ART + AUCTIONS

Meet the Next Generation of Antique and Vintage Dealers
Young design aficionados know that old things are new again—and these upstarts are shaping the trade’s future


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For Jaipur Living’s Weavers, Manchaha Is a Chance to Let Their Imaginations Run Free
The rug collection reflects the company’s mission to empower a historically suppressed workforce—and celebrate their creative gifts

Life Goals
How 15 Black Collectors Are Changing the Art World, Starting at Home
Aurora James, Carmelo Anthony, CCH Pounder, and others share the importance of investing in Black creatives

Life Imitates Art
How the Whitney Museum Brought Alvin Ailey’s Legacy to Life
Curator Adrienne Edwards pulls the curtain back on honoring the world-renowned, iconic choreographer through “Edges of Ailey”

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19 Real Locations That Inspired Famous Paintings
From Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night Over the Rhône to Pablo Picasso’s Au Lapin Agile
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The World’s Smallest Sculptures Fit in the Eye of a Needle
Artist Willard Wiggins got his start making tiny homes for ants in his backyard
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Art + Auctions
Van Cleef & Arpels’s Impressionist Garden Display Ushers in Spring on NYC’s Fifth Avenue
For the third consecutive year, the jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels creates an uptown art installation

Art + Auctions
Celebrity Estate Sales and Auctions: 6 People Share Their Most Memorable Shopping Experiences
From the estates of Joan Didion and Truman Capote to finds that once belonged to Patrick Swayze and Busy Philipps

Art + Auctions
The Narrowest House in the World Sits in a Public Park in France
A visit to the cramped and unsettling Narrow House by Erwin Wurm

Art + Auctions
Lost Art Deco Treasures From the Empire State Building Rediscovered
Winold Reiss’s murals were presumed destroyed when the building was redone in the 1960s

Art + Auctions
Princess Diana’s Personally Designed Jewelry Is Heading to Auction
The People’s Princess wore the gems out during one of her last public appearances

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A Jackson Pollock Painting Worth $54 Million Was Just Discovered in a Police Raid
The artwork represents a previously unknown addition to the small body of work Pollock left behind following his death in 1956
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11 Rare Artworks Were Stolen From a Historic Palace
The robbery happened just two weeks after the institution increased security following a previous break-in attempt

Art + Auctions
How This Designer Is Using Black Hair to Inspire the Architecture World
Felecia Davis is driving a conversation about Blackness, identity, and design through the Hair Salon project

Auctions
Twitter Auction: An Authentic Twitter Bird Statue Could Be Yours—For $21,000
After the tech company launched a 27-hour blitz sale, bidders flocked to the—unique—corporate decor

Art
A Major World Record Was Set at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and It’s Not What You Would Think
Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn scores with a major World Cup commission, a sculpture that’s as beautiful as it is forward-thinking

Auctions
These 12 Frank Lloyd Wright Designs Have Never Been Sold—Until Now
On December 9th, Wright fans will get the opportunity to bid on rare drawings and furniture through a special auction at Christie’s

Art + Auctions
In 2020, This Drawing Was Worth $200—Now It’s Worth $1.44 Million
One art dealer’s meticulous digging led him to discover an extremely undervalued original Jan Lievens drawing

Fashion
An Immersive Tribute to Hermès’s Craftsmanship Pops Up Stateside
Currently on view in Detroit, “Hermès in the Making” is set to travel to Austin later this year

Art + Auctions
FBI Investigates Whether These 25 Works by Jean-Micheal Basquiat Are Fake
A series of recently-unearthed Basquiat's are the star of an show at the Orlando Museum of Art—but an FBI subpoena and expert skepticism suggests things may not be as they seem