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Robert Frank: Sick of Goodby’s, 1978. © The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation A total of 38 photographs by Swiss-American photographer Robert Frank (1924-2019) was acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), the institution announced in a statement last week. The acquisition includes 34 photographs donated by the June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, …

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Kim Kardashian. Photo Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Rumors are swirling that Kim Kardashian may be the owner of a $4.9 million Jean-Michel Basquiat painting that appeared at auction at Christie’s in 2017. Kardashian has yet to officially confirm she is the buyer of the Basquiat painting, a 1982 canvas called Both Poles. But keen-eyed entertainment journalists noted …

Kim Kardashian May Have Bought $4.9 M. Basquiat Painting at Christie’s Auction Read More »

The exterior of the Rothko Chapel is pictured behind the Broken Obelisk sculpture by Barnett Newman. Courtesy the Rothko Chapel. After closing due to hurricane-related damage earlier this year in July, the landmark Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas reopened to the public on Tuesday. The chapel boasts a suite of 14 massive paintings by the …

Following Hurricane Damage, the Rothko Chapel Reopens to the Public Read More »

Zilia Sánchez. Photo Raquel Perez Puig Zilia Sánchez, an artist known for her shaped canvases that bulge outward, has died at 98. The San Juan–based aritst’s death was announced on Thursday by the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, which did not state a cause. Sánchez’s erotically tinged paintings alluded frequently to the female body, …

Zilia Sánchez, Painter of Erotically Tinged Shaped Canvases, Dies at 98 Read More »

Ahmed Salameh, ‘On the Shores of Gaza No.2’, (2020). Courtesy the artist and Zawyeh Art Gallery Zawyeh Art Gallery, the organizer and sole venue of the Ramallah Art Fair, wants it known that the name of the event is a bit of a misnomer. Yes, the works in its newly opened fourth edition are for …

The Ramallah Art Fair Returns with a Theme of Resilience Read More »

The Thomas Hart Benton mural “Independence and the Opening of the West” is a fixture in the lobby of the south entrance to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence. It depicts the role Independence played in changing the American West. TNS The five-year legal battle between the heirs of American scene …

Judge Rules Against Heirs of Famous Muralist Thomas Hart Benton, Ending Five-Year Legal Battle Read More »

Hilma af Klint: Group IV, The Ten Largest, No. 7, Adulthood, 1907. Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk. A potential agreement between the Hilma af Klint Foundation and mega gallerist David Zwirner stands to separate the artist’s work for profit. The family of the Swedish artist oversees her foundation, which is responsible for the preservation of …

Partnership Between the Hilma af Klint Foundation and David Zwirner Stands to Separate the Artist’s Work for Profit Read More »

The painting at the center of the legal battle – ‘Cut Melon.’ COURTESY CHRISTIE’S Christie’s has filed a lawsuit in Paris against Italian real estate investor Nanni Bassani Antivari, who the house asserts is refusing to pay for a work purchased at Christie’s France in June. In legal filings obtained by the Art Newspaper, Christie’s …

Christie’s is Suing an Italian Real Estate Investor for Allegedly Refusing to Pay $28 M. for Chardin Painting Read More »

Lorraine O’Grady. Photo Marc Dimov/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Lorraine O’Grady, an artist who bravely used her conceptual pieces and performance art to critique systems of power, incisively underlining the ways that class, race, and gender influence one another, died at her home in New York on Friday. Her death was announced by a trust …

Lorraine O’Grady, Conceptual Artist Who Advocated for Black Women’s Perspectives, Dies at 90 Read More »

‘Challenging’: Guillaume Cerutti, Christie’s CEO, gave his end-of-year presser on Tuesday. AFP via Getty Images Christmas is almost here, which means Christie’s CEO Guillaume Cerutti did his best to bring festive cheer by crunching the auction house’s 2024’s numbers during his end-of-year press conference Tuesday. Cerutti said the house’s projected sales for this year total …

Christie’s Totals $5.7 B. in 2024, Down from Last Year’s $6.2 B. Amid ‘Challenging Environment’ Read More »