A staggering contemporary art lot from Forth Worth’s Bass House is expected to fetch $60 million.
Nine major works from the late Anne and Sid Bass’ Paul Rudolph-designed Fort Worth residence—by artists such as Rothko, Calder, and Stella—will headline Christie’s May evening sale with a combined estimate topping $60 million. The centerpiece is Rothko’s No. 4 (Two Dominants) [Orange, Plum, Black], valued around $35 million, which once hung in the home’s meticulously curated interiors designed to showcase each piece in harmony with its surroundings.
Mytheresa has been announced as Prada’s only global e-commerce stockist.
Mytheresa will become the exclusive global online retailer for Prada, expanding its distribution beyond Europe to include key markets across North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. The partnership deepens a nearly decade-long relationship and arrives just as Mytheresa prepares to absorb Yoox Net-a-Porter, itself a move that positions the company at the center of luxury e-commerce’s next phase.
The General Services Administration will sell off Marcel Breuer’s Robert C. Weaver Federal Building.
The General Services Administration plans to sell Marcel Breuer’s Robert C. Weaver Federal Building in Washington, D.C., following years of deferred maintenance and shifting political attitudes toward modernist architecture. With the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development preparing to vacate, the building’s future remains uncertain, though a 2023 adaptive reuse proposal hinted at possible preservation.
As Google’s monopoly lawsuit progresses, the company may have to sell Chrome.
The Justice Department has urged a federal judge to force Google to divest its Chrome browser, arguing that the company uses it to funnel users to its search engine and perpetuate its monopoly. The move marks the most aggressive remedy yet proposed in the ongoing antitrust case, as regulators push to curb Google’s influence before it extends its dominance into artificial intelligence.
The National Gallery of Art and DOGE are trying to establish the museum’s legal status.
The National Gallery of Art has entered discussions with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to clarify its legal classification amid shifting federal oversight. Though the museum operates independently of the Smithsonian, it relies on congressional funding and has begun rolling back diversity programs in response to new executive orders.
Today’s attractive distractions:
Kendrick Lamar sure isn’t crying in Chanel.
Even by the Bloomsbury Group’s louche standards, this painter was a “wild child.”
The art world remembers the late Pope Francis for his considerable arts and culture support.
As the demographics of curators shift, museums are broadening their horizons.
