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Bonhams Sells Three Bob Ross Paintings for $600,000

11/14/2025

On Tuesday, the first three (of 30 total) original canvases by America television icon Bob Ross hit the auction block at Bonhams. The paintings sold for a total of $600,000. The proceeds from this and future sales of Ross’s “happy …

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40-Year-Old Sculpture Demolished in Battery Park City Resiliency Project

11/14/2025

A massive 40-year-old art sculpture is being demolished in Battery Park City to make way for the controversial North/West Battery Park City Resiliency (NWBPCR) project. The sculpture, titled Upper Room, by artist Ned Smyth, is a 20-column court featuring an …

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J. Paul Getty Trust Adds Glenn Lowry, Lionel Sauvage as Trustees

11/14/2025

The J. Paul Getty Trust has appointed Glenn D. Lowry, the former director of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and Lionel M. Sauvage, a French philanthropist and collector, to its board of trustees. Both will begin as trustees in …

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Metallica Guitarist Sells Painting of Conan the Barbarian—With a $10 M. Asking Price

11/14/2025

Bidding starts at $10 million for a painting of Conan the Barbarian that Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett bought from artist Frank Frazetta for $1 million in 2009. The work, titled Conan the Berserker (1967), served as cover art for a …

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After Museum Heist, Syrian Cultural Authorities Face Scrutiny Over Lack of Transparency

11/13/2025

Syria’s Ministry of Culture yesterday appeared to publish details of the artifacts stolen from the Damascus National Museum on Sunday, only to delete the brief statement several hours later. The now-removed post has intensified demands for transparency over what was …

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Desert X Expands for 10th Edition with Six-Month 2027 Season

11/13/2025

Desert X, the recurring exhibition that helped redefine land art for the 21st century, will mark its 10th edition in 2027 with a longer season, new curatorial leadership, and plans for international growth. Opening October 30, 2027, and running through …

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Artist Mel Leipzig, the 'Chekhov of Trenton', Has Died at 90

11/13/2025

Melvin Donald “Mel” Leipzig, a painter who guided generations of artists from his adopted home of Trenton, New Jersey, died on November 1 at the age 90. According to his daughter, Francesca Leipzig, he died exactly 18 years after the …

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Jeffrey Epstein Said He Had 'Art Guy' in Newly Released Emails

11/13/2025

Jeffrey Epstein discussed quite a few things in the newly released tranche of emails put out by House Republicans this week: current events, the New York Times’s reporting, legal action against him, and a whole lot more. Yet, based on …

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Rena Bransten Gallery Closes in San Francisco After 50 Years

11/13/2025

Rena Bransten Gallery Closes in San Francisco After 50 Years San Francisco’sRena Bransten Gallery, known for championing BIPOC and female artists since 1975, will close on November 22, along with its current Oliver Lee Jackson exhibition. The operation will shift …

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Fictional Art Heist on 'High Potential' Recalls Louvre Theft

11/13/2025

Reality sometimes really is stranger than fiction, as was the case when one television series released an episode about a high-profile art heist involving a Rembrandt a week after a theft at the Louvre captured global attention. The ABC series, …

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Heritage Auctions Is Selling the Witch Hat from ‘The Wizard of Oz’

11/13/2025

The hat worn by Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West onscreen in the original Wizard of Oz film, is being sold by Heritage Auctions next month. The minimum bid is $100,000. The pointy black hat was …

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Artist Hangs AI Artwork in Welsh Museum Without Permission

11/13/2025

Elias Marrow, a conceptual artist, said he secretly hung an AI-generated artwork inside the National Museum Cardiff, calling the act “participation without permission” rather than vandalism. On October 29, Marrow installed the framed digital print, titled Empty Plate, in the …

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Toronto’s Gardiner Museum Reopens After a 15-month Renovation

11/13/2025

The Gardiner Museum in Toronto has reopened after a 15-month, C$15.5 million (about $11 million) renovation of its ground floor spaces. The museum, founded in 1984 by George and Helen Gardiner, focuses on ceramics and has a collection of some …

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Trump Cuts and Economic Uncertainty Hit US Museums Hard, Report Finds

11/13/2025

One-third of American museums have lost government grants and contracts since President Donald Trump took office, according to a new survey of museum directors conducted by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). The survey, published Tuesday, is based largely on …

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