Ex-Blum Staffers Speak Out on Closure, Ex-Art Basel Boss Slams Art Market “Financialization,” and More: Morning Links for August 1, 2025
Ex-employees have slammed his "poor business decisiosn."
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Why Edvard Munch’s The Scream May Be the First Modern Painting
Painted in 1893, The Scream, provided the inspiration for much of the art that would follow, especially Expressionism.
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How Sam Gilliam Turned Painting into Sculpture
An exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) surveys Gilliam's little-known stitched textiles.
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Robert Wilson, Theater Director with a Fervent Art World Following, Dies at 83
His work frequently placed an emphasis on stillness, showing how boredom initiates new ways of seeing the world.
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Egypt Uncovers 2,000-Year-Old City, Once a Center of Early Christianity
Though the surviving structures date to the Coptic era, Egypt said the site was first settled in the 3rd century BCE.
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Newsmakers: Gallerists Alice Black and Tatiana Cheneviere Launch ‘Alternative’ Advisory to Counter ‘Transactional Collecting’
The duo want to encourage collectors to align their buying with personal values through slower buying.
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France Introduces Bill to Accelerate Return of Looted Artworks, Museums Debate Ethical Issues, and More: Morning Links for July 31, 2025
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Person Dies After Jumping from Whitney Museum
The museum will open slightly later than usual tomorrow.
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Move Over! There’s a New Gallery and Art Fair in Town Operating from a Familiar Transport Van
U-Haul Gallery, which launched as an alternative gallery model in May 2024, is expanding to include a new art fair in New York this fall.
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At Aspen Art Week, Bigger Fairs and Serious Collectors Make for a High-Altitude Market Bet
The Aspen Art Fair has doubled in size since its inaugural edition last year.
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