Galerie Templon Pares Back NYC Presence

Galerie Templon has closed its Chelsea outpost in New York after four years in the location, Artnet News reports. Headquartered in Paris since its 1966 founding, the gallery joins the London-based Stephen Friedman and Timothy Taylor, both of which shuttered their New York branches in recent months. Mathieu Templon, who oversaw the New York space and is the son […]

Tiwani Contemporary, Bastion of African Diasporic Art, Closes

Tiwani Contemporary, the London-and Lagos-based gallery known for bringing attention to art of the African diaspora, has announced that it is closing after fifteen years in business. The London operation is shuttering today, while the Lagos branch will close to allow “restructuring in the months ahead” per an Instagram post. Tiwani Contemporary was founded in the central […]

Robust Sales at Sotheby’s, Phillips Suggest Art Market Upswing

The May 19 evening sales at top auction houses Sotheby’s and Phillips pulled in a combined $419.1 million, seeming to signal that the hitherto softening contemporary and modern art market is beginning to firm up again. Led by the record-breaking sale of a $48.4 million Matisse, the Sotheby’s evening sale took in $303.9 million, about […]

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Jeff Bezos Claims Trump’s Brand of Genius Deserves Some Credit

Jeff Bezos is still sucking up to President Trump, even as his approval rating is at an all-time low.

In an interview with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin Wednesday morning, the billionaire Amazon founder was asked about what he thought of President Trump’s second term amid tariffs and the war in Iran, and the tech CEO went out of his way to praise the president.

“I think he is a more mature, more…

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Christie’s Auction Rakes in $1.1 Billion as Pollock Sells For Triple Record Price

Blue-chip auction house Christie’s pulled in $1.1 billion in back-to-back sales held the evening of May 18, thanks to record-setting prices commanded by numerous works on offer. Chief among these was an eleven-foot-wide 1948 Jackson Pollock drip painting, Number 7A, which entered the sale with a $100 million guarantee and hammered for $181.2 million with […]

Former Salesforce AI CEO Clara Shih ’04 M.S. ’05 urges students to embrace failure, stay authentic

Shih ’04 M.S. ’05 tailored her talk to students on navigating failure, authenticity and the AI job market.

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The Box Shutters in Los Angeles After Nearly Two Decades

The Box, the influential Los Angeles gallery known for its nonprofit-style program of experimental work, has announced its closure. Its last exhibition was of the late California painter and Beat Generation figure Wally Hedrick presented in collaboration with Parker Gallery; it ended at both venues April 4. A closing event is planned, comprising a fashion […]

How Much Is That Chagall in the Window: Metropolitan Opera Faces Funding Crisis After Saudi Deal Collapse

The Metropolitan Opera in New York is pursuing multiple funding options, including the sale of the iconic Marc Chagall paintings that have hung in its lobby for sixty years, following the collapse of a multimillion-dollar funding agreement with Saudi Arabia. Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager, told the New York Times that the Saudi government […]

Marian Goodman Gallery Hits “Pause” in Los Angeles

Marian Goodman Gallery will temporarily halt operations at its Los Angeles branch after its current show, an exhibition of the work of Tacita Dean, closes on April 25, Artnews reports. Per a statement sent to the platform, the gallery’s four partners—Rose Lord, Junette Teng, Emily-Jane Kirwan, and Leslie Nolen—are “consolidating programming to our historic homes in New […]

Vientiane Authorities Order Businesses and Major Retail Chains to Hold Prices Ahead of Pi Mai Lao

Authorities in Vientiane Capital have instructed businesses, markets, local sellers, and major retail chains to keep prices stable ahead of Pi Mai Lao, as part of efforts to manage rising holiday demand. The Department of Industry and Commerce said it is working directly with large supermarkets, shopping centres, and convenience stores, including 7-Eleven, Mini Big […]

Bitcoin derivatives flash warning as $46B market pulls back from Iran ceasefire rally

On March 31, 2026, Wall Street saw its best trading day in nearly a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained over 1,100 points, the S&P 500 rose 2.9% for its best single-day performance since last May, and the Nasdaq jumped 3.8%. The mood, as one market recap cheerfully dubbed it, was “Hormuz Hope,” a […]

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