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Sotheby’s E.T. Auction: A Piece of Cinematic History Prepares for Liftoff
Sotheby’s is auctioning off the original E.T. model used in the 1982 Spielberg classic, with bids expected to reach $1 million.
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DOGE’s Quiet Coup: Why the Art and Museum World Is Bracing for a Federal Gutting
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is on the chopping block. Staff are resisting, but time is running out.
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SML Art Market Talent Report 2025: Rising Salaries, Sinking Satisfaction—The Art World’s Pay Crisis
The SML Art Market Talent Report 2025 exposes a major pay crisis in the commercial art sector. Salaries are rising, but employee satisfaction is sinking.
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AI Copyright War—Courts Say No, But the Market Says Yes
A U.S. appeals court has ruled that AI-generated works without human input cannot be copyrighted, delivering a major blow to the AI art industry. But as AI-generated artworks sell for millions at Christie’s, the legal battle over ownership is just beginning.
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$6 Million Gold Toilet Stolen from Blenheim Palace—Thieves Convicted, But Where Is It?
After a five-year investigation, two men have been found guilty of stealing Maurizio Cattelan’s solid gold toilet, "America." But the infamous artwork is still missing—likely melted down and lost forever.
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LACMA’s New Monumental Artworks to Join "Urban Light" and "Levitated Mass"
As LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries take shape, three monumental new public artworks will redefine Los Angeles’ cultural landscape. But while new landmarks rise, 26,000 federal artworks are left vulnerable.
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Who Will Save America’s Public Art? 26,000 Masterpieces at Risk as Federal Caretakers Are Fired
Without preservation, these works—ranging from Depression-era murals to contemporary sculptures—are at risk of neglect, damage, or disappearance.
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Art Is the Highest Form of Play, and Play Is the Highest Form of Investigation
Art is not just beauty—it is inquiry, rebellion, and survival. No matter how history tries to suppress it, creativity refuses to die.
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Should UK Museums Return Stolen Human Remains? Pressure Mounts for Repatriation
As global pressure mounts, UK museums face demands to return human remains taken during colonial rule. Are they artifacts—or stolen ancestors who deserve to be laid to rest?
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Ukraine’s Stolen Art: A Race Against Time
Museums looted. Heritage sites bombed. Thousands of artifacts missing.
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Hilma af Klint’s Lost Legacy? The Fight Over Modern Art’s Most Mysterious Pioneer
ART Walkway Head Editor Panu Syrjämäki examines the battle over Hilma af Klint, a pioneer of abstraction.
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How Crypto’s Growing Role in the Art Market Raises Opportunities and Risks
As major auction houses embrace cryptocurrency payments, the art market is attracting new digital-savvy collectors.