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Rare Medical Books From the Collection of Eugene S. Flamm Are Coming to Christie’s

Rare Medical Books From the Collection of Eugene S. Flamm Are Coming to Christie’s

“If all books are institutionalized, we will annihilate the spirit and importance of the collector.” 

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When Human Creativity Meets Technical Autonomy: An Interview With Artist Anna Ridler

When Human Creativity Meets Technical Autonomy: An Interview With Artist Anna Ridler

Observer caught up with the artist to learn more about her explorations into how input data impacts aesthetic outcomes.

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Observer’s Guide to This Year’s Must-Visit January Art Fairs

Observer’s Guide to This Year’s Must-Visit January Art Fairs

Spain’s Blanco Mora Gallery at Este Arte 2024. Photo by Santiago MAZZAROVICH / AFP) (Photo by SANTIAGO MAZZAROVICH/AFP via Getty Images In less...

31.12.2024 2

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Closing Soon: ‘The Art of Dining, Food Culture in the Islamic World’ at the Detroit Institute of Arts

Madhava Khurd and Jamshid Chela, Babur Enjoying a Meal at the South Madrasa in 1506 (detail view), from a Manuscript of the Baburnama, ca....

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Building Exhibitions Around Shared Ideas: An Interview With Curator Laura Allen

Institutions around the United States have, in recent years, grappled with questions about how to display Indigenous art and artifacts respectfully...

23.11.2024 2

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Art Collector Spotlight: Flag Luxury Group Co-founder Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos

I’m looking into real estate developer and art collector Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos after attending her Business of Art Women’s Power Breakfast at...

12.11.2024 1

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For Nicola Vassell, Art Market Success Is Rooted in Character

Many publications, including this one, have told the story of gallerist and curator Nicola Vassell’s career arc, but here’s a tl;dr version: She...

24.10.2024 2

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These Are the World’s Most Haunted Paintings

Stories of haunted paintings have circulated for centuries, and we love these tales because they suggest that the creative process can conjure...

16.10.2024 3

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Painter Luke Agada Is Pushing the Boundaries of Representation

Since earning an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago last year, painter Luke Agada’s career has taken...

08.10.2024 1

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Gillian Varney On the Lumen Prize and Its Relevance After Thirteen Years

In six days, Sotheby’s will open bidding for lots in an auction led by a work painted by a robot. Specifically Artefact 26, a fracas of eddying...

04.10.2024 3

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Kendra Walker’s Big Audacious Dream, Three Years In

Atlanta Art Week kicks off today (Sept. 30), once again shining a spotlight on the work of art advisor Kendra Walker. She’s young, but she was...

30.09.2024 1

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Art Collector Spotlight: Margo and Jordan Castro

Doodles co-founder Jordan Castro and his wife, artist Margo Castro, relocated to Dubai from Miami this year and it wasn’t long before their Dubai...

26.09.2024 2

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The Art Collectors Behind Christie’s ‘Exceptional Impressions’ Sale

On October 23, Christie’s will offer up works from one of the largest and most diverse collections of prints ever amassed in the United States....

17.09.2024 2

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Observer’s Guide to This Year’s Must-Visit September Art Fairs

Industry elders will remember when summer truly was the slow season in the art world: a time for mounting group shows featuring interesting works...

27.08.2024 1

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Artsy President Dustyn Kim On Evolving Alongside the Company

In 2017, Observer posed this question: As the online art auction space shrinks, is Artsy the heir apparent? In the years since, the art world has...

20.08.2024 7

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These are the Banksy Animals in London Still On View

World-famous but still-anonymous street artist Banksy was recently active in London, applying more of their signature stencils to walls, windows...

15.08.2024 1

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Artist b. Robert Moore On Blurring the Lines Between the Personal and the Political in Art

Multidisciplinary artist b. Robert Moore drew as a child but didn’t start painting seriously until 2017, as a way to facilitate healing after...

15.08.2024 6

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Observer’s Guide to This Year’s Must-Visit August Art Fairs

Are you ready to be both shocked and dismayed? I’m here to tell you that summer is already half over. August in the art world can feel like a...

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Palmer Museum of Art Director Erin M. Coe On the Institution’s Recent Expansion

In June, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State debuted a new building designed by Allied Works and landscape architect Reed Hilderbrand, who...

31.07.2024 2

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High Museum of Art Director Rand Suffolk Is Creating New Models of Audience Engagement

High Museum of Art director Rand Suffolk has a well-earned reputation for his commitment to collaborative community engagement and more equitable...

23.07.2024 1

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Art Collector Spotlight: StudioTwentySeven Directors Nacho Polo and Robert Onuska

“Our gallery has become an extension of our home,” STUDIOTWENTYSEVEN co-directors Nacho Polo and Robert Onuska tell Observer. Partners in both...

17.07.2024 1

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Bonhams Is Celebrating the Dog Days of Summer

International Dog Day is more than a month away, but Bonhams Scotland has already opened its annual The Dog Sale for online bidding. The auction,...

12.07.2024 2

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