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Meet Jolly Bear, the first in a series of four editions by sillyshilli that we’re launching in 2021, curated by drxromanelli See more details on avantarteinsiders and DM us there for more info. #alakeshilling

A 1982 Basquiat sold for $41.8 million at Christie's Hong Kong, setting a new record for a work of Western art in Asia: https://t.co/lktwQ5lhpv https://t.co/ax4M8lRAsj

This is the stuff of legends! ✨ Vivid and fantastical scenes from Greek mythology and Aesop’s Fables decorate this 17th-century Italian cabinet. Can you identify any of these classic scenes? Hop over to the #MetCollection for a closer look: https://t.co/g58enk53AA https://t.co/AxIHri1ZlZ

The Wound: JR’s new anamorphic artwork appears to carve out the facade of Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi https://t.co/zBmE1aEhK4 https://t.co/HQ6FZzp4th

At an auction in Dubai, a 17,000-square-foot canvas by Sacha Jafri—the world's largest painting—sold for $62 million https://t.co/c5KihSI8zW

The curator and the case of the forged gem—how our antiquities curator sleuthed out the truth about the Getty Gnaios https://t.co/CZnJJal1Ja

At 12,500 years old, the world's earliest known wooden statute is more than twice as old as Stonehenge: https://t.co/mBqRSSWV49 https://t.co/FEeGYmd2Dr

A dig in China yielded a trove of ancient artifacts, including a 3,000-year-old gold mask https://t.co/AdYCXaQBjh

South Korean artist Ilhwa Kim fashions mesmerizing sculptural “paintings” from tiny hand-rolled and dyed paper seeds. https://t.co/Tl4kbIDZKY

Masks were needed for basic protection, but have gradually been transformed into more complex objects with multiple functions: https://t.co/7deQj3Y7CO

LACMA's exhibition "NOT I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE - 20202 CE)" uses the art of ventriloquism as a backdrop for dialogues across our collections, focusing on the misdirection of voice, silence, and sounds. https://t.co/4mbSGzi4Uq

Hundreds of letters reveal that Vincent van Gogh's sister sold 17 of his works to pay for her mental health treatment: https://t.co/OcDwk6wbKt https://t.co/hrlkfiXKES

A wide coalition of artist and activist groups is planning a 10-week-long series of protests, actions, and community-led conversations targeting the leadership of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. https://t.co/CY2UCg5D6E

"I’m looking for something that’s essential to our lived experience—what it’s like to have a body, what it’s like to lose people that you love..." Read an interview with Rachel Rossin, who is included in @rhizomedotorg's exhibition "World on a Wire": https://t.co/272r2sg4cV 🌸 https://t.co/lm0gSawhDE

Comment | Expert in anti-money laundering laws Paige Mason shares her thoughts on the booming digital art and NFT marketplace—and what legal and regulatory questions we should look out for @GuidepostGlobal https://t.co/QzceL0OSS0