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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 18h
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'These 18 Artists Are Dominating U.S. Museums Right Now' by @benadavis.bsky.social for @artnet.bsky.social. Jeffrey Gibson and Kara Walker lead Davis’s U.S. museum artist rankings, and there has been continued interest in themes of race, heritage, identity, and nature.
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These 18 Artists Are Dominating U.S. Museums Right Now | Artnet News
A quarterly ranking of living artists with the most U.S. museum shows—led by Jeffrey Gibson and Kara Walker this round.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is "Why Cultivating Young Patrons Matters More Than Ever for Art Institutions" by Rose Easton, Flavia Frigeri and Ivana Cholakova for Frieze. www.frieze.com/article/port...
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Why Cultivating Young Patrons Matters More Than Ever for Art Institutions | Frieze
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Is the Price Right? At New York Fairs, Everyone’s Seeking the Perfect Number' by Katya Kazakina for @artnet.bsky.social. New York’s fall art fairs reveal a cautious but active market, with galleries finding that more accessible pricing is helping attract buyers.
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Is the Price Right? At New York Fairs, Everyone's Seeking the Perfect Number | Artnet News
At the Armory Show, Independent 20th Century, and U-Haul Art Fair, galleries are finding that modest prices can bring hesitant buyers back.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Independent 20th Century, the Mise en Abyme of Art Fairs' by @valentinadl.bsky.social for @hyperallergic.com. Di Liscia praises the fair for spotlighting overlooked artists while critiquing its role in the art world’s growing commercialization and institutional convergence.
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Independent 20th Century, the Mise en Abyme of Art Fairs
Despite the mind-boggling amount of spectacular works on view, I was reminded at each turn that the Breuer Building has been turned into an art mall.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'An Unequal Artist Legacy Field Defines Who Gets to Be Remembered' by Anna Lee for @hyperallergic.com. A report by Joan Mitchell Foundation highlights systemic inequities in artist legacy work, particularly for underrepresented artists
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An Unequal Artist Legacy Field Defines Who Gets to Be Remembered
A new report from the Joan Mitchell Foundation highlights deep structural issues affecting legacy work across the arts.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is BBC art dealing game show reveals ‘crisis of commodification’ facing galleries by Scott Reyburn for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social.
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BBC art dealing game show reveals 'crisis of commodification' facing galleries
What is the future for the art market when monetary value trumps aesthetic value?
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is '‘Poor Management’ Is Driving Workers from US Art Museums' by Imogen Lees for @ocula.com. A new study finds that poor management, low pay, and burnout are driving workers to leave U.S. art museums.
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‘Poor Management’ Is Driving Workers from US Art Museums
A new study of almost 700 former art museum workers suggests that a lack of communication and accountability at board and director level is a key factor in staff departures, alongside low pay and burn...
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Comment | Why museums should tread carefully with audio and video in exhibition spaces' by @johnpaulstonard.com for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social.
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Comment | Why museums should tread carefully with audio and video in exhibition spaces
Cultural institutions must avoid falling into the trap of treating art as a visitor attraction
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Time Magazine Publishes its First Art 100 List, Featuring Artists, Museum Leaders, Dealers and More—See Who Made the Cut' by @brianboucher.bsky.social for @artnews.com.web.brid.gy.
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Time Magazine Publishes its First Art 100 List, Featuring Artists, Museum Leaders, Dealers and More—See Who Made the Cut
Time Magazine has published its first Art 100 list, featuring artists, museum directors, dealers, collectors, curators, and more.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Are Fairs and Museums Getting Too Cozy?' by Sonia Manalili and @reallifemaggie.bsky.social for @artnet.bsky.social. Examining the growing trend of art fairs facilitating museum acquisitions and the potential impact on curatorial independence.
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Are Fairs and Museums Getting Too Cozy? | Artnet News
Art fair museum prizes multiply, Bonhams tests artist resale royalties model, and Christie's London's biggest-ever single-owner sale.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Fair-Brokered Museum Prizes Are Multiplying. Here’s Why' by @reallifemaggie.bsky.social for @artnet.bsky.social. Carrigan argues that museum acquisition prizes at art fairs benefit both sides but raise concerns about the commercialization of curatorial decisions.
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Fair-Brokered Museum Prizes Are Multiplying. Here's Why | Artnet News
There's been a recent uptick in museum-acquisition prizes at art fairs, including Armory Show's new PAMM and Bronx Museum funds.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Less Is More: Inside the Art World’s New Season of Recalibration' by Katya Kazakina for @artnet.bsky.social.
