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World’s biggest canvas painting—the size of two football fields—to be auctioned in Dubai for charity

August 19, 2020

The Art Newspaper - The record-breaking work by the Dubai-based British artist Sacha Jafri will be sold to promote "global digital equality" - read more. - read more ...

In the Virtual (and Actual) Footsteps of Raphael

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August 19, 2020

Art and Culture, Art Market

NY TIMES - In Italy and beyond, the plan was to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance artist’s death with great fanfare. Then came the pandemic, and the virtual world stepped in. - read more ...

Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Art Basel’s Online Viewing Rooms

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June 23, 2020

Art and Culture, Art Fairs, Art Market

artnet - After a few stumbles during Art Basel’s first foray into an online-only fair model with its Hong Kong edition, things are looking up as the marquee Swiss fair heads into the final week of its sophomore...

How Galleries Are Supporting and Signing New Artists during the Pandemic

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June 23, 2020

Art and Culture, Artists

Artsy - The economic fallout from COVID-19 has had much of the art world bracing for the worst. According to a survey conducted by the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) in May, U.S. galleries projected ...

Mystic’s Maritime Art Gallery to close as marine art takes a dive

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June 23, 2020

Art and Culture, Museum News

The Art Newspaper - For 51 years, the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut has had a Maritime Art Gallery, devoted to paintings by contemporary marine artists that are for sale to the public. But this summer, t...

Breaking Down Takashi Murakami’s Wildly Popular, Expansive Art

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May 15, 2020

Art and Culture

Artsy - Takashi Murakami one of the most expansive practices in contemporary art. Aided by Kaikai Kiki, a global studio of workers and budding artists centered in Tokyo, Japan, the renowned Japanese artist make...

Art Keeps Collectors Going: Grażyna Kulczyk

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May 15, 2020

Art and Culture

Artsy - Grażyna Kulczyk has been quaranting in her home in Switzerland’s Lower Engadin, not far from Muzeum Susch, the private museum she opened in January 2019. - read more ...

How African Cultures Celebrated Motherhood through Sculpture

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May 15, 2020

Art and Culture

Artsy - As we celebrate the maternal figures in our lives this weekend, for Mother’s Day in the United States, it’s a good time to reflect on artworks that have commemorated their fortitude, grace, and strength...

NADA Chicago, Which Was Set to Open in Late September, Has Been Cancelled as Art-Fair Calendar Shakeups Extend to the Fall

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April 16, 2020

Art and Culture, Art Fairs

Artnet News - NADA Chicago, which was scheduled to open its second edition in the Windy City on September 24, is the latest event to be cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. - read more ...

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Anniversary of Notre-Dame fire: it’s safe, but big decisions need to be taken as Covid-19 halts restoration

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April 16, 2020

Architecture, Art and Culture

The Art Newspaper - Since 16 March, the precautions against coronavirus (Covid-19) have completely halted restoration of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. It is a year since the cathedral burned on 15 April...