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Books
Art Basel Opens to Safe Sales and Fears of a Weaker Market
At the prestigious fair, doing business at what one mega-dealer calls a “more human pace” can just mean “slower” for smaller galleries.
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Newyork
Sanford L. Smith, Creator of Prestigious Art Fairs, Dies at 84
Over four decades, he produced more than 150 events. Some dealers reported selling more in a weekend at a Smith fair than in a year in their galleries.
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Books
Spring Art Fairs Kick Off for Buyers and Browsers Alike
With Frieze comes a buffet of art in New York City, whether you’re looking for blue-chip galleries or emerging artists.
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Books
Art in Multiples, Back at the Armory
The Print Fair returns to Park Avenue, with a critic’s advice on connoisseurship, and where the buys are.
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News
A Deep-Fried Pho Sparks Scandal at the State Fair of Texas
On a recent afternoon at the State Fair of Texas, in Dallas, Tori Valdez and Jordan Johnson moved through the crowd to join nearly two dozen customers lined up at the Eat Crispies concession booth. Nearby, gleeful screams emanated from a ride shaped ...
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US
Not a Beast but a Buddy: Love for the Llama at a New England Fair
ACROSS THE COUNTRY Not a Beast but a Buddy: Love for the Llama at a New England Fair To owners in the Northeast, the animals can put on quite a show — and do a lot more. Llamas and their handlers at the Eastern States Exposition, better known as the ...
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Books
Frankfurt Book Fair Cancels Award Ceremony for Palestinian Author
Organizers cited the Israel-Hamas war as the reason for stepping back from honoring a novel about the 1949 murder of a Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers.
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Books
At 20, Frieze London Is a Different Fair for a Changed City
The event has become unashamedly commercial, and the quirky moments that defined earlier editions have gone.
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Books
The Art World Redefines Ownership
Seizures of looted art have made potential buyers and sellers of antiquities apprehensive, and even reluctant.
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Books
Art Fair Visitor Breaks a Jeff Koons Balloon Dog Sculpture
A woman accidentally knocked over a bright blue dog sculpture at Art Wynwood in Miami, causing the $42,000 artwork to shatter, witnesses said.