Night of Modern Art History, Night of Spectacle at Sotheby’s

At $236.4 million, a portrait by Gustav Klimt is the second most expensive painting at auction, while Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet drew $12.1 million.

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Met Museum Employees Petition to Create Union

The proposal, for a union to represent nearly 1,000 employees, would make the Met one of the largest unionized museums in the country.

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These Six Artworks Could Predict the Auction Market

The art market had a summer of closures and consolidations. But major collections, blue-chip art and guarantees have pushed expectations high for the marquee sales.

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With New Condé Nast Galleries, the Met Museum Gets Fashion Forward

The Costume Institute is bringing its annual blockbuster show to a permanent home off the Grand Hall, due in part to Anna Wintour’s efforts to get “out of the basement.”

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A Company Sold Investors $1 Billion in Art. Did it Paint Too Rosy a Picture?

Masterworks offers average investors a chance to buy individual shares in paintings often only owned by the rich, but critics say its marketing can overstate the upside of investing in its art.

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The Mysterious ‘Louvre Detective’ Was a 15-Year-Old Passer-by

The photo of a dapper man in a fedora sparked many questions: Was the person real? A Sherlock Holmes-inspired detective on the case? Or just being very French?

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Climate Activist Who Vandalized Degas Case Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

In a high-profile act of eco-activism, Tim Martin and a partner had smeared black and red paint on the case at the National Gallery of Art in 2023.

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The Netherlands Will Return Looted Pharoah-Era Artifact to Egypt

The 3,500-year-old artifact, likely stolen from Egypt during the Arab Spring in 2011 or 2012, was found at an elite European art fair in Maastricht.

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Louvre Heist: What to Know About the Suspects and Investigation

Three of the four people whom the police believe carried out the theft have been arrested. But the jewelry is nowhere to be found.

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Inspired by Rome’s Pantheon: Antony Gormley and Tadao Ando’s Art Cave

The British sculptor Antony Gormley and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed an installation evoking the ancient Roman dome. Building it was complicated.

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