Brooklyn Museum Union Ratifies First Contract, Averting Strike
This concludes negotiations that began in January 2022 between the staff’s union, Local 2110 UAW, and museum administration.
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Christie’s First Big Auction of the Fall Season in New York Disappoints as Blue-Chip Artists Flounder
Overall, the atmosphere was subdued, with many of the most valuable lots failing to reach their low estimates.
Christie’s Robust 20th Century Sale Nets $640.8 M., with Six Auction Records
Advisor David Norman described the sale as “quite remarkable, especially when world events are so perilous.”
The Met’s Costume Institute Unveils Sensory-Themed Exhibition and Gala for 2024
The title? “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”
Collectors Are Becoming Increasingly Cautious in a ‘Volatile’ World, New Survey Says
Between 2022 and 2023, there was a shift away from purchases of high-priced art.
Artists Seek Removal of Sculpture from National Gallery Show in Protest of US Funding to Israel
Artists Nicholas Galanin and Merritt Johnson also called for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition to Avoid ‘Insensitivity or Offense’ Related to Israel-Hamas War
Muslim and Jewish groups have decried the post-ponement.
Harald Falckenberg, German Art Collector with a Discerning Eye, Dies at 80
His 2,400-piece collection is on view in a vast private museum in Hamburg.
Italian Diver Discovers Trove of Roman Coins Near Sardinian Coast
It is estimated that there are somewhere between 30,000 and 50,000 well-preserved coins.
Forgotten Edmé Bouchardon Bust Bought for $6 Poised to Make Millions at Sotheby’s
“It could have been binned quite easily.”