Third Place? In Auction World, Phillips Is Making Strides
The house that once trailed behind Sotheby’s and Christie’s is now primed to compete with them, hiring their experts and offering more guarantees at sales.
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CreditÁngel Franco/The New York Times Can You Hear Agnes Martin’s Serenity in John Zorn’s Frenzied Music?
She made paintings of serene subtlety. He is known for his explosive music. Martin, the artist, inspired Mr. Zorn, the composer, and now their work will be paired.
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CreditBenjamin Norman for The New York Times Artists Lay Their Fears at Ivanka Trump’s Door
Well-known artists staged an orderly protest outside the Puck Building, where Ivanka Trump resides, expressing objections to her father’s policies.
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Credit Sotheby’s Tries to Block Suit Over a Leonardo Sold and Resold at a Big Markup
The auction house has become entangled in a dispute between a Swiss art dealer and a billionaire Russian collector.
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Credit 2016 Holiday Gift Guide
Present ideas, from technology to home goods, to make shopping easy this season.
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CreditGordon Welters for The New York Times Taking a Selfie in Berlin, With a 3-Ton Camera
Using complex and proprietary optics, the Imago camera creates life-size portraits directly on photo paper. A second Imago is in the works for Beijing.
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CreditJake Naughton for The New York Times Art for the Holidays: A New York Visitors’ Guide
You want art? We have some.
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CreditIngo Wagner/European Pressphoto Agency David Hamilton, Photographer Known for Nude Images of Girls, Dies at 83
Mr. Hamilton, whose soft dreamy style defined his photographs fashion and advertising assignments in the 1960s, was the target of rape allegations.
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CreditFriso Spoelstra/Waterstudio.nl A Dutch Architect Offshores the Future of Housing
Koen Olthuis has built more than 200 floating homes and offices, and says the concept is a solution to rising sea levels.
