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TEFAF New York Opened to Crowded Aisles, Bullish Collectors, and Strong Booths
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (488+ words) By 4 p. m. on Thursday, the aisles of TEFAF New York at the Park Avenue Armory should have started thinning out. Instead, dealers were still pinned into conversations, collectors crowded around vitrines, and the low roar that had echoed though the building…...
Catalonia Sues Arag'n for "791, 000 for Repayment Over Restitution of 56 Artworks
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (227+ words) The Catalan government in Spain sent a formal demand to the Aragonese government asking for "791, 000 (around $920, 000) to recoup costs related to the value and upkeep of artworks from the Royal Monastery of Santa Mar'a de Sigena it was ordered to…...
More Than 100 Seattle Art Museum Workers Plan to Unionize
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (332+ words) More than 100 Seattle Art Museum employees announced plans this week to unionize, joining the nationwide labor movement that's swept through art institutions in the last six years." The Seattle Art Museum did not respond to an ARTnews request for comment....
A Rare Blue-Green Diamond Ring Sold for Over $17 M. At Christie's Geneva
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (287+ words) A 5. 5-carat diamond ring, known as Ocean Dream, sold for over $17 million dollars during Christie's Magnificent Jewels auction in Zurich. Earlier this week, a 5. 5-carat diamond ring sold for over $17 million dollars during Christie's Magnificent Jewels auction in Zurich The…...
London's Wellcome Collection to Transfer 2, 000 Manuscripts to Jain Community, But They Will Stay in UK
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (434+ words) The Wellcome Collection in London announced Friday its plans to return 2, 000 manuscripts to the Jain community. In a release, the collection said it "believes this to be the most appropriate place to maximise community access, deepen research opportunities and safeguard…...
Egypt Unveils a Hidden Tomb of 3, 500-Year-Old Coffins at Luxor's Abu el-Naga
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (287+ words) An Egyptian archeological mission has made several new discoveries this season while excavating at the Abu El-Naga necropolis near Luxor. The announcement was made by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. Among the most important finds of the season was a…...
Trump's Planned Miami Presidential Library Faces New Lawsuit Over Land Transfer
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (224+ words) A group of Miami residents and a local nonprofit have sued President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron De Santis, Miami Dade College, and members of the Florida Cabinet over plans for Trump's future presidential library, arguing that the transfer of…...
Megadealer Larry Gagosian Is the Subject of Unauthorized Documentary In the Works from Director Barry Avrich
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (199+ words) As of yesterday, the New York Post's Page Six had sleuthed out unconfirmed rumors that director Barry Avrich was working on a documentary about the art world giant. Now, ARTnews can confirm that "Shadow Man: Inside The Secret World of…...
Photographer and Activist Claudia Andujar, Known for Documenting Yanomami People of Brazil, Is the Subject of a New Biopic
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (467+ words) Oscar-Nominated Sentimental Value star'Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas'will join The Secret Agent lead'Wagner Moura'on Brazilian film The Outsider, where Ibsdotter Lilleaas will have the central role. ' When Brazil's military dictatorship cuts a major highway through Yanomami land in the mid "70s, her images…...
Rothko Leads Sotheby's $433. 1 M. Contemporary Art Sale, UK Returns Artifacts to Ethiopia, and More: Morning Links for May 15, 2026
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (160+ words) During a ceremony in Lancaster on May 12, the'King's Own Royal Regiment Museum Trust'returned looted ancient artifacts to Ethiopia, which once belonged to'Emperor Tewodros II'of Abyssinia, including what is believed to be a lock of Tewodros' hair, and cloth stained with…...