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Legal Advocacy Groups Call for Iran to End Campaign Targeting Dissident Artists

Philippe Rouyer, Jean-Christophe Simon, Setareh Maleki, Mohammad Rasoulof, Mahsa Rostami and Amin Sadraei attend the Seed of the Sacred Fig press conference at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival. Photo Cindy Ord/Getty Images A new report co-published by two legal U.S.-based advocacy groups calls on Iran to stop a years-long campaign to persecute artists, a …

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New York Supreme Court Throws Out Lawsuit Accusing Helen Frankenthaler Foundation of Exploiting the Late Artist’s Legacy

Abstract expressionist artist Helen Frankenthaler in her studio in New York. Getty Images A New York Supreme Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation by one of its former board members, Frederick Iseman. In the dismissal, Judge Jennifer G. Schecter cited the plaintiff’s absence of standing. In a seperate motion, …

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Arthur Jafa, Polymathic Chronicler of Black America, Joins Sprüth Magers

Artist Arthur Jafa presents the exhibition at the museum of Serralves, in Porto. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett Arthur Jafa, the filmmaker, artist, and cinematographer feted for his explorations of Blackness in America, has signed with Sprüth Magers. Jafa’s first exhibition with Sprüth Magers opens tomorrow in Los Angeles. He will continue to be represented by …

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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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