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Scalpers Are Re-Selling Tickets to the Rijksmuseum’s Sold-Out Vermeer Show for Thousands of Dollars + Other Stories
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Monday, March 27. NEED-TO-READ Florence Invites Florida Teacher to Go Visit David IRL – Dario Nardella, the mayor of Florence which is home to Michelangelo’s David, […]
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Pharrell’s Online Auction House Is Offering Millions of Dollars Worth of Celebrity-Worn Bling + Other Stories
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Friday, March 24. NEED-TO-READ V&A Show of Chanel to Feature 200 Looks From 70 Years – London’s Victoria and Albert Museum will exhibit the work of […]
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Sotheby’s Is Suing a Miami Couple for Consigning Millions of Dollars Worth of Allegedly Fake Diego Giacometti Works
Sotheby’s is suing two Florida consignors and an auction house they own for nearly $7 million after several pieces of furniture and decorative art purported to be by Diego Giacometti allegedly turned out to be fake. The seven works were sold in separate sales over the course of 2016 and 2017. A handwriting expert determined […]
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Why the Biggest Blue-Chip Art Collectors in the World Are Pumping Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Into the Sports Memorabilia Market
Billionaire investors have a new collecting passion—and it’s not for undervalued Modern masters or emerging art stars. Steve Cohen and Dan Sundheim, known for their blue-chip art holdings, are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into sports collectibles, a niche market that’s been on fire since the pandemic. The art world, myself included, is catching […]