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Marcel Duchamp at MoMA: Five Revelations From the Artist’s First North American Survey in Over 50 Years

Late in life, he declared, “I’m nothing else but an artist, I’m sure, and delighted to be," but he clearly was so much more.

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With Artnet and Artsy, Andrew Wolff Is Laying the Groundwork for a New Kind of Art-World Ecosystem

"We're creating a symbiotic commercial ecosystem, starting with Artsy and Artnet, that creates a new kind of intelligence for the art market."

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The Exhibitions Not to Miss During Milan Art Week

From Cao Fei at Fondazione Prada to Kiefer at Palazzo Reale, these are the best exhibitions in Milan right now.

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How One Art Shipping Company Is Pairing A.I.-Driven Efficiencies With Hands-On Human Attention

In an industry where human expertise and technological efficiency are often seen as opposing forces, Convelio co-founders Eduard Gouin and Clément...

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James Taylor-Foster On Curatorial Fluidity and Para Site’s Next Chapter

The traditional separation of contemporary art into distinct branches—visual art, design, architecture and digital culture—might still matter, he...

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Consonni Radziszewski Launches With a Three-City Footprint

Dealers Matteo Consonni and Dawid Radziszewski have officially joined forces to create an ambitious new gallery built for the next phase of the...

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Dealer Estates Will Once Again Headline New York’s May Marquee Auctions

A generational shift among dealers is putting headline-grabbing museum-grade works into circulation, as legacy planning begins to impact the market's...

13.04.2026 2

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Neighbors in Chicago Reimagined the Art Fair as a Gilded Age Cultural Salon

Founders Mirka Serrato and Jonny Tanna wanted to create a new kind of art fair that could bridge the gap between emerging galleries and institutions.

13.04.2026 3

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EXPO CHICAGO 2026 Opens With Local Enthusiasm and Strong Institutional Sales

Under new director Kate Sierzputowski, the fair opened with a tighter format and a sharper curatorial focus, driving early (and steady) sales across...

10.04.2026 4

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Maurizio Cattelan Turned This Years RenBen Gala into a Silent Party

The artist's ban on conversation forced gala-goers to focus on the experience, stripping away that layer of social performance that so often distracts...

10.04.2026 3

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What’s Behind the Million-Dollar Pikachu Cards and the Record-Breaking Anime Auctions

Nineties nostalgia is no longer niche, and trading cards and manga have evolved into serious financial assets.

09.04.2026 5

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How Two Hong Kong Collectors Are Choosing Public Engagement Over Possession

Brian Yue and Claire Bi's Cheng-Lan’s Corner opened in March with "Cian Dayrit: A Country, A Body," the first solo exhibition in Hong Kong by the...

09.04.2026 5

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The Exhibitions Not to Miss During EXPO CHICAGO

From Reggaetón to Matisse, Maurizio Cattelan and more, here's everything worth seeing during Chicago's biggest art week.

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At the New Museum, Parallel Visions of Humanity’s Future Emerge

Artistic director Massimiliano Gioni has mounted an inaugural exhibition that can only be described as an epic of the modern human.

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Sotheby’s Evelyn Lin On Asia’s Maturing Market, Young Collectors and the New Rules of the Hong Kong Sale

Observer caught up with the Sotheby's Asia head of modern and contemporary art to discuss a market in transition and how the auction house is...

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Meet the Collector: Why Evan Chow Doesn’t Believe in the Coup de Foudre

"I find myself drawn more consistently to works that hold their own structure, where the logic is internal and doesn't rely on context to sustain...

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Under Director Kate Sierzputowski, EXPO CHICAGO Bets On Renewed Institutional Depth

In conversation with Observer, she outlined her vision for an even more curatorially focused fair rooted in strong institutional partnerships and...

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At Perrotin, Gelitin Creates Space for Collective Ludic Experiences

"We try to stay open and, importantly, to stay happy. We don't want to chase one idea to the point of frustration. Instead, we keep multiple...

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Kamrooz Aram On Painting in the Space Between Grid and Gesture

At Alexander Gray Associates and the Whitney Biennial, the artist advances his decades-long inquiry into ornament, abstraction and intuition.

02.04.2026 8

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Luxury Auctions Surged Last Year, With Jewelry, Ferrari and Hermès Driving Record Results

From a $14 million diamond to a $10.1 million Hermès Birkin and a $25 million McLaren F1, luxury has become the auction market's most powerful engine...

31.03.2026 8

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Vian Sora’s Beautiful Wreckage

In her latest exhibition at Bortolami, the artist confronts traumatic memories of war using paint as a channel for cathartic explorations of entropy...

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Inside Gubgub Studios, Qatar’s First Artist-Led Platform for Cross-Disciplinary Creatives

In one of the world's most institution-heavy art scenes, Gubgub Studios is making the case for independence.

30.03.2026 5

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Across the Major Houses, Hong Kong’s March Sales Confirm a New Collecting Maturity

Taken together, the results paint a vivid portrait of a market that is coming of age without losing its appetite and building lasting value and legacy...

30.03.2026 5

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Art Central Is Still Hong Kong’s Most Vital Discovery Fair

With its sharp focus on pop-inflected visual languages and regionally rooted sensibilities, this year's edition rewards serious looking.

