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Investors Led by Laurene Powell Jobs Are Trying to Buy a Former San Francisco Art Institute Building That Houses a $50 Million Diego Rivera Mural
In what could be a sign of new life for the now shuttered San Francisco Art Institute, a group of investors and advocates led by billionaire philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs has made an offer to buy one of the bankrupt school’s former campus buildings. The institute’s Russian Hill campus, which boasts bay views and an historic—and […]
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Painter and ‘Empath’ Mickey Lee Air Kisses and Boat Parties in the Greek Isles
Welcome to Wet Paint in the Wild, the freewheeling—and free!—spinoff of Midnight Publishing Group News Pro’s beloved Wet Paint gossip column, where we give art-world insiders a disposable camera to chronicle their lives on the circuit. To read the latest Wet Paint column, click here (members only). Summer is over, can you believe it? We […]
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Group Exhibition in Santa Fe Traces the Influence of German Artist Werner Drewes on Geometric Abstraction
Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Midnight Publishing Group Gallery Network—and every week, we shine a spotlight on one artist or exhibition you should know. Check out what we have in store, and inquire for more with one simple click. What You Need to Know: Opening […]
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Step Inside Artist Dale Chihuly’s Stunning Seattle Studio, Filled With an Epic Antiques Collection and His Otherworldly Glass Forms
You may think you know all there is to know about Dale Chihuly, master of glass, whose delicate handblown creations take the medium to the realm of fine art. But stepping inside the Boathouse, the former Seattle boatbuilding workshop on Lake Union that has served as the headquarters of his artistic production since 1989, reveals […]
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The Beloved PBS Series ‘Art21’ Heads to Theaters for a Special Event Debuting New Films and Artist-Curated Screenings
For the very first time, the acclaimed PBS series Art in the Twenty-First Century will be available to watch on the silver screen as part of the inaugural Art21 at the Movies event. For two nights in September, hosted first at the Metrograph Theater on September 13 and at the SVA Theatre on September 15, a […]