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Less Is More: Inside the Art World’s New Season of Recalibration | Artnet News
As the fall art season begins, galleries are cutting fairs and costs while collectors scrutinize prices, looking beyond the next hot young artist.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Why a New Generation of Collectors Is Chasing 20th-Century Modernism' by Jussi Pylkkänen for @artnet.bsky.social.
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Why a New Generation of Collectors Is Chasing 20th-Century Modernism | Artnet News
Buyers are betting on 20th-century Modernism this fall as major masterpieces head to auction in London and New York.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Art Historicism and the Remaking of the Present' by Jason Rosenfeld for The Brooklyn Rail. Rosenfeld explores how contemporary artists are using art history to reshape the present and create deeper connections in an era flooded with imagery.
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Art Historicism and the Remaking of the Present | The Brooklyn Rail
With the recent return to figuration and ascendance of portraiture in contemporary painting, historical reference has returned as a viable method to convey authenticity and engage with tradition in an...
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'The art world’s billionaire problem is getting worse, research suggests' by Anny Shaw for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social. Rising wealth inequality is pushing the art market around ultra-wealthy buyers and trophy works, creating a more fragile ecosystem.
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The art world’s billionaire problem is getting worse, research suggests
A new paper links widening wealth inequality to the market’s growing reliance on ultra-rich collectors
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Gwangju’s city government apologises to China over Taiwan Pavilion naming' by @lisamovius.bsky.social for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social.
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Gwangju’s city government apologises to China over Taiwan Pavilion naming
Jeonnam Gwangju City has officially reiterated its support for the “One China Policy” after an exhibition at the Gwangju Biennale was named after the the autonomous island of Taiwan
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'What Is the Value of a Museum?' by Sonia Manalili and @reallifemaggie.bsky.social for @artnet.bsky.social. Whitechapel Gallery is rethinking how museums demonstrate their public value amid growing funding pressures.
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What Is the Value of a Museum? | Artnet News
Whitechapel Gallery director Gilane Tawadros explains why she hired economist Mariana Mazzucato as economist-in-residence.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'As New York Prices Artists Out, New Haven Is Drawing Them In' by Daniel Cassady for @artnews.com.web.brid.gy.
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As New York Prices Artists Out, New Haven Is Drawing Them In
Artists priced out of New York are finding affordable studios, institutions like NXTHVN, and a growing creative community in New Haven.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'What Happens to Seoul’s Art Market After the Hype?' by Payal Uttam for @artnews.com.web.brid.gy. Seoul’s art market is moving beyond its boom years into a more mature phase, with collectors becoming more discerning as the city’s cultural spaces evolve.
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What Happens to Seoul’s Art Market After the Hype?
A look at the state of the Korean art market ahead of the 2026 editions of Frieze Seoul and Kiaf.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Larry Gagosian Isn’t Losing Much Sleep Over the Great Wealth Transfer' by Daniel Cassady for @artnews.com.web.brid.gy. Larry Gagosian argues that a potential flood of inherited art could drive prices down, creating a buying opportunity for collectors.
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Larry Gagosian Isn’t Losing Much Sleep Over the Great Wealth Transfer
Larry Gagosian says the Great Wealth Transfer could create a buying opportunity as heirs sell inherited art. Here’s what it could mean for the market.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is Collector Amanda Precourt Skipped the Vanity Museum to Give Denver a Community Art Space by Elisa Carollo for the Observer.
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Collector Amanda Precourt Skipped the Vanity Museum to Give Denver a Community Art Space
She founded Cookie Factory, her 5,000-square-foot art space, as a privately funded nonprofit to avoid competing with local institutions like the Denver Art Museum and MCA Denver for donors.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is Collector Amanda Precourt Skipped the Vanity Museum to Give Denver a Community Art Space by Elisa Carollo for the Observer. Collector Amanda Precourt transformed an abandoned industrial building into the Cookie Factory. observer.com/2026/08/gall...
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Collector Amanda Precourt Skipped the Vanity Museum to Give Denver a Community Art Space
She founded Cookie Factory, her 5,000-square-foot art space, as a privately funded nonprofit to avoid competing with local institutions like the Denver Art Museum and MCA Denver for donors.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'When galleries go bust, artists and collectors can struggle to recover their works—here, legal experts offer advice' by Anna Brady for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social.
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When galleries go bust, artists and collectors can struggle to recover their works—here, legal experts offer advice
Without proper written agreements, consigners sometimes find themselves in a protracted and costly process
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'National Pavilions We Loved at the Venice Biennale' by @hrag.bsky.social and @arunadsouza.bsky.social for @hyperallergic.com. Critics highlight their favorite 2026 Venice Biennale national pavilions.
