Can These Six Artists Predict the Fate of the Art Market?
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Can These Six Artists Predict the Fate of the Art Market?

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The spring sales of modern and contemporary art often arrive in May with a steady drumroll of paintings whose estimates soar above $50 million — a sign of confidence in the industry’s roster of ultrawealthy collectors who trade them like financial assets. Now…

Taking Aim at Smithsonian, Trump Wades Into Race and Biology
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Taking Aim at Smithsonian, Trump Wades Into Race and Biology

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When President Trump issued an executive order claiming that the Smithsonian Institution had “come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology,” he singled out a sculpture exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington. The exhibition, called “The Shape of Power:…

‘Googly Eye Bandit’ in Oregon Comes Forward
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‘Googly Eye Bandit’ in Oregon Comes Forward

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Last month, googly eyes appeared on pieces of public art throughout Bend, Ore. Drivers would rubberneck, befuddled and amused by statues of deer and other sculptures that had been given an irreverent, cross-eyed gaze. The eyes became a sensation, except among frustrated city…