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MoMA’s Problematic Provenances

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Behind a lawsuit brought against the Museum of Modern Art by the heirs of George Grosz lies a troubling history of acquiring works seized by the Nazis and sold to support the German war effort Read More

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Backdrops, Blobs, Pods, and Props

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The Walker Art Center celebrates its acquisition of a trove of objects documenting artists’ collaborations with Merce Cunningham in a series of groundbreaking shows Read More

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CHINA The Next Generation

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China’s younger artists are introspective, sophisticated, and hyper-aware of their identity in a globalized world Read More

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In With the Old

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With portraits of men of color in trendy ghetto gear posed in attitudes copied from the Old Masters, Kehinde Wiley aims to ‘make paintings that matter in the 21st century’ Read More

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Shaping de Kooning’s Legacy

Excavation, 1950, from the MoMA exhibition.  Credit: ©2011 THE WILLEM DE KOONING FOUNDATION/ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK/ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, MR. AND MRS. FRANK G. LOGAN PURCHASE PRIZE FUND, RESTRICTED GIFTS OF EDGAR J. KAUFMANN, JR., AND MR. AND MRS. NOAH GOLDOWSKY, JR

Behind the scenes of the artist’s long-awaited retrospective at MoMA are not only curators but also dealers, lawyers, collectors, and heirs. Read More

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Going for the Gold

Art Smith's silver Galaxy neckpiece, ca. 1960, shown at the MFA, Boston.  ©MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON/MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, DAPHNE FARAGO COLLECTION. USED WITH PERMISSION

More and more museums are showcasing jewelry from across cultures and centuries. Read More

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‘The Global Appetite Is Increasing’

For more information on these collectors, listed here in alphabetical order, plus the rest of the ARTnews 200, please click here.

The top ten collectors on our list. Read More

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The ARTnews 200 Top Collectors

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Our annual list of the world’s top collectors. Read More

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Talking Trash

In Mary Boone with Cube, 2010, the gallerist holds a block of the compressed trash in Squeeze, Mika Rottenberg's 2010 video.  COURTESY NICOLE KLAGSBRUN GALLERY, NEW YORK

More and more artists are using trash not just as a material but also as a subject. Read More

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Art in the Streets

Martha Cooper, photograph of Lion's Den by Lee Quiñones (LEE), Lower East Side, New York City, 1980, C-print, 16" x 24".

MOCA’s street-art show is the first draft of an untold history. Read More