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Sotheby’s to Sell Most Valuable Single-Owner Whiskey Collection

01/09/2026

Sotheby’s is binning any notion of “dry January” by betting big on whisky at the end of this month. At its new Breuer Building HQ on January 24, the house will host its first-ever live, single-owner sale devoted entirely to …

Метки : вискиаукционsotheby'sколлекцияискусство#культура

MSCHF's Latest Project Could See a Two-Year Cow Slaughtered

01/09/2026

In about two months, the fate of a cow named Angus will be decided. At present, the outlook is grim: Angus is slated to be turned into roughly 1,200 hamburger patties and four leather handbags. But MSCHF—the art collective behind …

Метки : искусствоэтикамясная промышленностьmschfкритикапроект

Sperone Westwater Court Fight Reveals Details Behind Closure

01/09/2026

Sperone Westwater’s closure has exposed a deeper legal and financial dispute than first suggested by the gallery’s sudden shutdown at the end of 2025. Newly filed court documents allege governance failures, disputed payments to artists, and years of internal deadlock …

Метки : ожидаемоеискусствогалереянью-йоркзаконыспоры

See the 2026 Nominees for France's Prix Marcel Duchamp

01/09/2026

The Prix Marcel Duchamp, France’s most esteemed art prize, has named the artists nominated for its 2026 award. While there are normally four nominees, this year there are technically five. Those nominees include Joël Andrianomearisoa, a Malagasy artist whose vibrant …

Метки : искусствонаградывыставкафранция#культурасовременное искусство

Smithsonian Told Staffer to Remove 'Unjust' From Show on Internment

01/09/2026

2025 was quite a year for the Smithsonian Institution, which found itself in the crosshairs of the second Trump administration early and often. Last year began with Trump calling for a purge of “anti-American ideology” from the institution’s 19 museums. …

Метки : смитсоновский институтадминистрация трампацензураяпонские американцыгражданские свободыискусство

Scientists Extract DNA from Drawing That Could Connect to Leonardo da Vinci

01/09/2026

Scientists extracted DNA from a possible Leonardo da Vinci drawing that may provide genetic links to one of the most storied humans to walk the Earth. In a not-yet-peer-reviewed paper posted Tuesday in a preprint database, researchers from the Leonardo …

Метки : леонардо да винчиднкискусствоаутентификацияисследованияискусствоведение

Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Norval Morrisseau Estate Is Tossed Out

01/08/2026

A lawsuit that alleged sexual assault by the late artist Norval Morrisseau was tossed out by British Columbia’s Supreme Court this week, according to the Canadian Press. Filed against the artist’s estate, the lawsuit by Mark Anthony Jacobson claimed that …

Метки : искусствоновостинорвал морриссосудисксексуальное насилие

Lost Archive Highlights a Growing Crisis in Media Art Preservation

01/08/2026

When the fire reached Diana Thater’s home in Altadena last January, there was no time for triage. As she and her husband, the artist T. Kelly Mason, evacuated ahead of the flames, Mason grabbed what he could carry: a server …

Метки : искусстводиана татерсохранениепожарлос-анджелесмедиаискусство

Venezuela’s Cultural Scene Looks On After Maduro Ouster

01/08/2026

In a historic military operation that flouted international law, the United States invaded the South American nation of Venezuela early Saturday morning, seizing the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, who will face federal charges in New …

Метки : венесуэлаискусствополитика#культурамадуротрамп

Franco Regime Sought to Censor Robert Motherwell Painting in Spain

01/07/2026

Longstanding questions about an episode surrounding a Robert Motherwell painting in Spain have finally been answered: the Franco regime really did try to censor the Abstract Expressionist’s work, proposing an altered title for one work with a name that explicitly …

Метки : искусствоцензурамазервеллиспанская республикавыставкаистория.

'Mona's Eyes' Cover, Featuring a Vermeer Painting, Generates Rage

01/07/2026

Mona’s Eyes, a recently published novel by Thomas Schlesser, has drawn widespread praise, leading Barnes & Noble to name it the book of the year for 2025. But it is also gaining less positive notice for a reason that has …

Метки : литератураискусствокнигирецензииспорыобщественное мнение

Amy Sillman Leaves Gladstone Gallery for David Zwirner

01/07/2026

David Zwirner Gallery now represents New York–based artist Amy Sillman. Sillman, whose colorful paintings and drawings expertly straddle the line between figuration and abstraction. She previously worked with Gladstone Gallery. Her first show there, “Mostly Drawing” in 2018, offered viewers …

Метки : искусствовыставкахудожникинью-йорксовременное искусствогалерея

NFT Paris cancels event with one-month notice

01/07/2026

NFT Paris, Europe’s biggest annual conference for the Web3, NFT, and digital ownership community, has been cancelled just a month before it was set to open at the Grande Halle de la Villette. The organizers said that current market conditions …

Метки : nftконференцияискусствоблокчейнцифровая собственностьрынок

Bob Monk Dead: Longtime Gagosian Director Dies at 75

01/07/2026

Bob Monk, a Gagosian director who was with the gallery for more than 20 years, working closely with artists such as Ed Ruscha and Richard Artschwager, died on December 15 at 75. His ex-wife, Wendy Monk, said the cause was …

Метки : искусствонью-йоркgagosianхудожникинаследиесовременное искусство