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National Pavilions We Loved at the Venice Biennale
As the punishing heat waves of this summer taper off, this might be the perfect time to visit the international exhibition.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'How to start an art collection' by Victoria Woodcock for @financialtimes.com. The art world is becoming more accessible as new platforms help first-time collectors discover emerging artists.
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How to start an art collection
Begin with your gut . . .  and other advice from the experts
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'State of the art: Is the gallery world on the brink of collapse or correction?' by Orlando Whitfield for Monocle. The art market is changing, but the shift could create a more sustainable and artist-focused gallery ecosystem.
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State of the art: Is the gallery world on the brink of collapse or correction?
The days of buyers schlepping to DIY art spaces on the outskirts of big cities might be over but there...
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Safeguarding Cultural Heritage Through the Largest Art and Collectibles Transfer in History' by Maeve Zimmerman for Observer.
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Safeguarding Cultural Heritage Through the Largest Art and Collectibles Transfer in History
Amidst the Great Wealth Transfer, assets of every kind, including art and collectibles, are changing hands. Private Client Select Insurance Services associate specialist of art services Maeve Zimme…
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'At the Venice Biennale, collateral exhibitions embrace the possibilities of digital art' by Sarp Kerem Yavuz for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social.
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At the Venice Biennale, collateral exhibitions embrace the possibilities of digital art
Both AI-generated art and digital art have had a tough time lately, but the 61st Venice Biennale offers the digitally-minded some work to feel good about
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Reasons to Have Faith in the Art World' by Kate Guadagnino for T Magazine. Five art world leaders share what continues to inspire optimism about the future of the arts.
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5 Artists Share What Makes Them Optimistic About the Art World
At a time when news can be dispiriting, we ask five creative people about what makes them optimistic — still — about their field.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Russia Has Damaged or Destroyed Over 4,500 Cultural Sites in Ukraine' by Anna Lee for @hyperallergic.com. Russian attacks have damaged or destroyed thousands of Ukraine’s cultural heritage sites and institutions.
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Russia Has Damaged or Destroyed Over 4,500 Cultural Sites in Ukraine
The National Art Museum of Ukraine and the Odesa National Fine Arts Museum are among the 141 museums and galleries affected.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Behind Every Museum Gift Is a Negotiation Both Sides Are Trying to Win' by Daniel Grant for Observer. Museum art donations often involve complex negotiations over donor control, recognition, and how works are displayed or managed.
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Behind Every Museum Gift Is a Negotiation Both Sides Are Trying to Win
What collectors are really bargaining for isn’t just the wall plaque but rather control over their own legacies.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'What the Art World Can Learn From Luxury’s Return to Intimacy and Cultural Depth' by Elisa Carollo for Observer. Both luxury and art are shifting from scale toward personalization and meaningful human connection.
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What the Art World Can Learn From Luxury’s Return to Intimacy and Cultural Depth
The empire-building model that prioritized constant expansion over human connection hasn’t yielded the expected returns in either market.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'White Cube Loses Three Star Directors in New York' by Katya Kazakina for @artnet.bsky.social. Three senior directors have left White Cube amid ongoing leadership changes across the blue-chip gallery sector.
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White Cube Loses Three Star Directors in New York | Artnet News
Three senior White Cube directors have parted ways with the gallery amid a wave of changes across New York’s blue-chip gallery landscape.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Why Museums Are Teaming Up to Buy Art' by Jo Lawson-Tancred for @artnet.bsky.social. Museums are increasingly sharing acquisitions to cut costs, increase collaboration, and broaden public access to art.
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Why Museums Are Teaming Up to Buy Art | Artnet News
Museums are increasingly joining forces to acquire art, splitting costs and expertise in a shift away from decades of competitive collecting.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Boomers Are Leaving Behind More Art Than Anyone Wants' by @felixsalmon.com for @bloomberg.com. The coming generational wealth transfer could leave millions of artworks without buyers, institutional homes, or long-term caretakers.
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Boomers Are Leaving Behind More Art Than Anyone Wants
Nearly $1 trillion of art is expected to change hands in the coming decade. There won’t be enough buyers or museums to absorb it all.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'A Collector’s Guide to Freeports: Capital Efficiency, Tax Timing and Strategic Anonymity' by Daniel Grant for Observer. Grant sheds light on the concept of freeports and their use by the art world.
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A Collector’s Guide to Freeports: Capital Efficiency, Tax Timing and Strategic Anonymity
“Savvy art buyers can take advantage of the benefits,” one lawyer told Observer, “but care must be taken to avoid blurring the distinction between legal tax avoidance and illegal tax ev…
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'U.K. Museums Association Unites With American Alliance of Museums Against Trump' by by The Editors of @artforum.com. International institutions condemn the Trump Administration’s efforts to politicize American museums.
