Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art | Christie's
<div><div>Christie’s Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>
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Watches & Wristwatches | Christie's
<div><div>Christie’s Watches & Wristwatches Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>
Old Masters | Christie's
<div><div>Christie’s Old Masters Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>
Wine & Spirits | Christie's
<div><div>Christie’s Wine & Spirits Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>
Impressionist & Modern Art | Christie's
<div><div>Christie’s Impressionist & Modern Art Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>
Books & Manuscripts | Christie's
<div><div>Christie’s Books & Manuscripts Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>
Prints & Multiples | Christie's
<div><div>Christie’s Prints & Multiples Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>
Post-War & Contemporary Art | Christie's
<div><div>Christie’s Post-War & Contemporary Art Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>
European Furniture & Works of Art | Christie's
<div><div>Christie’s European Furniture & Works of Art Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>
Romans rebel against Colosseum and Airbnb's plans to stage gladiatorial battles for tourists
<div>The partnership will allow visitors to see real-life gladiatorial battles at the world's most famous amphitheatre</div>
Led by $65.5 M. Monet Painting, Sotheby’s $309 M. Modern Art Sales Kick Off November Auctions in New York
Sotheby’s kicked off the fall marquee auctions in New York with two evening sales, both devoted to modern art. The first, featuring works from the collection of Sydell Miller, yielded positive results, while the second did not fare quite so well. The 25 lots once owned by Miller, a beauty industry trailblazer, generated almost $216 million with fees. With nine of those works spurring bidding wars, there was plenty of enthusiasm—so much so, in fact, that the start of the modern evening sal
Looted Figurine of a Female Deity, Once Owned by a Met Trustee, Returned to Turkey
An ancient figurine of a female deity, once held in the collection of longtime Met donor and trustee Shelby White, has been returned to Turkey. The artifact, a miniature stone statue of a seated figure, resurfaced in the US as part of a years-long investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office into the origin of art and objects in the collection of White. The repatriation was facilitated by officials of the Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, overseen by Mehmet Nuri
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s director removed following staff complaints
<div>Stephanie Stebich, who had led the institution since 2017, has been reassigned to a senior advisory role</div>
Toledo Museum of Art uses cryptocurrency to acquire digital art piece
<div>The museum used USD Coin to buy an NFT in a new series by the artist collective Yatreda ያጥሬዳ</div>
Airbnb ‘Gladiator’ Night at Roman Colosseum Raises Alarms with Italian Government
An Airbnb experience tied to “Gladiator II” at the Roman Colosseum is facing criticism from government officials and travel experts alike, who have cited the danger of short-term rentals and questioned the event’s authenticity. For the event, Airbnb partnered with Paramount Pictures for two free nights of entertainment slated to take place at the famous amphitheater next year. It is held in conjunction with the release of Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” movie—an anticipated sequel to the ea
Smithsonian American Art Museum Director Removed from Top Post After Staff Complaints
Stephanie Stebich, the director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) since 2017, was reassigned to a senior advisory role within the Smithsonian Institution in September 2024 after staff complaints about her management style. According to a report by the Washington Post, the move came after a July 2023 letter from senior staff that outlined years of declining morale and concerns about her leadership. Despite Stebich’s announcement in July that she would take an indefinite medica
New public art partnership will link New York and Toronto
<div>The forthcoming Lassonde Art Trail is teaming up with both the Public Art Fund and York University’s L.L. Odette Sculptor in Residence programme</div>
Hito Steyerl Pulls Out of Berlin Event on ‘Current Context of the Middle East Conflict’
Artist Hito Steyerl will no longer give the keynote speech at a controversial Berlin event that is set to address Israel’s war in Gaza, antisemitism, Islamophobia, and more. Steyerl’s withdrawal was initially reported by Süddeutsche Zeitung. After this article was published, ARTnews learned that artists Candice Breitz and Eyal Weizman had pulled out of the event as well. That event, titled “Art and Activism in Times of Polarization,” is set to be held on Sunday at the Neue Nationalga
Newsmakers: Jacob King on Oldenburg and van Bruggen, Corporate Collaboration, and Public Art
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a new ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. On Monday, Jacob King, the founder of art advisory firm Fine Art Concepts and curator of the art program at Manhattan’s Lever House, opened his latest exhibition celebrating the work of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. The first major presentation of the duo’s work since Oldenburg’s passing in 2022, the exhibition transforms th
An Extraordinary Walking Stick Made from the Battle Spear of Hawaii's 'Kamahameha the Great'
Los Angeles – An important and rare Hawaiian walking stick made from the battle spear of the first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii, King Kamehameha I (circa 1796-1819), will be offered at Bonhams' African, Oceanic &