The Artcestry journal
News and views from the global art world.
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Eleven artists from Africa and the African diaspora fill a Helsinki museum until 21 March 2027. Most are showing in Finland for the first time.
Photo: Suyash Dwivedi. Amos Rex outside 001 (2), 2019-08-21. Photograph. Wikimedia Commons, Own work (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0)
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Over 170 works by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham go on show at Tate St Ives from 24 October. The show follows her from Edinburgh to Cornwall.
Photo: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. Glacier Crystal, Grindelwald, 1950 © Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust. Tate, image from the cited coverage, used under fair dealing for reporting current events (Fair dealing, reporting current events)
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Tate bought two works at Frieze London and Frieze Masters. The Art Newspaper reports that a new £30,000 prize will bring Okiki Akinfe's painting to Abbot Hall.
Photo: Michaela Yearwood-Dan. Peace Unknown, 2026, glitter, glass beads, paper, ribbon, lustred earthenware and oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Boesky Gallery. Photo © Tate (Sonal Bakrania & Matt Greenwood). Tate, image from the cited coverage, used under fair dealing for reporting current events (Fair dealing, reporting current events)
A Paris flat is hosting a private art sale by Sotheby's from 19 to 24 October. Visits and lunch are booked by email.
Photo: Ali Sabbagh. Pavillon de Flore from the Tuileries Garden, Paris 5 November 2019, 2019-11-05. Photograph. Wikimedia Commons, Parisian Walk (Creative Commons CC0 1.0)
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Tarek Atoui's Hold fills the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern from 13 October 2026 to 11 April 2027. Entry is free, Tate says.
Photo: jacquemart. Tate Modern, Turbine Hall 2026-08-17, 2026-08-17. Photograph. Wikimedia Commons, https://www.flickr.com/photos/26602223@N00/55470506274/ (Creative Commons CC0 1.0)
A 1939 silk painting of five seated women by Vu Cao Dam sold at auction in Hong Kong for 28,960,000 Hong Kong dollars. No Vietnamese work has fetched more.
Photo: Vu Cao Dam. Conversation d'élégantes au jardin, 1939, ink and gouache on silk. Sotheby's, image from the cited coverage, used under fair dealing for reporting current events (Fair dealing, reporting current events)
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Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz gave Nigeria ownership of 512 works in 2022, with some to stay in Berlin on loan.
Photo: Plaque, 1500s–1600s. Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild. Copper alloy; overall: 45.7 x 38.1 cm (18 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.1. Comparable Cleveland plaque, not one of the objects transferred by Berlin. (Creative Commons CC0 1.0)
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Tate describes a work made from used bottle tops, shaped by hand into three huge hangings.
Photo: El Anatsui. Behind the Red Moon, 2023, installation view, Hyundai Commission, Tate Modern. Photo © Tate (Joe Humphrys), image from the cited coverage, used under fair dealing for criticism and review (Fair dealing, criticism and review)
The Cleveland Museum of Art lets you reuse its open access images without asking, including in things you sell.
Photo: Noah: The Eve of the Deluge, 1848. John Linnell (British, 1792–1882). Oil on canvas; framed: 168.5 x 242.5 x 9.5 cm (66 5/16 x 95 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.); unframed: 146 x 221 cm (57 1/2 x 87 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1972.119 (Creative Commons CC0 1.0)
Bonhams, Phillips and Sotheby's add a buyer's premium to the winning bid. Taxes can come on top as well, so the hammer price is not the full bill.
Photo: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), engraved by Charles Maurand (French, 1824–1904), printed by François Louis Schmied (Swiss, 1873–1941). Painting Enthusiasts at Auction House Bouillon, 1862, printed 1920. Wood engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1921.1481 (Creative Commons CC0 1.0)
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