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As Virus Tightens Grip on China, the Art World Feels the Squeeze

February 13, 2020

New York Times - Movie theaters have closed, art fairs have been canceled and orchestra performances called off as the epidemic has curtailed travel and foot traffic on the mainland and beyond. - read more ...

The Inmaculada Concepcion church, built in 1841, is seen partially collapsed after an earthquake hit the island in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. - A strong earthquake struck south of Puerto Rico early January 7, 2020 followed by major aftershocks, the US Geological Survey said, the latest in a series of tremors that have shaken the island since December 28. The shallow 6.4 magnitude quake struck five miles (eight kilometers) south of the community of Indios, the USGS said, revising down its initial reading of 6.6. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP) (Photo by RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Puerto Rico’s Museums Face Devastating Losses After a Spate of Earthquakes Struck the Island

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January 14, 2020

museum watch, Museums, Trending

artnet news - Puerto Rico has experienced a series of increasingly strong earthquakes in recent days, culminating in a 6.4 earthquake on Tuesday that triggered a widespread blackout, leveled buildings, and kill...

The National Museum in Jakarta on the 2nd November 2019 in Java in Indonesia. (photo by Sam Mellish / In Pictures via Getty Images)

For the First Time in Its History, the Netherlands Is Returning an Enormous Trove of Artifacts to Its Former Colonial Territory of Indonesia

Artery

January 14, 2020

Museum News, Trending

artnet news - The objects, some of which date back to 5000 B.C., will go on view at the National Museum of Indonesia this June. - read more...

Frieze Art Fair 2019, London, UK. rPhoto by Linda Nylind. 2/10/2019.

Here’s Our Definitive Guide to All the Art Fairs Taking Place Around the World in the First Half of 2020

Artery

January 14, 2020

Art Fairs, Trending

artnet news - The roaring ’20s are upon us, and there are enough art fairs on the calendar to keep everyone prosperous. Kicking off the year is the sophomore edition of Frieze Los Angeles, followed closely by t...

Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947). "Nu dans le bain". Huile sur toile, 1936. Paris, musée d'Art moderne.

Images of 100,000 Artworks From Paris Museum Collections Now Freely Available to the Public

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January 14, 2020

Museum News, museum watch, Trending

Hyperallergic - aris Musées announced yesterday that it is now offering 100,000 digital reproductions of artworks in the city’s museums as Open Access — free of charge and without restrictions — via its Collect...

What Auction House Estimates Really Mean—and What They Can Tell Us

Artery

November 26, 2019

Art Market, Trending

artsy - The overarching narrative of last week’s marquee art auctions in New York was that all the key players—auction houses, consignors, and bidders—were being cautious. You could hear the prognostications of...

miami art week 2019: your definitive guide

Artery

November 26, 2019

Art Fairs, Art Market, Trending

Design Boom - Design-lovers everywhere will soon journey to miami, where — over the next week — art basel miami beach and design miami/ will open their doors to collectors, curators and enthusiasts alike. the t...

Goodbye Art World, Hello Art Industry: How the Art Market Has Transformed

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November 26, 2019

Business Spotlight, Trending

artnet news - The date on the New York Times in your hands is September 21, 1989. You’re on the subway home, trying to read the cover story about Mikhail Gorbachev purging the USSR’s Politburo, but Mayor Ed Koc...

Thieves steal priceless Baroque jewels from Dresden museum

Artery

November 26, 2019

Art and the Law, Trending

The Art Newspaper - Thieves have broken into Dresden’s Green Vault museum, one of the richest treasure chambers in Europe, and stolen priceless 18th-century jewellery crafted for the Saxon elector August the St...

Can MoMA’s Expansion Ever Really Be Finished?

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October 16, 2019

Museum News, Museums, Trending

artnet news - The grand, gleaming architectural and curatorial complex that is the new Museum of Modern Art is the work of hundreds of specialists, patrons, designers, and other visionaries. But it is above al...