feature in the new FX series "Love Story."
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Domingo Zapata Is Painting the World’s Largest Mural in Saudi Arabia
17 February 2026 @ 8:21 pm
The artist hopes the mural, the size of nine football fields, will be visible from space.
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Sicily Fights to Bring Antonello da Messina Masterpiece Home After $14.9 Million Purchase
17 February 2026 @ 5:42 pm
Museums are vying to house the artist's "Ecce Homo," which was bought from Sotheby's by the Italian government.
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How Wifredo Lam Made Surrealism More Surreal Than the Surrealists
17 February 2026 @ 2:01 pm
A close look at 'The Jungle' and the Exquisite Corpse.
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Why Did This Mysterious 16th-Century Portrait Sell for 10 Times Its Estimate?
17 February 2026 @ 11:46 am
A portrait once attributed to Corneille de Lyon fetched $2.3 million at Sotheby's, baffling Old Masters experts.
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Backlash Erupts After British Museum Removes ‘Palestine’ From Ancient Middle East Displays
16 February 2026 @ 5:36 pm
A petition to reinstate the term has already garnered 6,800 signatures.
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An Immersive David Bowie Experience Is Coming to London
16 February 2026 @ 5:17 pm
The multimedia extravaganza brings together the superstar's iconic performances and other never-before-seen material.
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Alexander Wang Is Transforming a Chinatown Landmark Into a Hub for Asian Creativity
16 February 2026 @ 3:00 pm
The designer and his mother Ying Wang are launching Wang Contemporary with an inaugural show by MSCHF.
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