Auction houses post huge half-year gains, ICOM revises ethics code, 59 looted antiquities returned, and more art industry news. Plus, artists Mickalene Thomas and David Salle are both facing legal action in separate copyright suits. Our weekly news roundup is an extension of Paint Drippings, which drops first in The Back Room, a lively recap funneling only the.
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Auction houses post huge half-year gains, ICOM revises ethics code, 59 looted antiquities returned, and more art industry news. Plus, artists Mickalene Thomas and David Salle are both facing legal action in separate copyright suits. Our weekly news roundup is an extension of Paint Drippings, which drops first in The Back Room, a lively recap funneling only the.
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