Remember Us?: Around Basel’s Museums During Art Basel
On shows at Kunstmuseum and Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart, Kunsthalle Basel, Schaulager, and the Fondation Beyeler
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Alberto Giacometti
Report Reveals Legal Dispute Over Giacometti Sketches
Reuters reports that a legal battle is quietly raging over the ownership of 16 sketches by the late Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti, as well as more than 100 photographs of the renowned sculptor. The…
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Shanghai Museums Grow Up: At the Long Museum and the Yuz Museum
Two years ago, when Shanghai first announced its five-year plan to develop into a cultural capital, many people were dubious about plopping museums into a metropolis overnight. But now that the West B…
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Steven A. Cohen Revealed as Buyer of $141.3 M. Giacometti Sculpture
Hedge fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen was the secret buyer who purchased Alberto Giacometti’s L’Homme au doigt (1947) for $141.3 million at Christie’s, Page Six reported earlier today. The…
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Vervoordt Foundation, Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia Will Examine ‘Universal Proportions’ in Venice Biennale Show
The Axel & May Vervoordt Foundation and the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia will present a show called "PROPORTIO" at the Palazzo Fortuny in Venice, which will run from May 9 through November 22…
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Giacometti’s Legacy
After years of feuding, Giacometti experts and heirs are now united, moving ahead with a catalogue raisonné and planning the Institut Giacometti
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$100M Giacometti Leads Sotheby’s Record $422 Million Sale
Sculpture dominated at Sotheby's Tuesday night, as a $100.9-million Giacometti bronze and a $70.7-million Modigliani stone head helped to push the house to its highest-ever sale total, at $422.1 milli…
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Pinched, Poked, and Prodded Profiles of Giacometti’s Sculptures
Giacometti's sculptures give form to fleeting perceptions
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Saving Frida Kahlo From Her Own Celebrity
Scholars and artists are trying to reclaim Kahlo's art from the cult of personality that has surrounded her since her death. A new exhibition at the MCA in Chicago aims to put the emphasis back on…
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Sotheby’s Racks Up $219 Million in Impressionist Sale Amid Heavy Asian Bidding
Led by Picasso, Matisse and Monet, Sotheby's New York tallied $219 million at an uneven Impressionist and modern art sale last night.
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‘World of Dance’ preview: Watch the first 11 minutes of season 4 in the new ‘dance dungeon’ – ‘Bring in the first victim!’
TVLine
Jimmy Fallon Apologizes for Wearing Blackface on SNL: 'There Is No Excuse'
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Apple to reopen around 100 US retail stores later this week
Rolling Stone
Joanna Harcourt-Smith Recounts Her Bond With Timothy Leary in Clip From New Errol Morris Doc
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