Simone Leigh. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons / Tiffany I. Smith
LACMA gala in honor of Simone Leigh and Baz Luhrmann
The fundraiser is co-chaired by Leonardo DiCaprio and founder Eva Chow and includes a performance by BRAT summer summoner Charli xcx.
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Leonard Riggio, founder of Barnes & Noble and major art collection, dies at the age of 83
Leonard Riggio, the businessman behind Barnes & Noble who made major forays into the art world, purchasing key works of minimalist art and donating millions of dollars to the Dia Art Foundation, has died at the age of 83.
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200 artists selected for Brooklyn Museum’s 200th anniversary
Jeffrey Gibson, Vik Muniz, Mickalene Thomas and Fred Tomasel were involved in selecting the long list of Brooklyn-based artists.
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A 4-year-old boy breaks a 3,500-year-old vessel in an Israeli museum
The child, who had visited the Hecht Museum in Haifa, wanted to know what was in the jar, his father said. He and his family were invited to return when the artifact was restored.
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In memory of David Anfam, curator, author and connoisseur of abstract expressionism
Artist Erin Lawlor remembers the time she spent with the art historian who wrote influential texts about artists such as Mark Rothko.
