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Phillips introduces Priority Bidding for Live Auctions this Fall
Article date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Phillips introduces Priority Bidding for Live Auctions this Fall

Beginning with the fall auctions this September, Phillips will debut a first-of-its-kind Buyer’s Premium Structure.


France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati to face Corruption Trial
Article date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025

France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati to face Corruption Trial

The French culture minister is to go on trial over alleged corruption and abuse of power while she was a member of the European parliament, a judicial source has said.


Bugarin + Castle to represent Scotland at the 61st La Biennale di Venezia in 2026
Article date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Bugarin + Castle to represent Scotland at the 61st La Biennale di Venezia in 2026

For the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2026, Bugarin + Castle are to represent Scotland, curated by Mount Stuart Trust and commissioned by Scotland + Venice.


Oriel Myrddin to represent Wales at the 61st La Biennale di Venezia in 2026
Article date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Oriel Myrddin to represent Wales at the 61st La Biennale di Venezia in 2026

Carmarthen’s Oriel Myrddin has been announced as one of the key partners in Wales’ official presentation at the Venice Biennale 2026 - one of the world’s most prestigious international art exhibitions.


The MET NY welcomed Over 5.7 Million Visitors in Fiscal Year 2025
Article date: Tuesday, July 22, 2025

The MET NY welcomed Over 5.7 Million Visitors in Fiscal Year 2025

The Metropolitan Museum of Art welcomed over 5.7 million visitors to its two locations—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters—in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2025 (FY25).


Artist Raymond Saunders dies at 90
Article date: Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Artist Raymond Saunders dies at 90

Born in Pittsburgh in 1934, Saunders first studied in the city’s public school art programs under Joseph C. Fitzpatrick. The artist spent most of his career in Oakland, where he taught for many years at the California College of the Arts; he remained professor emeritus until his death.


Trump to pull US out of UNESCO
Article date: Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Trump to pull US out of UNESCO

President Trump is pulling the US out of UNESCO, citing its anti-America and anti-Israel leanings as well as its woke agenda, The Post has learned.


Visitor eats Million-Euro Banana at Metz Pompidou
Article date: Monday, July 21, 2025

Visitor eats Million-Euro Banana at Metz Pompidou

A visitor to the Metz-Pompidou bit into a Maurizio Catellan's banana, worth millions of euros, taped to a wall last Saturday.


POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair returns to Tempelhof Airport
Article date: Monday, July 21, 2025

POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair returns to Tempelhof Airport

POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair presents 75 international galleries from 18 countries with their most important positions in contemporary and modern art. This year 's special focus is on galleries from Japan.


Solario's Renaissance Masterpiece 'Madonna and Child' returns to Italy
Article date: Monday, July 21, 2025

Solario's Renaissance Masterpiece 'Madonna and Child' returns to Italy

The 16th-century Madonna and Child painting, stolen from a museum in 1973 and then ending up in the hands of a woman in Norfolk, will be returned to its rightful owner.


Article date: Monday, July 21, 2025

Craft, Community, and Commerce: The Power of Local Meets Global

In an increasingly connected world, the lines between local tradition and global commerce are becoming beautifully blurred.


Turner Prize 2026 to be hosted in Middlesbrough
Article date: Sunday, July 20, 2025

Turner Prize 2026 to be hosted in Middlesbrough

One of the world’s pre-eminent prizes for contemporary art, the Turner Prize 2026, is to be hosted at MIMA, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art.


Rare Dinosaur “Ceratosaurus” Skeleton sells for $30.5 Million at Sotheby’s Auction
Article date: Saturday, July 19, 2025

Rare Dinosaur “Ceratosaurus” Skeleton sells for $30.5 Million at Sotheby’s Auction

A rare dinosaur fossil auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York has fetched $30.5 million, far surpassing expectations and setting a new benchmark for private fossil sales.


Director of the Netherlands Photo Museum fired: 'Information withheld'
Article date: Saturday, July 19, 2025

Director of the Netherlands Photo Museum fired: 'Information withheld'

The Supervisory Board (RvT) of the Nederlands Fotomuseum (NFM) has today definitively relieved director of Birgit Donker from her position after her previous suspension. 


This Week on Art to Collect: From Neo-Constructivism to Impressionistic Realism
Article date: Friday, July 18, 2025

This Week on Art to Collect: From Neo-Constructivism to Impressionistic Realism

Art to Collect, the curated platform by ArtDependence, continues to thrive as a space where collectors and artists meet over works that spark reactions with clarity, depth, and exciting visual language. Each week, we spotlight a selection of artists whose works are not only captivating but investment-worthy, balancing the pulse of contemporary sensibility with timeless artistic value.

 


Berlin Art Week 2025 announces Partners and Locations
Article date: Friday, July 18, 2025

Berlin Art Week 2025 announces Partners and Locations

From 10–14 September 2025, Berlin Art Week kicks off the new art season. Over 100 museums, collections, galleries, project spaces, and the art fair Positions will shape a diverse festival program—making the German capital a hotspot for contemporary art for five full days.


$410M Fire-Damaged Art Insurance Dispute involves Top U.S. Insurers
Article date: Friday, July 18, 2025

$410M Fire-Damaged Art Insurance Dispute involves Top U.S. Insurers

A $410 million insurance coverage dispute is ongoing in Manhattan involving fire-damaged artworks owned by a group of collectors led by financier Ron Perelman.


Winners of 2025 Praemium Imperiale Awards announced
Article date: Thursday, July 17, 2025

Winners of 2025 Praemium Imperiale Awards announced

The Japan Art Association and their UK international advisor, Christopher Patten, have announced the five winners of the Praemium Imperiale Awards. 


Today, July 17, is World Emoji Day
Article date: Thursday, July 17, 2025

Today, July 17, is World Emoji Day

Every year, on July 17, World Emoji Day is celebrated globally to emphasize their significance .


Thousand-Year-Old Wooden Face Sculpture found at Bottom of Polish Lake
Article date: Thursday, July 17, 2025

Thousand-Year-Old Wooden Face Sculpture found at Bottom of Polish Lake

A carefully crafted structural beam, known as a “hook," on which a human face was carved, was discovered by archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University during underwater research in Lake Lednica. The face has very realistic features: visible are the eyes, nose, mouth, a characteristic chin, and the oval shape of the head.