Klimt paintings may be the highest this auction season, and there is more art news
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Human remains. A new report finds RA Rodda Museum, University of Tasmania In some cases, 177 remains were left unaware of the remains of 177 people. Australian Associated Press. From 1966 to 1991, the remains of coronary autopsy were collected from 1966 to 1991. The University of Tasmania apologized and met with family after these findings. It also conducted public display of the remains in 2018 after the curator’s initial investigation proposed in 2016. “The belated discovery, the discovery of human remains removed from autopsy and not returned to the source of pain in the body, is a source of pain in many families,” Crown Monal said. Simon Cooper.
Klimt elasticity. Leonard LauderArt Patron, who died in June at the age of 92, accumulated 20Th– In addition to his famous Cubist art collection, artworks from Germany and Austria were donated to Metropolitan Museum of Art. We now learn that among other treasures, his trips include Gustav Klimt The painting title is Portrait of Elizabeth Ledler (1914) is worth over $100 million and is expected to be the highest in the auction season of one of the two competing auctions. Sotheby’s or Christie’s. Can the sale of this painting “break the discomfort of the art market?” asked Artnet NewsKatya Kazakina.
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Spanish Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasunsaid in public broadcast today that Israel should not participate in the next European TV Network Song Contest, if so, Spain should boycott the event. Urtasun added that other countries, such as Ireland, have taken a similar stance. [Le Monde]
Egyptian archaeologists unearth famous rare, complete copy of pictograms of stone Canopus’s Actoriginally by King Ptolemy III 283 BC, in Tell al-Faraun, Sharqiya. Canopus’s decree is a trilingual record of a major conference held in Canopus, Egypt, commemorating Pharaoh Ptolemy III, his wife Berenice and their daughter. [Art Dependence]
Tiffany & Co Cooperate with it Fritz, London For the exhibition Artist to Artist It is planned to feature solo speeches by emerging artists at the fair, nominated by their more mature peers. From October 15 to 19, the Artist Initiative will present six artist speeches, including Ilana Harris-Babou,choose Camille Henrot; Katherine Hubbard,choose Nicole Eisenman; René Treviño,choose Amy Sherald; Neal Tait,choose Chris ofili; T. Venkanna,choose Bharti Kherand Anna Segovia,choose Abraham Cruzvillegas. [press release]
this Singapore Biennale More than 80 regional and international artists have been announced for their upcoming edition, titled “Pure Intion”, which takes place from October 31 to March 29, 2026. Singapore Art Museum (Sam) And by Singapore National Arts Council, Will include work Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Guo-Liang Tan, Emily Floyd, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, and Pierre Huyghe. [ArtAsiaPacific]
Cultural workers in Tel Aviv continue to protest against the ongoing war in Gaza, occupying the city’s “Hostage Square” last week, nearby Tel Aviv Museum of Art. As part of their action, a group of musicians played a note designed to mimic the sound of drones above Gaza, while others sang a treble in their tribute to Palestinian musicians Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha. [The Art Newspaper]
Experts worry Los Angeles falls behind in planning and fundraisingCultural Olympic Games“Art programming should be 2028 Olympic Games. “Things should go further.” Laura Zuckerformerly served as executive director Los Angeles Arts Council. [The New York Times]
Kicking
Share history. The descendants of slaves from Maryland plantations and their owners are screening historic remains in the 300-year-old historical site together with archaeologists and volunteers Sotley Plantation,Report Washington Post. The plantation is located near an old port on the Atlantic coast, where slaves first landed on Intermediate channel. As a result, the website was designated as National Historic Landmarksalso by UNESCO’s memory location is the route of enslaved peoples. “It’s a common experience.” Gwen Banks61, his great-great-grandfather Hilry Kanesold to the owner of the plantation for $600. Banks spoke next to him John Briscoe Jr.64 years old, his great-grandfather owned Sotterley Plantation and the slaves who lived there. “We are both here because our ancestors survived. We have to learn and share it.” “This is the place for American history, resilience and pain.”
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