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Giacometti bronze bust flops at Sotheby’s, stuns art market
Sotheby’s high-stakes auction turned into a jaw-dropping spectacle Tuesday night when a $70 million Alberto Giacometti bronze bust failed to…
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Long Island football coach gets his kicks from sneaker side hustle, now ex-Mets star wears his work
It’s how he gets his kicks. A Long Island phys ed teacher and football coach is the most popular guy…
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News
The shift in art history that helped shape our narcissistic society
“Narcissism” is a word that gets thrown around a lot. Usually by leftists trying to be morally righteous. “Did you…
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A peek inside the revamped Frick Collection — opening this month after a five-year, $220M renovation
The Frick Collection is back this month after a five-year, $220 million renovation that nearly doubled its gallery footprint —…
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The Gates wasn’t the only vision Christo and Jeanne-Claude had for NYC
On Feb. 12, 2005, the husband-wife artist duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude unveiled the biggest, splashiest and most talked-about public art…
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Estranged husband of NYC art dealer Brent Sikkema paid to have him killed in Brazil after bitter split: prosecutors
The estranged husband of a prominent Chelsea art dealer paid a pal at least $5,000 to stab the gallery owner…
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Tech
AI ‘artist’ pulls in millions — and may ‘create more interesting work than humans,’ co-creator says
Domo arigato, Mr. Botto. The next artistic masterpiece may be more machine than man: An artificial intelligence design program called…
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Stories
NYC fruit vendor who sold banana devastated after it became viral $6.2M art
It went bananas. The New York City fruit vendor who sold an ordinary banana that was duct-taped to a gallery…
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Met Museum employees display their own art in secret show
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has the most talented staff in the world. And, since 1939, they’ve shared their work…
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Sotheby’s settles lawsuit alleging it helped art collectors avoid taxes on works by Basquiat, others
Sotheby’s will pay more than $6 million to settle claims it helped clients avoid paying taxes on high-priced art from…
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