Since 1973, Vincent van Gogh masterpieces including his beloved sunflowers, wistful wheatfields, and self-portraits have been housed in Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum. The institution was established via a historic 1962 agreement between the painter’s nephew and the Dutch government to ensure the long-term preservation of hundreds of paintings, drawings, and letters comprising van Gogh’s oeuvre. […]
People Inc. recently sold a large sculpture in the shape of a garden trowel by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, which became a landmark in Des Moines, Iowa. The media company, formerly known as Dotdash Meredith, announced the sale of the 23-foot-tall sculpture Plantoir (2001) on August 22 but did not disclose the name […]
Veteran American filmmaker Gus Van Sant will be handed the Campari Passion for Film Award at this year’s Venice Film Festival. The award ceremony will take place on September 2 in the Sala Grande, just before a screening of his latest film Dead Man’s Wire, which screens out of Competition. The film stars Bill Skarsgård, […]
If you see a fleet of U-Haul trucks filled with art around New York, it’s not a scam—it’s merely the latest gallery and art fair model to hit the city. Last spring, in May 2024, James Sundquist and Jack Chase took matters in their own hands, establishing U-Haul Gallery, a commercial enterprise located inside the […]
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