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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Wednesday, January 28, 2015

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Thieves Crash SUV Into SF Museum in Gold Heist

Three masked men drove a SUV through the glass front of the Wells Fargo History Museum in San Francisco and stole a handful of historic gold nuggets early on Tuesday morning.

19th century Royal Worcester urchin and dolphin compotes that sold for an impressive $10,115 setting an new auction record for this form.

Ceramics Shine in Clars' Initial Offering of Works from Richard Mellon Scaife Estate

On January 17 and 18, 2015, Clars Auction Gallery brought to market the first offering of the expansive collection of Majolica, porcelains, and antique furnishings from the estate of ...

Man with Knives Shot Outside Groninger Museum

A man swinging meat cleavers at pedestrians outside a Dutch museum was shot and killed by police on Sunday.

Smithsonian Considers Joining New Cultural Quarter in London

The Smithsonian announced Tuesday that it is exploring the possibility of opening an exhibition space in London at the new cultural complex being developed at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic ...

Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977). Shantavia Beale II, 2012. Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.9 cm). Collection of Ana and Lenny Gravier, courtesy Sean Kelly, New York. © Kehinde Wiley. (Photo: Jason Wyche)

Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic

The works presented in Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic raise questions about race, gender, and the politics of ...

Emirates Fine Arts Society Exhibition - 1981.

Shiekha Hoor Curates United Arab Emirates' Pavilion at Venice Biennale

Drawing upon extensive historical research, Sheikha Hoor bint Sultan Al Qasimi, curator for the National Pavilion United Arab Emirates (UAE) la Biennale di Venezia and President and ...

Andy Warhol, Flash – November 22, 1963, 1968. Screen print, sheet: 21 in. x 21 in. Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. 2013.73

Warhol @ Wellesley

This exhibition explores the rich holdings of artwork—some iconic and others lesser known —by Andy Warhol (1928–1987) ...