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Ginsburg's tea set, coat, other items raise $800K for opera

An online auction of 150 of items owned by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg raised $803,650 for Washington National Opera

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Reframed: The Woman in the Window review – all eyes on her indoors

From Phoenicia to lockdown Britain, this ingenious show exploring the age-old motif of the woman in the window makes you re-evaluate the very act of looking

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022

Warhol Monroe Portrait Set to Smash Records at New York Sales

An Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe worth an estimated $200 million headlines this month's spring sales in New York that collectors say are among the most anticipated ever. Christie's expects Warhol's 1964 "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" to become the priciest 20th century artwork when the auction house puts it…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 7, 2022

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s art collection and personal items up for auction

Among the late supreme court justice’s items up for sale are a mink coat, ceramics by Picasso and sculptures by Glenna Goodacre

The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2022

This Smaller Spotify Rival Looks To Go Public Via €1.05B SPAC Merger

Spotify Technology SA's (NYSE:SPOT) smaller French rival Deezer looks to go public via a SPAC merger backed by billionaire Francois Pinault's investment group and investment banker Matthieu Pigasse, the Financial Times reports. Deezer merged with I2PO, a Paris-listed special purpose acquisition company. The SPAC raised €135 million in the form of Private Investment in Public Equity…

Benzinga · Apr 19, 2022

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s art, fur coat, awards in auction to benefit opera

Some 150 items from Ginsburg’s office and home at the Watergate are available in an online auction to benefit opera in Washington.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 13, 2022

First Thing: Biden accuses Putin of genocide in Ukraine

US president says Russian leader ‘trying to wipe out the idea of even being Ukrainian’. Plus, the first youth-led climate case to go to trial

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022

Yours for $200m: why Warhol is now worth more than Picasso

One of his portraits of Marilyn Monroe is expected to shatter records at auction next month. But was Andy Warhol just an ‘affectless hero’ of the media age? Or was he the greatest and most profound artist of his era?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022

A once-in-a-lifetime look at Raphael plus Japanese creativity at Buckingham Palace – the week in art

A Raphael exhibition to convince sceptics, NY minimalist Rosemarie Castoro, spectacular colour from Sheila Hicks and Japanese art with a royal flavour – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2022

First Thing: Zelenskiy says Russia will see new sanctions as ‘permission to attack’

Ukraine says western sanctions are ‘not enough’ amid warnings of fresh offensive. Plus, House votes two Trump advisers in contempt of Congress

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2022