The Art World This Week: Lina Ghotmeh to Design Venice Pavilion, Guggenheim Fellowships Announced, Art Collector Elaine Wynn Dies at 82, and More
Everything you need to know about the most important headlines from the world of art in the last seven days
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Apr 17, 2025
Lina Ghotmeh. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Mussklprozz
Architect Lina ghotmeh Chosen to Design Qatar’s Permanent Venice Pavilion
The French Lebanese architect will design the third new structure in the Venice Biennale Giardini in 50 years.
Artists Including Theaster Gates, Miranda July and Martine Gutierrez Receive Guggenheim Fellowships
Around 50 artists working across disciplines including photography, video, sculpture, painting and installation received the coveted fellowships.
Elaine Wynn, LACMA Co-chair, Art Collector and Wynn Resorts Co-founder, Dies at 82
Elaine Wynn, the co-founder of Mirage Resorts and Wynn Resorts, billionaire philanthropist and art collector, has died.
Faith Ringgold’s Estate is Now Represented by Jack Shainman Gallery
The New York-based Jack Shainman Gallery revealed Wednesday (16 April) that it will represent the estate of Faith Ringgold.
Monet Landscape Could Fetch Over $30 Million at Auction
“This is one that is quite transporting, both for the coloration and also the scale,” said a Christie’s expert.
Art Dubai Opens With Its Own Pace: A Fair That’s ‘Not About Fighting to Win the Waiting List’
Art Dubai opened to VIPs on Wednesday with all the familiar trappings of a global art fair—VIPs in sunglasses, polished presentations, branded lanyards, and an ocean of champagne.
Hidden Portrait Found Beneath Joan Miró Painting
Researchers discovered the likeness of the artist’s mother beneath the cobalt blue brushstrokes of a painting completed in 1927.
Sotheby’s to Sell Abstract, Expressionist, and Late-19th Century Masterpieces from the Weinberg Collection in May
Sotheby’s is selling several works from the estate of late Swiss collectors Rolf and Margit Weinberg in New York this spring.
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