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SF Redevelopment Plan Threatens Brutalist Vaillancourt Fountain

10/17/2025

SF Redevelopment Plan Threatens Brutalist Vaillancourt Fountain The City of San Francisco has proposed a $35 million renovation of Embarcadero Plaza that does not include the park’sVaillancourt Fountain, a 710-ton Brutalist concrete structure completed in 1971 by Canadian artist Armand …

Метки : сан-францискоискусствоархитектуравайланкортфонтанбрутализм

U-Haul Gallery Crashes Frieze London with Bootleg Merch

10/16/2025

On the VIP preview day for Frieze London, near the entrance to Regent’s Park, a dapper young man in a wide-lapeled brown tweed suit was selling T-shirts from a folding table set beside a very conspicuous box truck. He was …

Метки : искусствофриз лондонu-haul galleryвыставкакреативные инициативыпотаённые идеи

The Works That Stop You in Your Tracks

10/16/2025

There’s an old saying about quality: you’re only as good as the weakest link in the chain. That may go for art-fair booths too, but it’s not the middling pictures that pull people in. You need a banger—something that borders …

Метки : искусствовыставкаарт-ярмаркагалереяшедевры#творчество

A 3,000-Pound Ice Sculpture Installed on The National Mall in DC

10/16/2025

As of this morning, the 3,000-pound ice sculpture spelling out “Democracy” placed yesterday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. has likely melted. Though the installation is short lived, that’s entirely the point. Standing at five feet tall and 17 …

Метки : искусствоскульптураактивизмдемократияben cohenконцептуальное искусство

Many emerging galleries at Frieze not willing to divulge sales info

10/16/2025

There’s a general rule of thumb at art fairs: if dealers are willing to talk, they’ve probably sold enough to turn a profit. If they aren’t, it’s a good bet the going is tough and sales are slow—if moving at …

Метки : арт-ярмаркаfrieze londonгалереипродажиискусстволокальный рынок

Man Arrested for Vandalizing Martin Luther King Memorial in Atlanta

10/16/2025

A memorial site near Martin Luther King’s tomb in Atlanta, Georgia, was vandalized on Saturday, October 11. A man has been arrested for allegedly urinating on the site. Around 4:30 a.m. that morning at the Martin Luther King Center for …

Метки : кингмемориалвандализмобщественные переменысправедливостьатланта

London’s Courtauld Gallery Receives Historic $40 Million Donation

10/16/2025

London’s Courtauld Gallery Receives Historic $40 Million Donation TheCourtauld Galleryand Institute in London has revealed itself to be the recipient of a £30 million ($40 million) donation, the largest in its ninety-three year history. The gift was made by theReuben …

Метки : искусствоблаготворительностьлондонгалерея#культураистория.

Tate buys three works at Frieze through Tate Frieze Fund

10/16/2025

London’s Tate was busy during Frieze’s first VIP day on Wednesday after acquiring three new works by female artists for its collection.They are Tanzanian, London-based artist Lubna Chowdhary’s ceramic and wooden sculpture titled Assembly (2025), bought from Jhaveri Contemporary gallery. …

Метки : тейтfriezeискусствоженщины-художникиколлекциявыставка

Altman Siegel Closes San Francisco Gallery After 16 Years

10/16/2025

Altman Siegel, one of the key galleries of San Francisco’s art scene, will close this November after 16 years in operation. In a statement issued on Wednesday, founder Claudia Altman-Siegel explicitly attributed the decision to the current market, which she …

Метки : искусствосан-францискогалереявыставказакрытие.художники

Fabergé Egg Could Set a New Auction Record at Christie's in December

10/16/2025

Ice is forecast at Christie’s London this winter.A collection of diamond-encrusted Fabergé collectibles, including one incredible rarity known as the Winter Egg, will go under the gavel at the auction house during Classic Week in December.Nicholas II, the last reigning …

Метки : фабержеискусствоаукциондрагоценностиколлекционированиеистория.

The Gulf Art Scene Is Showing Its Global Force

10/16/2025

Competition is a Western concept,” said Qatar’s Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani during a panel discussion at Art Basel this past June. Sheikha Al Mayassa is chairperson of Qatar Museums, one of the largest buyers of …

Метки : искусствоперсидский заливколлекционерывыставки#культураарабские эмираты

The Best Booths at Frieze London 2025

10/16/2025

Frieze London returns with 168 galleries reconfigured under a fresh layout. The fair’s organisers are doubling down on a bet: that the real energy now lies with the emerging spaces, not the marquee names. Under its revamped floor plan, galleries …

Метки : искусствовыставка#культуралондонсовременное искусство

Frieze London 2025: Big Galleries Report Strong Sales by Early Afternoon

10/15/2025

Frieze London is humming under a typically leaden London sky. The fair’s VIP preview kicked off at 11 a.m. and quickly drew a strong crowd—including German supermodel Claudia Schiffer—milling around the fair’s massive tent in Regent’s Park, kissing cheeks, flaunting …

Метки : искусствовыставкапродажигалереилондонсовременные художники

20,000 Medieval Coins Discovered by Man Digging for Worms

10/15/2025

A man digging for worms during a stay at his summer house near Stockholm unearthed something else instead: a cache of up to 20,000 silver coins from the Early Middle Ages, as well as pearls, pendants, and rings. The haul …

Метки : сокровищаархеологияистория.стокгольмсредневековьенаходки