27.03.2026 10

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An Anti-Art Fair Is Taking Root in the Mojave Desert

The founders of the High Desert Art Fair wanted to create a fun, inclusive environment that would bring a more diverse audience into the fold. By all...

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At Art Basel Hong Kong, More Collectors Are Buying With Purpose

While the energy is lively and the optimism palpable, dealers report the atmosphere is more measured than in previous years.

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Are Hong Kong and Mainland China Poised for an Art Market Rebound?

After years of decline, Mainland China and Hong Kong have seen renewed Asian bidding, stronger luxury collectible sales and growing institutional...

25.03.2026 20

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New Alternative Fairs Kick Off Hong Kong Art Week With Fresh Energy

A growing network of independent, dealer-led initiatives is challenging the traditional fair model during Art Basel Hong Kong.

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Serakai Studio Launches a New Cross-Disciplinary Cultural Lab in Hong Kong’s Wong Chuk Hang

GOLD dissolves boundaries between art, design and commerce to test new, more sustainable models for cultural production.

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These Are the Exhibitions Not to Miss in Hong Kong

A tightly curated guide to Hong Kong’s most compelling shows.

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In L.A., Christina Quarles Confronts the Tension Between Body, Space and Identity

"I think right now, everyone is reaching this crisis moment. All these bodies I’m portraying in my works are struggling to still fit within it. My...

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Inside M+’s Mission to Shape Asia’s Art Canon, With Chief Curator Doryun Chong

"The success we are seeing in terms of visitor numbers is undeniable. But the formula, if there even is one, is something no one really knows yet. And...

23.03.2026 10

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At the Outsider Art Fair, Artists at the Margins Become the Market Stars

The fair's most compelling booths told stories the mainstream art world has been too slow to tell.

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Why Hong Kong’s Pearl Lam Will Never Stop Betting On Flexibility Over Scale

Few dealers have done more to reshape how Chinese art is understood internationally than Lam, who has spent more than three decades insisting on both...

20.03.2026 20

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Gabriel De La Mora’s Meditations On Matter and the Monochrome

Through obsessive repetition and meticulous craftsmanship, he transforms fragile remnants of the physical world into treatises on entropy, perception...

19.03.2026 10

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Beneath the Art Market’s Recovery, a Structural Reset Is Underway

Our key takeaways from the most recent Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report.

19.03.2026 10

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Inside Time to Be Happy, Benzi’s Bowery Art Experiment

An unlikely space is making a compelling argument for what art can look like when you keep gatekeeping to a minimum.

19.03.2026 10

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Should More Art Fairs Become For-Profit, Invitation-Only Cultural Policy Platforms?

Art Basel Qatar did more than launch a new fair; it made visible a structural shift already underway.

18.03.2026 10

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Art Central, Hong Kong’s ‘Discovery Fair,’ Is Back With a Record Lineup and an Eye on the Future

Director Corey Andrew Barr explains why the upcoming edition will be the fair's boldest, most forward-looking chapter yet.

17.03.2026 10

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At TEFAF Maastricht, Steady Sales Rewrite the Canon in Real Time

As one of the few fairs where museum-grade antiquities, Old Masters and decorative arts across geographies are presented in concert, it serves as a...

16.03.2026 10

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Elisa Carollo

The Rare Masterpieces Not to Miss at TEFAF Maastricht

From ancient Greek sculpture to Renaissance painting and modern design, this fair highlights the extraordinary continuity of artistic creativity...

14.03.2026 10

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The Mechanics Powering Heritage Brand Jewelry’s Secondary Market Appeal

While secondary prices often sit below retail, they tend to track upward over time as primary prices rise, limiting downside volatility rather than...

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In Kochi, a Biennial Becomes a Civic Laboratory

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale showcases how major international exhibitions can transcend traditional displays of art, transforming ordinary spaces into...

12.03.2026 10

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Garth Greenan’s Long Game: How the Dealer Is Redefining Artist Representation for the Future

Over 15 years, the dealer built a gallery around artists whose importance was hiding in plain sight. Now it's moving to Soho.

11.03.2026 10

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At Hauser & Wirth, Qiu Xiaofei’s Transmutation of Grief

"Art does not cure anxiety or make us perfect but becomes a way to visualize those intangible, interior dimensions—to give form to what is otherwise...

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India Returns to Venice With a Pavilion Rooted in Memories of Home

After a seven-year absence, the country will return to the Venice Biennale under the direction of curator Amin Jaffer at a moment of rapid...

10.03.2026 10

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Raksha Sanikam’s House of Santal Brings Contemporary South Asian Design to New York

Her newly launched contemporary design gallery is propelling the region's designers and master artisans onto the international stage.

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Elisa Carollo

Two Legendary Collections Are Set to Dominate New York’s May Marquee Auctions

Christie’s has secured a group of masterpieces once owned by media mogul S. I. Newhouse, while Sotheby’s will bring works from dealer Robert...

09.03.2026 10

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Elisa Carollo

Julia Jo Paints at the Threshold of Emotion and Psychical Presence

In her latest exhibition at Charles Moffett, paintings reclaim their ancient function as manifestations of presence, perception and mythic...

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Elisa Carollo

The 2026 Whitney Biennial Delivers American Art for a Fractured Age

Across the Biennial, artists trace the afterlives of empire, technological distortion and ecological collapse—theirs is a world struggling to...

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