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U.K. Museums Association Unites With American Alliance of Museums Against Trump
The U.K. Museums association has republished a statement from the American Alliance of Museums condemning Trump's attacks on the Smithsonian
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Arts groups in US cities that increased culture funding during Covid have rebounded more quickly: report' by Daniel Grant for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social.
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Arts groups in US cities that increased culture funding during Covid have rebounded more quickly: report
While municipal funding covered a modest share of organisations’ expenses, it had an outsized impact in cities that increased their cultural support, a new study from DataArts shows
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'The 30 Best Art Museums' in the US by The Editors of @artnews.com.web.brid.gy. The editors of ARTnews share a list of the best museums in the US based on their permanent collections, temporary exhibition programs and the grandeur of their architecture.
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The 30 Best Art Museums in the US
A look at the 30 best art museums in the US, as selected by the editors of ARTnews and Art in America.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick: The Smithsonian Is Not the President’s Museum by Ed Simon for Hyperallergic. Arguing that political interference in public museums threatens their role as independent institutions dedicated to scholarship, historical truth, & the public good. hyperallergic.com/the-smithson...
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The Smithsonian Is Not the President's Museum
The Trump administration’s latest order marks an unprecedented effort to subordinate one of America's foremost public institutions to partisan power.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'The End of Research' by @michelle-sc.bsky.social for @artreview.bsky.social. Arguing that turning research into online content is weakening rigor and spreading misinformation into cultural institutions.
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The End of Research
Bad, regurgitated and even plagiarised information is pouring out of the internet and backwashing into institutional spaces
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Observer’s 2026 August Art Fair Calendar' by Christa Terry for Observer. A roundup of the end-of-summer art fairs.
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Observer’s 2026 August Art Fair Calendar
Here’s (almost) everything happening on the art fair circuit this August.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'If Dealers Want to Sell an Artwork to a Museum, They May Have to Find the Buyer Themselves' by @brianboucher.bsky.social for @artnews.com.web.brid.gy.
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If Dealers Want to Sell an Artwork to a Museum, They May Have to Find the Buyer Themselves
Curators sometimes press dealers into service finding collectors who will support their acquiring an artwork for the institution's collection.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Comment | How much can one artist take from another before it is copyright infringement?' by Alexander Herman for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social.
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Comment | How much can one artist take from another before it is copyright infringement?
An EU court's decision in a case relating to the sampling of a Kraftwerk track will have implications across the arts
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'New Bill Aims to Protect Publicly Commissioned Art in Federal Buildings' by The Editors of @artforum.com. A new bill would require the GSA to identify and protect federally commissioned public art when federal buildings are sold or demolished.
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New Bill Aims to Protect Publicly Commissioned Art in Federal Buildings
A recently proposed bill hopes to save publicly commissioned artworks from disposal through a review process
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is How Artists Are Using A.I. and Where They Are Drawing the Line by Elisa Carollo for Observer. Elisa Carollo explores how contemporary artists are embracing A.I. as a tool while keeping boundaries around its role in creative authorship. observer.com/2026/07/feat...
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How Artists Are Using A.I. and Where They Are Drawing the Line
As debates around authorship, labor and creativity rage on, a growing number of artists are integrating artificial intelligence into their practices—not as a replacement for artistic vision, but as…
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'The End of the Mega Gallery' by Adam Lindemann for @artnet.bsky.social. Adam Lindemann argues that mega galleries remain resilient, while smaller galleries face the real challenges.
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The End of the Mega Gallery | Artnet News
Pace's restructuring sparked debate over the future of mega galleries. But are the industry's biggest players really in trouble?
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Museums Should Look to the Art Market for Talent' by Adam Levine and Rachel Johnston for @artnet.bsky.social. Experts argue museums should recruit more talent from the commercial art world to strengthen leadership and drive innovation.
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Museums Should Look to the Art Market for Talent | Artnet News
Researchers argue museums could recruit more commercial sector talent to meet shifting institutional demands.
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Christie’s and Sotheby’s 2026 half year results: trophy lots and luxury goods fuel rebound' by Anna Brady for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social. Christie’s and Sotheby’s report strong sales for the first half of 2026.
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Christie’s and Sotheby’s 2026 half year results: trophy lots and luxury goods fuel rebound
Private sales and flexible financing arrangements are also helping the businesses shore up their bottom lines
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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'UNESCO’s A.I. Report Considers How Technology Can Serve Culture' by Elisa Carollo for Observer. UNESCO says AI can benefit culture, but only with the proper safeguards.
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UNESCO’s A.I. Report Considers How Technology Can Serve Culture
The organization’s investigation into A.I. and culture frames artificially intelligent technologies as both an opportunity and a threat.
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