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person people schedule May 18, 2026 visibility 31 link 7 artists, 3 galleries

‘The story can be almost as important as the piece itself’: philanthropist Christian Levett on his approach to collecting

Philanthropist and collector Christian Levett, who opened the Mougins Museum of Classical Art in 2011 in southern France, closed that institution in 2023 and replaced it with Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, reflecting his growing focus on abstraction by women artists. Levett, a former investment manager, now owns around 1,700 works spanning antiquity to contemporary art, with significant holdings in post-war American art, African cutting-edge works, and the Zero movement. He recently bought Françoise Gilot's 1942 painting 'Geneviève Pensive' privately through Christie's and will speak at Tefaf Talks in New York on a panel titled 'Collecting with a Mission for Public Access.'

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person people schedule Jan 20, 2026 visibility 22 link 18 artists, 3 galleries

evan beard left masterworks launch new york gallery

Evan Beard, a former Navy intelligence officer and Oxford economics graduate, is launching a new secondary market gallery called Beard & Co. on New York's Upper East Side after leaving Masterworks, the $1 billion art-tech startup where he ran its secondary market gallery Level & Co. Beard's career path includes stints at Deloitte and Bank of America, where he managed art financing operations and worked with major U.S. collectors. His new gallery will employ a half-dozen staff and function as a discreet private bank for collectors, offering services such as art loans, auction guarantees, consignments, and estate planning.

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person people schedule Sep 30, 2025 visibility 17 link 6 artists, 3 galleries

white cube jessie washburne harris global director

White Cube has appointed Jessie Washburne-Harris as a global director, based in New York, effective October 2025. She joins from Pace Gallery, where she was senior vice president, and has previously worked at Marian Goodman, Gagosian, Petzel, and Sotheby’s, as well as cofounding Harris Lieberman gallery. The appointment coincides with the second anniversary of White Cube’s permanent New York space, which opened in 2023 in a former bank on the Upper East Side and has hosted exhibitions by Tracey Emin, Theaster Gates, Antony Gormley, and Ilana Savdie.

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person people schedule May 6, 2025 visibility 16 link 5 artists

mara manus to depart inaugural ceo pioneer works

Mara Manus is stepping down as CEO of Pioneer Works, the Brooklyn arts and science non-profit founded by artist Dustin Yellin, after a brief tenure that began in 2023. Her departure comes after she met the organization's fundraising goals months ahead of schedule and completed the third phase of a $30 million capital campaign in early 2025. Gabriel Florenz, the founding artistic director since 2012, has expanded his role to executive director, while Stephanie Hemshrot was appointed Chief Operating Officer. Manus previously led the New York State Council on the Arts and the Public Theater.

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person people schedule Aug 14, 2025 visibility 16 link 16 artists, 6 galleries

Alton Yan

Alton Yan has been appointed as the new director of the Asia Society Museum in New York, effective immediately. Yan, previously a curator at the museum, succeeds the outgoing director and brings extensive experience in Asian contemporary art to the role.

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person people schedule Apr 7, 2026 visibility 24 link 8 artists

Elucidating the Esoteric with Hilma's Ghost

The feminist art collective Hilma’s Ghost, founded by artists Dannielle Tegeder and Sharmistha Ray, is reclaiming the role of alternative spiritualities and the occult within art history. Sparked by the 2018 Hilma af Klint retrospective at the Guggenheim, the collective emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic as a research-based project that bridges artmaking with esoteric practices like tarot, witchcraft, and neo-tantric cosmologies. Through workshops and collaborative paintings, the duo explores how women and queer artists have historically been erased from the canon due to their unconventional, mystical methods.

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person people schedule Mar 9, 2026 visibility 20 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Toyota Tsusho Celebrates Five Award Recipients of THE TOYOTA TSUSHO CFAO African Art Award

Toyota Tsusho Corporation and its subsidiary CFAO SAS have announced the five inaugural winners of the Toyota Tsusho CFAO African Art Award. Zimbabwean mixed-media artist Moffat Takadiwa received the Grand Prize, while Gosette Lubondo and Unathi Mkonto were honored with Distinguished Awards. The selection process involved 35 international art professionals who nominated 100 artists, eventually narrowing the field to 12 finalists before selecting the five winners across various categories including painting and photography.

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person people schedule May 28, 2025 visibility 14 link 1 artist

tony karman expo chicago director steps down

Tony Karman, the longtime director of Expo Chicago, will step down from his role at the end of June, remaining as president in an advisory capacity while the fair searches for a new director. Karman founded Expo Chicago in 2011, succeeding Art Chicago, and has led the fair through 14 editions, including its most recent one last month with 170 exhibitors and over 35,000 visitors. The transition follows Frieze's acquisition of Expo Chicago and the Armory Show in July 2023, and comes amid broader ownership changes at Frieze itself, which was recently sold to a company founded by Ari Emanuel and is now fully owned by private equity firm Silver Lake.

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person people schedule Apr 18, 2026 visibility 23 link 9 artists

art diya vij commissioner zohran mamdani new york

Diya Vij has been appointed as the new commissioner of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs, the largest municipal funder of culture in the United States. Vij, a 40-year-old arts administrator with experience at Powerhouse Arts, the High Line, Creative Time, and the Queens Museum, previously worked for the department from 2014 to 2018 under former commissioner Tom Finkelpearl. She now oversees a $300 million annual budget and a 50-person staff, tasked with sustaining artistic communities across the five boroughs amid federal funding cuts to the NEA and NEH.

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person people schedule Mar 27, 2026 visibility 20 link 12 artists

art humberto moro dia foundation interview

Humberto Moro, deputy director of program at the Dia Art Foundation, discusses his role in expanding the institution's focus to include Latin American artists such as Liliana Porter, Delcy Morelos, and David Lamelas, whose major survey he curated. The interview, published by Cultured, covers Moro's career path from his early painting pursuits to positions at Museo Tamayo, Museo Jumex, SCAD's Museum of Art, and the Park Avenue Armory, and his current work at Dia alongside director Jessica Morgan. Moro also shares his personal interests in science fiction and literature, citing authors Ted Chiang, Cixin Liu, and Mariana Enriquez.

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person people schedule Aug 29, 2025 visibility 17 link 19 artists, 5 galleries

brandon john harrington collector google queer

Brandon John Harrington, a collector and Google executive, is featured in Cultured magazine for his role in the art world and his advocacy for queer visibility. The article highlights his collection and his work at Google, where he intersects technology with art patronage.

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person people schedule May 4, 2026 visibility 28 link 23 artists

Montclair Art Museum Announces Retirement of Longtime Chief Curator Dr. Gail Stavitsky

The Montclair Art Museum (MAM) has announced that Dr. Gail Stavitsky, its Chief Curator, will retire on July 1, 2026, after a tenure of more than 30 years. Stavitsky joined MAM in 1994 as Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, was promoted to Chief Curator in 1998, and curated over 200 exhibitions, including landmark shows such as "Cézanne and American Modernism" (2009) and "Matisse and American Art" (2017). Her recent exhibitions include solo shows for vanessa german and Tom Nussbaum, and she co-curated "Shifting Terrain: Perspectives on Land in North America." She also oversaw major acquisitions and the care of the museum's collections of George Inness and Morgan Russell.

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person people schedule Jul 22, 2025 visibility 17 link 1 artist

London | Artist Studio Visit with Dima Rebus

This article features a studio visit with London-based artist Dima Rebus, offering an intimate look into his creative process, workspace, and recent works. The piece includes photographs of the studio and Rebus at work, providing insight into his artistic practice and the environment that shapes his output.

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