News•Mar 11, 2026
Rare ‘Jungle Book’ Illustrations Surge Past Estimates at Auction
Two long‑overlooked watercolors, identified as original 1903 illustrations by Edward Julius and Charles Maurice Detmold for Rudyard Kipling’s *The Jungle Book*, were sold at Roseberys in London on March 10. The pair fetched a combined £130,480 ($174,940), far exceeding their presale estimates. Only six of the sixteen commissioned Detmold originals are known to survive, making the pieces exceptionally rare. The auction highlighted the enduring market appetite for historic literary art.
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News•Mar 11, 2026
Veteran Hong Kong Curator Tobias Berger on Asia’s Next-Generation Foundations
Veteran curator Tobias Berger has moved from senior public‑sector roles at M+ and Tai Kwun to co‑found Serakai Studio and advise the Tanoto Art Foundation. Both organisations act as rapid‑decision, experimental labs that span Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bangkok and Singapore, emphasizing regional production...
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News•Mar 10, 2026
Gerhard Richter Backs Admission Fee at TikTok-Famous Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral, Germany’s top tourist attraction, will introduce an admission fee this fall to offset rising maintenance costs. The decision follows pandemic‑induced revenue losses and a €16 million operating budget for 2026. Renowned artist Gerhard Richter, who designed the cathedral’s abstract...
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News•Mar 10, 2026
Alma Allen Joins Perrotin After Split With Previous Galleries
Sculptor Alma Allen has signed with mega‑gallery Perrotin as he prepares to represent the United States at the 2026 Venice Biennale. The move follows a split with his former representatives, Mendes Wood DM and Olney Gleason, who dropped him after he accepted...
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News•Mar 10, 2026
A Powerful Medieval Queen Returns—As an A.I. Avatar You Can Chat With
Leeds Castle in Kent has launched an interactive AI avatar of Eleanor of Castile, the 13th‑century queen who once owned the property. The digital figure, created with SKC Studios, can answer visitor questions and reacts to people approaching its screen....
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News•Mar 10, 2026
This Basquiat Last Sold for $14.5 Million. Now It Could Fetch $45 Million
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1983 painting *Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown)* will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in May with a $45 million estimate, more than triple its 2013 sale price of $14.5 million. The work, created during Basquiat’s breakout year in Los Angeles, explores fame, power,...
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News•Mar 9, 2026
You Can Now Tour Queen Elizabeth II’s Private Rooms in This Scottish Palace
The Royal Collection Trust is opening Queen Elizabeth II’s private apartments at Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh for a limited 100‑day public tour. Running from May 21 to September 10, the small‑group experience lets visitors see the east‑wing rooms where the monarch and Prince...
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News•Mar 9, 2026
Previously Unseen Dante Gabriel Rossetti Portrait Goes on View for the First Time
National Trust has acquired a previously unseen 1877 chalk portrait of poet Christina Rossetti, painted by her brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti, now the centerpiece of “The Rossettis – Siblings and Spouses” exhibition at Wightwick Manor. The somber work, created during...
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News•Mar 9, 2026
A Closer Look at the Posthumous JFK Portrait Seen in ‘Love Story’
The official posthumous portrait of President John F. Kennedy, painted by Aaron Shikler in 1970, was shaped by Jacqueline Kennedy’s desire for a contemplative image rather than a heroic one. Shikler’s composition shows Kennedy with his head bowed and arms crossed, a...
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News•Mar 9, 2026
Tracing the Transition From Mannerism to Baroque at TEFAF Maastricht
Trinity Fine Art will exhibit three masterworks at TEFAF Maastricht, illustrating the shift from late‑Mannerism to early Baroque. The program opens with Lavinia Fontana’s 1580 "Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple," a rare signed work by a pioneering female Old...
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News•Mar 9, 2026
Rothko to Lead $130 Million Mnuchin Trove at Sotheby’s—And More Art Industry News
Sotheby’s will auction 24 works from the late Robert Mnuchin collection in May, headlined by Mark Rothko’s *Brown and Blacks in Reds* with a $70‑100 million estimate. The auction follows a strong spring season for major houses: London Sotheby’s posted £130.6 million across...
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News•Mar 7, 2026
Ludovic Nkoth on Why He Paints the ‘Emotional Texture of Everyday Scenarios’
Ludovic Nkoth, a Cameroonian‑born painter now based in New York, is the focus of the Flag Art Foundation’s Spotlight exhibition with his new work *Stars under the border*. The figurative canvas juxtaposes an ordinary communal gathering with barbed‑wire‑like borders, probing...
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News•Mar 6, 2026
What Is Driving Demand in Artnet’s 20th Century Art Auction?
Artnet’s 20th Century Art auction highlights how rarity and scarcity drive prices. Rarity, rooted in historical factors such as wartime loss and limited original production, is exemplified by Miró and Klein works. Scarcity, shaped by market dynamics, is evident in...
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News•Mar 6, 2026
How Should We Live With A.I.? A New Group Show Probes Our Ties With Technology
The new exhibition "Technologies of Relation" at MASS MoCA examines humanity’s evolving bond with artificial intelligence through a non‑binary lens that balances critique with possibility. Curator Susan Cross emphasizes agency, inviting visitors to imagine inclusive, liberatory futures rather than merely...
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News•Mar 6, 2026
Sofia Coppola Is Bringing ‘Marie Antoinette’ Back to Versailles
Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film *Marie Antoinette* will be honored with a full‑scale retrospective at the Palace of Versailles, opening on September 22 2026 and running through January 24 2027. The exhibition, titled “*Marie Antoinette* by Sofia Coppola,” occupies the historic Petit Trianon and will screen key...
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