Original Prototype for Jane Birkin’s Iconic Hermès Bag Consigned to Sotheby’s
One of the most iconic items in fashion, Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin handbag, has been consigned to Sotheby’s Paris...
Art & Visual Culture
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San Francisco Art Institute Becomes Free Experimental Studio Program
Two years ago, the once-lofty San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) filed for bankruptcy amid mounting debts, a failed merger with...
UK Art Dealer Sentenced to 2.5 Years In Jail For Selling Art to Suspected Hezbollah Financier
A London art dealer was recently sentenced to two years and six months for failing to declare he sold artworks...
Once Sold for Less Than £1,000, Newly Attributed Turner Painting Heads to Sale for £300,000
One of J.M.W. Turner’s earliest oil paintings will head to auction with an estimate of £200,000–£300,000. The Rising Squall, Hot...
Artists Accuse Dealer Reco Sturgis of Issuing Death Threats and Withholding Payments and Artworks
A number of artists have accused art dealer Reco Sturgis—the founder of Hugo Galerie in New York, which closed in...
Klaus Biesenbach Says American Art Scene Is Too Focused on ‘Political Correctness’: ‘It Became Unbearable’
In a lengthy interview published this week by the German publication Der Spiegel, curator Klaus Biesenbach addressed his decision to...
Royal College of Art Opens RCA2025 Graduate Showcase Across Its London Campuses
The Royal College of Art opens its RCA2025 showcase across London, presenting graduate work that explores memory, identity, and material...
‘France’s Most Famous Antiques Collector’ Hoping Elon Musk Buys His Napoleon Collection at Sotheby’s
The man who has assembled “one of the most significant offerings of Napoleonic material to come to market,” according to...
Raymond Saunders Deserves to Be Canonized, and Now He Has the Retrospective to Prove It
The easiest—and laziest—way to describe Raymond Saunders’s bewitching paintings, now surveyed in a small but potent retrospective at the Carnegie...
Rachel Ruysch’s Still Lifes, from the Dutch Golden Age, Are Both Sensuous and Scientific
Pure pleasure abounds in Rachel Ruysch’s paintings on view at the Toledo Museum of Art—the first major exhibition dedicated to...
