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A New Edition of John Elderfield’s ‘Frankenthaler’ Shows an Artist with Real New York Chutzpah

Cover of the monograph Frankenthaler by John Elderfield, published by Gagosian, in collaboration with the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. Art: ©2024 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York An updated edition of John Elderfield’s Frankenthaler, originally published in 1989 and which many consider to be the definitive monograph on the artist, will be released this …

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Auction House Veteran Evelyn Lin Leaves Christie’s for Pace Gallery

Portrait of Evelyn Lin. Photo Akira Yamada, Courtesy Pace Gallery. Evelyn Lin, a key figure in the world of auction houses, will leave that sphere for Pace Gallery, where she will serve as president of Greater China. She will oversee sales, business development, and artist engagement at the mega-gallery’s Hong Kong and Beijing locations. Lin …

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Rare Celtic Helmet Thought to Be 2,400 Years Old Excavated in Poland

The ancient Celtic helmet found at the Łysa Góra site in Poland thought to date back to the 4th century BCE. Kaczyński/Państwowe Muzeum Archeologiczne A Celtic helmet that archaeologists believe is around 2,400 years old has been discovered in Poland. Described by its finders as “very rare,” the helmet was unearthed at the Łysa Góra …

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Dealer David Lewis Joins Hauser & Wirth as Senior Director After Closing His New York Gallery

David Lewis. Photo Axel Dupeux David Lewis, a taste-making New York dealer who recently shuttered his gallery in the city, has joined Hauser & Wirth, where he will now serve as senior director. Lewis’s eponymous gallery opened in 2013 and mounted shows for artists such as Trey Abdella, Barbara Bloom, Thornton Dial, Tomás Esson, Mary …

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Uzbekistan to Get a New Biennial, Set to Be One of Central Asia’s Biggest Shows

Bukhara, an Uzbek city home to famed madrasas and mosques, will soon host a biennial. Photo Ibrahim Erikan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Into the crowded field of biennials joins yet one more—this one in Central Asia, a region that generally lacks exhibitions with international visibility. In 2025, the Bukhara Biennial will launch in Uzbekistan, in …

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Paris Museum Attendance Down for Olympics, Lost Bronze Statue from the Titanic is Found, ‘After Rembrandt’ Portrait Discovered in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million, and More: Morning Links for September 4, 2024

The Louvre. Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES TITANIC DISCOVERY. A believed lost bronze statue “Diana of Versailles” from the Titanic was found half buried at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean in a recent expedition to the site of the …

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