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Harlem: A New Renaissance discusses the rebirth of Harlem as a vibrant, mixed-race cultural hub led by institutions like the Studio Museum in Harlem and The Project, along with Columbia University and local artists; it mentions artists such as nari Ward, Janine Antoni, Marcel Odenbach, Lowery Sims, Bruce Ferguson, and Kira Lynn Harris in the context of community development and opportunities.
cesky.radio.cz
The Národní galerie in Prague is returning another part of the Waldes collection to the heirs of industrialist Jindřich Waldes. The collection, built between the two world wars, includes thousands of works by Czech artists, with many pieces by František Kupka; the heirs are set to receive a further portion of about five hundred graphics and drawings.
upi.com
The Winter Egg, one of a limited number of imperial Faberge eggs, sold at Christie’s for $9,579,500 to an unidentified private collector, setting a world record for a Faberge work. The sale was part of a larger auction of works from Carl Faberge and the Forbes collection, with the Forbes material totaling $5,927,476.
telegraph.co.uk
Baron Hans Heini Thyssen Bornemisza de Kaszon, who died in Spain aged 81, was one of Europe’s richest men and owner of a vast, eclectic art collection that grew from about 400 Old Masters to ~600 Old Masters and 900 modern works. He inherited from his father Heinrich Thyssen and pursued aggressive buying, financing, and loans to support access to his collection, often arguing governments should fund public access; his collection and the Villa Favorita on Lake Lugano played central roles in his life.