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michelangelo attributions painting bust

Recent scientific and archival investigations have led to two significant new attributions to the Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti. The first involves a painting titled 'Spirituali Pietà,' which was previously sold as an anonymous work but has now been linked to the artist through pigment analysis, X-ray fluorescence of monograms, and stylistic parallels to his known masterpieces. Simultaneously, researcher Valentina Salerno has identified a marble bust of Christ the Savior in Rome’s Basilica of St. Agnes Outside the Walls as a potential Michelangelo original, based on a decade of archival research.

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article news schedule May 20, 2025 visibility 12 link 6 artists

jim morrison pere lachaise grave bust recovered

French authorities recovered the marble bust that once adorned Jim Morrison's grave at Père Lachaise cemetery, 37 years after it vanished in 1988. The bust, created by Croatian sculptor Mladen Mikulin and installed in 1981, was discovered during a fraud investigation by the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office. The sculpture, missing its nose and covered in graffiti, had become a iconic fixture at the singer's burial site before its mysterious theft.

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article news schedule May 9, 2025 visibility 23 link 10 artists, 3 galleries

Why dealers play the waiting game before exhibiting a newly signed artist

David Zwirner Gallery is opening a new 18,000 sq. ft flagship in New York with a solo exhibition by Michael Armitage, his first at a Zwirner location since signing in March 2022. The three-year gap was intentional, aligning with the gallery's expansion and Armitage's other projects. Other dealers like Gladstone Gallery and Mrs. also vary their timelines, sometimes showing artists before officially signing them, as seen with Brook Hsu at Gladstone and Alexandra Barth, Nevena Prijic, and Precious Okoyomon at Mrs.

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article news schedule Jul 8, 2025 visibility 21 link 8 artists, 8 galleries

tim blum gallery closure

Tim Blum, co-founder of the influential Los Angeles gallery Blum & Poe, announced the closure of the gallery last week. Blum, who took over after Jeff Poe left the business in 2023, cited personal burnout and a system-wide problem of over-expansion as reasons for the decision. In an interview with CULTURED editor-in-chief Sarah Harrelson, Blum reflected on his 35-year career, his role in building LA into an art-market capital, and his plans to stay involved in the art world in a new, alternative form.

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article news schedule Jan 29, 2026 visibility 16 link 3 artists, 2 galleries

new advisory artist money matters

A new financial consultancy called Artist Money Matters has launched in London, specifically designed to serve artists. Founded by artist and former finance executive Victoria Helena, the firm offers services including pricing advice, contract review, tax preparation, cash-flow planning, and guidance on grants and studio sustainability. It aims to provide artists with the business tools often missing from their education.

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article news schedule Dec 8, 2025 visibility 10

louvre staff vote with unanimity to strike

Louvre staff voted unanimously to strike starting December 15, following a meeting of 200 employees from three unions. The unions filed a strike notice with France’s Ministry of Culture, citing a museum in “crisis” with “increasingly deteriorated working conditions” and describing the visitor experience as a “real obstacle course.” The strike could force closures during the busy holiday period. This action follows a year of turmoil at the museum, including a January leaked memo from director Laurence des Cars warning of water leaks and overcrowding, a June wildcat strike over working conditions, and an October theft of $102 million in French royal jewels that exposed outdated security systems. Structural issues recently forced closure of the Sully wing, and a water leak damaged 400 books in the Egyptian antiquities library.

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article news schedule Oct 29, 2025 visibility 10 link 2 artists

bust of egyptian goddess satala turkey

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman military stronghold of Satala in northeastern Turkey have unearthed a bronze bust of the Egyptian goddess Isis. The eight-inch-tall sculpture, found in a necropolis, dates to the 2nd or 3rd century CE and depicts Isis atop a circular base with calyx-shaped leaves. The discovery was led by Elif Yavuz Çakmur of Karadeniz Technical University and marks the first sculpture found at the site since the Satala Aphrodite was unearthed in 1872.

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article news schedule Feb 5, 2026 visibility 18 link 12 artists

washington post art critic sebastian smee laid off

The Washington Post laid off approximately 30% of its newsroom staff, including Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Sebastian Smee, as part of broader cuts to sports, local news, and international coverage. Smee, who joined the Post in 2018 after working at the Boston Globe and The Australian, confirmed his departure in a statement to ARTnews, expressing gratitude to former editor Marty Baron and solidarity with affected colleagues. Another Pulitzer-winning critic, Philip Kennicott, reportedly remains on staff. The layoffs come shortly after the release of a documentary produced by Amazon MGM Studios, owned by Post owner Jeff Bezos.

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article news schedule Dec 5, 2025 visibility 16 link 8 artists

stevenson gallery closing johannesburg branch

Stevenson Gallery is closing its Johannesburg branch after 17 years, with the last day on December 12. The final exhibition, Tofo Bardi's "Underground: Nothing to Hold," will close early. The gallery's Cape Town and Amsterdam locations will remain open. Founded in Cape Town in 2003 by Michael Stevenson, the Johannesburg outpost opened in 2008 and moved several times before settling in Parktown North in 2019.

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article news schedule May 6, 2026 visibility 3 link 1 artist

Risk and Reward: Jason Price Gets Artists Business-Savvy

Jason Price, an artist and entrepreneur, is launching a new initiative called 'Risk and Reward' aimed at helping artists develop business acumen. The program offers workshops and resources on financial literacy, contract negotiation, and marketing strategies tailored specifically for visual artists. Price draws on his own experience navigating the art market to provide practical guidance, with the first sessions scheduled to take place in New York and Los Angeles.

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article news schedule Nov 13, 2025 visibility 17 link 1 artist

donald trump jeffrey epstein statue returns email release

A controversial statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, originally titled *The Secret Handshake* and later renamed *Why Can't We Be Friends?*, has reappeared in Washington, D.C., outside the Busboys and Poets Art Cafe. The anonymous artists behind the work, which depicts the two men holding hands, timed its return to coincide with the release of a new tranche of Epstein-related emails by the House Oversight Committee. The statue first debuted on the National Mall in September but was removed by the National Parks Service for exceeding size regulations, before briefly returning. The artists have now renamed it *Best Friends Forever* and included plaques alluding to a birthday message allegedly written by Trump to Epstein.

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article news schedule Apr 21, 2026 visibility 9 link 1 artist

Dem Djupatonen (The Deep Tone), 1984 by Everlyn Nicodemus

The article is a promotional statement from an art platform, not a news report. It describes a partnership model where the platform collaborates with leading galleries to present artists and exhibitions, with membership granted through application and invitation. The platform positions itself as an art advisory leader with high-level access to influential galleries, collectors, and auction houses.

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