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melanie wrote a new post, A Look at the Artists and Images Behind the Extravagant Opening Ceremony of Tokyo's Olympic Games 1 day, 14 hours ago

As Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka carried the Olympic torch up the stairs during the opening ceremonies of the 2020 games in Tokyo (which, of course, are happening in 2021), a white orb at the top […]

melanie wrote a new post, The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week 1 day, 16 hours ago

Art Dealers Are Optimistic – Nearly half the art dealers surveyed in a new report say their earnings exceeded expectations in 2021, despite the ongoing troubles posed by the pandemic.
The Frida Exp […]

melanie wrote a new post, Try These 10 Tasty Cocktail Recipes That Frick Collection Curators Mixed for the Museum's Hit Lockdown Video Series 1 day, 17 hours ago

For over a year now, art lovers looking to end their weeks on a high note have been turning to the Frick Collection, which for 65 straight Fridays has offered new episodes in its YouTube series […]

melanie wrote a new post, 'I’ve Always Been a City Girl With a Nature Brain’: Watch Sculptor Wangechi Mutu Weave Worlds Together in Her Sculpture 1 day, 17 hours ago

In 2019, Kenyan-born artist Wangechi Mutu made history with the installation of her gleaming bronze sculptures flanking the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s facade, marking the first time since the b […]

melanie wrote a new post, As a Belgian Politician, I Feel a Responsibility to Restitute Stolen Artifacts to the Congo. Here’s Why My Fellow Citizens Should, Too 2 days, 3 hours ago

Thomas Dermine is Belgium’s State Secretary for Scientific Policy, Recovery Program, and Strategic Investments. This month, he made a proposal that was accepted by the federal government to create a b […]

melanie wrote a new post, Works From the Fabled Collection of Late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee Are Finally on Public View in South Korea 2 days, 16 hours ago

This week, the Korean public got its first chance to see a smattering of artworks from the multi-billion-dollar collection amassed by the late Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee.
Two shows dedicated […]

melanie wrote a new post, 'We Want Art With All Its Contradictions': Massimiliano Gioni on How Curators Can Help Keep Radical Art Alive 3 days, 7 hours ago

In a remote 17th-century hut in the Engadin Valley in Switzerland, goats peruse around the newest installation by Polish artist Paweł Althamer. Surrounded by lush and largely unpopulated scenery, a s […]

melanie wrote a new post, In the Underwater Egyptian City of Thônis-Heracleion, Divers Have Discovered an Ancient Warcraft 3 days, 15 hours ago

Divers have discovered a rare military vessel amid the sunken ruins of the ancient Egyptian city of Thônis-Heracleion.
Measuring over 80 feet long, the flat-bottomed ship had both oars and a large […]

melanie wrote a new post, Why U.S. Business Trends Suggest the Pandemic Changed Far Less Than Predicted About the Art Market (and Other Insights) 4 days, 7 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, Who's in and Who's Out at the 2021 Art Basel Fair in Switzerland This September? Here’s the Full List 4 days, 15 hours ago

Art Basel organizers have just unveiled the exhibitor lineup for the next IRL edition of the fair, set to take place in Switzerland in late September.
Today, organizers released a list of 273 […]

melanie wrote a new post, We Went Behind the Scenes With the Art Dealers Looking to Make Millions in Monaco, the Elite City-State Smaller Than Central Park 5 days, 3 hours ago

It’s no small wonder why, in the upper tiers of the art industry, the European city-state of Monaco is a haven. The minuscule principality, which is smaller than Central Park and known for its fast ca […]

melanie wrote a new post, This Father-and-Son Design Studio in Geneva Makes Spirited Creations Out of Unexpected Materials—See Them Here 5 days, 16 hours ago

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 you should k […]

melanie wrote a new post, MoMA Survived Ten Weeks of Protest. But Inside the Museum, Some Employees Are Feeling the Strain 6 days, 6 hours ago

They stood outside, chanting a desire to “burn this fucking empire down.” They blocked the museum’s main entrance, leaving confused tourists to amble through some alternate corridor of the insti […]

melanie wrote a new post, Hiroshi Sugimoto's Controversial Redesign Plan for the Hirshhorn Museum's Sculpture Garden Get a Final Green Light 1 week, 1 day ago

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts has voted to approve Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto’s proposed redesign of the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.
The decisi […]

melanie wrote a new post, While Restoring a Mysterious 16th-Century Painting, Experts Found That Someone Turned Its Subject's Frown Literally Upside Down 1 week, 1 day ago

She once smiled, but now the subject of a centuries-old painting titled The Vegetable Seller is scowling, thanks to the work of art restorers who say that’s the way she’s supposed to be.
This week, […]

melanie wrote a new post, Get an Exclusive Look at the Totally Wacky NFTs Urs Fischer Is About to Sell Through Pace (And Do Your Best to Make Sense of Them) 1 week, 1 day ago

Next week, half a dozen newly minted NFTs by artist Urs Fischer will go on view in a digital exhibition hosted by Pace, another step in the gallery’s full-fledged commitment to crypto-art.
The sho […]

melanie wrote a new post, The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week 1 week, 1 day ago

Halsey’s Art History Lesson – We decoded the 26-year-old singer’s dazzling visual album staged at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Jeff Bezos Takes a Moon Shot – The billionaire Amazon founder g […]

melanie wrote a new post, The Back Room: Go Figure 1 week, 1 day 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, Arts Philanthropists Need to Change the Way They Think About Disability. Let's Start by Collaborating With Disabled Artists 1 week, 2 days ago

Traditional thinking tends to frame disability in the arts as a deficit of one form or another. It acknowledges a lack of disability visibility, a lack of professional and training opportunities, a […]

melanie wrote a new post, Artist Delano Dunn Dishes Out His Family's Secret Gumbo Recipe, Which Inspired His Latest Work 1 week, 2 days ago

Making gumbo takes about six hours. Delano Dunn knows, because that’s about how long the video is for the Zoom cooking demonstration he did last May during his residency at Arts and Public Life in C […]