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Pastures new. After splitting from Michael Werner Gallery, dealer Gordon Venet Klaassen revealed plans to relaunch under his own name while reshaping the gallery’s structure, art news the report said. After running Werner’s New York space for more than three decades, VeneKlasen will take over the location alongside the London gallery, both now known as Vinek Larson Gallery. Werner’s Los Angeles outpost, which opens in May 2024, will close so the gallery can focus on projects in New York and London. Two long-serving directors have been promoted to partners: Justin Bilbierwho oversees global operations, and Cady Robbinsleads the London gallery. VeneKlasen will continue to represent the artists he originally brought to Michael Werner, while gradually expanding the roster to include more concept-driven practices. The gallery will Art Basel Qatar and featured solo performances by Issy Woodand held the first exhibition of works at the same time Sigmar Polk In New York and London.
Stay away from the cold. this year’s winter show in manhattan park avenue armory An extraordinary rediscovery for art lovers: a rare 16th-century portrait Sofonisba Angisola, Art Network News Report. Angisola is considered one of the greatest female painters of the Renaissance. Canon regular portrait (1552) depicting a preacher with his hands raised over an open Bible, on display in the stall of a veteran Old Master dealer Robert Simon. The work was accidentally discovered in a private collection Durham, North Carolinapreviously experts thought it might be lost. Simon points out that the painting is one of fewer than 20 signed works by Angisola, which was previously known only through a black-and-white photograph. Frick Art Reference Library. 2024, Michael Cole of columbia universityWrote a monograph on the artist and gave lectures on recent discoveries in her work. Recognizing the significance of the painting they had inherited, the owners contacted Cole and ultimately decided to sell it through Simon in order to share it with a wider audience.
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A rare bronze relic cross was discovered during archaeological excavations at a church complex in the ancient city of Lystra in central Lystra. turkey. [Heritage Daily]
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Mixed signals. and Art Basel Qatar Set to start next week, financial timesof Melanie Gliss Looks at the promises and dangers for the arts world in the Middle East and Gulf. Gliss spoke unsparingly to dealers and analysts about the art world’s tendency to congregate in tax havens—Qatarthis United Arab Emiratesand Saudi Arabia No income tax on residents – as well as human rights and censorship issues in the area. As Gerlis notes, not everyone thinks the Bay Area is the next great art center. We’ll know more next week.
