Billionaire Donates More to Renamed Museum, Artists Split Prize, and More: Morning Links for June 18, 2021
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Herman Daled, Conceptual Art Collector Whose Holdings Were Acquired by MoMA, Has Died
More than 200 works from his collection were acquired by MoMA in 2011.
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Fearing Threats, Vatican Library Works with Cyber Security Firm to Fight Off Hackers
An effort to digitize various masterworks is currently underway.
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Biden-Harris Campaign Pays Homage to Iconic Lorraine O’Grady Artwork in New Video
O'Grady's Art Is... is a touchstone for the new clip.
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Prado Museum Pulls Work by Man from Exhibition About Women in the Spanish Art World
Feminist art historians have called the show misogynistic.
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Collecting in Quarantine: L.A.-Based Michael Ovitz Talks About Buying Art Sight Unseen
"During the pandemic, art has been soothing to me," he said.
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Risk & Reward: Mary Rozell Wrote the Handbook for Art Collecting—Here’s What’s Changed Over the Past Half-Decade
A second edition of The Art Collector's Handbook is due out this fall.
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Which Collectors Are Buying Major Latin American Artworks?
Latin American art has for decades had a strong collector base.
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Brazil’s Art Nuts: Why the Country Continues to Be a Bastion of Art Collecting
Historically, the collecting of contemporary art in Brazil tracks closely with changes wrought by world events.
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The New Dallas: Who Are the Next Generation of Art Collectors in the Texas City?
"The collecting scene in Dallas has continued to strengthen," the director of the Dallas Art Fair said.
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The World’s Largest Sapphire Cluster Was Found in Someone’s Backyard. It Could Be Worth $100 Million.
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Walmart Links Up With Adobe in E-commerce Tech Business Push
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Bon Iver, Low’s Alan Sparhawk, Mumu Fresh to Play Festival Fighting Line 3 Pipeline Construction
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MLS Private Equity Deals Coming Later This Year, Commissioner Garber Says
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