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melanie wrote a new post, From Hunter Biden's Life as an Artist to a Brazen Theft at an Italian TV Station: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week 1 day, 5 hours ago

Hunter Biden, Unfiltered – The first son spoke to Midnight Publishing Group News’s Katya Kazakina about his newfound love of painting, and how it’s helping him in his quest for “universal truth.” […]

melanie wrote a new post, The Back Room: Billions and Billions Served 1 day, 8 hours ago

Every Friday, Midnight Publishing Group News Pro members get exclusive access to the Back Room, our lively recap funneling only the week’s must-know intel into a nimble read you’ll actually enjoy […]

melanie wrote a new post, 10 New Murals Will Pop Up Across New York This Summer Thanks to a New Professional Development Initiative for Black Artists 1 day, 14 hours ago

This weekend, on Juneteenth, a new mural celebrating the labor of Black women activists will be unveiled in Brooklyn.
The work of Harlem- and Brooklyn-based artist and activist Helina Metaferia, the […]

melanie wrote a new post, Libbie Mugrabi’s Legal Issues Multiply, Art Advisor Appears to Photoshop Herself Into Instagram Snaps, & More Art-World Gossip 1 day, 17 hours ago

Every week, Midnight Publishing Group News Pro brings you Wet Paint, a gossip column of original scoops reported and written by Nate Freeman. If you have a tip, email Nate […]

melanie wrote a new post, A New Museum Network Is Focusing On the Monuments Men's Long-Overlooked Postwar Cultural Contributions 2 days, 4 hours ago

During World War II, a group of American and British curators, art historians, librarians, architects, and artists were tasked with the daunting mission of recovering artworks looted by the Nazis in […]

melanie wrote a new post, Banksy's Print Market Is a Global Juggernaut That Has Tripled in Value Since 2019. Here's How to Navigate It 2 days, 18 hours ago

Over the past decade, British street artist Banksy has become an unlikely market star. A half-dozen of his works have sold for more than $5 million each at auction, including a $23 million painting at […]

melanie wrote a new post, A New Paris Exhibition Showcases Top Mid-Century Design, Including Works By Noll and Royère 3 days, 4 hours ago

Every month, hundreds of galleries showcase new exhibitions on the Midnight Publishing Group Gallery Network—and every week, we shine a spotlight on the exhibitions we think you should see. Check o […]

melanie wrote a new post, Why the Myth of the 'Good Billionaire' Is Undermining the Nonprofit and For-Profit Art Industry Alike (and Other Insights) 3 days, 18 hours ago

Every Wednesday morning, Midnight Publishing Group News brings you The Gray Market. The column decodes important stories from the previous week—and offers unparalleled insight into the inner w […]

melanie wrote a new post, The Smithsonian Will Stage a Blowout Show With Objects From Across Its Museums—and 5 New Artworks—to Celebrate Its 175th Birthday 4 days, 5 hours ago

To mark its 175th anniversary, the Smithsonian Institution is staging a massive celebration in the form of a sprawling exhibition featuring works from many museums under the Smithsonian umbrella. To […]

melanie wrote a new post, A New Book Looks at the History and Work of Artists Who Died Young. Here Are 8 of Their Stories 4 days, 18 hours ago

In examining the many artists who died before the age of 30, authors Angela Swanson Jones and Vern G. Swanson examine 109 stories in their book Desperately Young: Artists Who Died in Their […]

melanie wrote a new post, Shop the Show: German Artist Meuser's New Sculptures Playfully Critique the Legacy of North American Minimalism 5 days, 3 hours ago

Every month, hundreds of galleries showcase new exhibitions on the Midnight Publishing Group Gallery Network—and every week, we shine a spotlight on the exhibitions we think you should see. Check o […]

melanie wrote a new post, How the Mega-Dealer Is Teaming Up With Other Gallerists to Scout Young Artists for His Stable 5 days, 18 hours ago

When Frieze New York opened in May, Gagosian, the gallery with more outposts than any other in the history of the world, was at a crossroads.
Jeff Koons, the most expensive living artist at auction, […]

melanie wrote a new post, Artist Nina Katchadourian on the Enormously Complicated Armenian Soup Recipe She Learned From Her Late Aunt 1 week, 1 day ago

While many of us continue to work from home, we’re checking in with artists about the creativity they’ve been cooking up in their kitchens. Read on for the latest installment in our series on art […]

melanie wrote a new post, A London Museum Wants to Relocate a Statue of Its Slave-Trader Founder—But the U.K. Government Won't Let It Happen 1 week, 1 day ago

London’s Geffrye Museum has changed its name to the Museum of Home, but the institution’s statue of former namesake Robert Geffrye, an English merchant and slave trader, is still a source of con […]

melanie wrote a new post, From Sotheby's 'CryptoPunk' Coup to an Anti-Picasso Protest: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week 1 week, 1 day ago

Venice Biennale Announces a Theme – The so-called “art world Olympics” will be titled “The Milk of Dreams,” inspired by Leonora Carrington’s surrealism.
Stuart Weitzman Sells a Trove – In 10 minu […]

melanie wrote a new post, We Analyzed May Auction Sales Around the Globe to See How They Compared to Their Pre-Lockdown Equivalents. Here's the Breakdown 1 week, 1 day ago

You might have found yourself recently looking around a subway platform or buzzy restaurant, marveling at the fact that, even for a moment, it somehow feels as if we haven’t just been through an e […]

melanie wrote a new post, The Manhattan District Attorney Has Returned 27 Looted Antiquities Worth a Combined $3.8 Million to Cambodia 1 week, 1 day ago

The United States returned nearly 30 antiquities worth a combined $3.8 million to Cambodia this week. The objects, which include several Angkorian Buddhist statues and Hindu statues, were seized from […]

melanie wrote a new post, The Art Angle Podcast: How Much Money Do Art Dealers Actually Make? 1 week, 1 day ago

Welcome to the Art Angle, a podcast from Midnight Publishing Group News that delves into the places where the art world meets the real world, bringing each week’s biggest story down to earth. Join h […]

melanie wrote a new post, City Officials Are Conducting an Audit of the Gwangju Biennale Following Allegations of Worker Mistreatment 1 week, 2 days ago

The Gwangju Biennale, one of Asia’s most high-profile art exhibitions, has become engulfed in controversy following the tumultuous departure of its leader amid allegations of employee m […]

melanie wrote a new post, What Is the World's Top Mega-Gallery? We Crunched the Numbers—and No, It's Not the One You Think 1 week, 2 days ago

The Art Detective is a weekly column by Katya Kazakina for Midnight Publishing Group News Pro that lifts the curtain on what’s really going on in the art market.
A Patti Smith performance. A bou […]