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On Wednesday morning at 11 a.m., the VIP line for Felix Art Fair extended from the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel’s Blossom Ballroom out onto Hollywood Boulevard. And, as is always the case with this fair, the line for the elevators to ascend to the 12th floor was equally lengthy. For this reason—unlike the other fairs taking place during LA Art Week—the opening half hour was relatively quiet for exhibitors, as collectors, advisers, curators, and critics trudged through lines to reach the exhibition floor. When I finally exited the elevator bank, I found myself in front of Amsterdam-based gallery Althuis Hofland Fine Arts, participating in Felix for the second time. “Last year went really well,” founder Jeanine Hofland told ARTnews , noting that they had shown a solo presentation of Masao Nakahara, who this year shares the room with Karel Dicker. Dicker’s intimate genre paintings in artist-made wood frames are especially charming. The gallery had pre-sold several works ahead of the fair, ...

The 2026 edition of Frieze LA kicked off yesterday with an invitation-only VIP day. The art fair, held in a tent on the grounds of the Santa Monica Airport, features about 100 exhibitors from around the world and runs through Mar. 1. ARTnews attended the opening, where dealers excitedly reported a “frenzy” of sales . But! Frieze LA is not just about the sales. This edition of Frieze (which also hosts fairs in New York, London, and Seoul) is an easy draw for celebrities, whether to the main fair, satellite fairs like the Felix Art Fair and the Butter Fine Art Fair (new on the scene and spotlighting local Black artists), or any number of fashionable parties. Take a look at some of the celebrities—among them Heated Rivalry ‘s François Arnaud, television host Bill Maher, and actor Orlando Bloom—who made their way around Los Angeles for Frieze Art Week.

Callum Harkin – big fantasy competition points last week and starts his first game for the Hurricanes on Saturday against the Fijian Drua. Photo: Caroline Lewis. By Kevin McCarthy I’m sure the Crusaders can’t wait to get their new stadium open – and they can say farewell to their temporary home, which then became a...

Rena Bransten, an art dealer whose gallery was a fixture of the San Francisco art scene for over 50 years, died Wednesday at the age of 92. Bransten died following a fall after a recent heart attack, her daughter, Trish, told the San Francisco Chronicle . Bransten’s eponymous gallery was founded in 1975 as the successor gallery to Quay Ceramics, which Bransten and Ruth Braunstein launched the year prior. Originally located in a 3,400-square-foot space in Union Square, the gallery became known for elevating artists from California, with a particular emphasis on women artists and artists of color. Among the most high-profile artists represented by Bransten over the years include filmmaker John Waters, photographer Dawoud Bey, conceptual artist Fred Wilson, poet and artist Lawrence Ferlinghetti, painter Hung Liu, and multidiscplinary artist Lava Thomas. The gallery was forced out of its long-time space in 2015, when a tech company offered triple the rent, according to San Francisco St...

The scheduled kick-offs of major club rugby competitions in Wellington (4 April), Manawatu (28 March), Hawke’s Bay (21 March) and Wairarapa-Bush and Horowhenua-Kapiti (both TBC) are in sight. All matches that have been collated below and ordered by date are assumed to be between ‘Premier [Senior A]’ squads unless stated, although many are Premier/Premier Reserve...

The chief operating officer of Atlanta’s High Museum of Art has resigned after an internal investigation found that approximately $600,000 was allegedly misappropriated over several years and the matter was referred to federal prosecutors, according to the  Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Brady Lum, who had served as COO since 2019, tendered his resignation on Dec. 9 amid the probe. On Tuesday, the board of the Woodruff Arts Center, which oversees the High, voted to refer the matter to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia for possible criminal prosecution, the newspaper reported. Woodruff Arts Center President and CEO Hala Moddelmog told the  AJC  that Lum allegedly misappropriated the funds over a period of three to four years. The organization believes he acted alone, she said. The Woodruff board approved Atlanta law firm King & Spalding to refer the case to federal authorities. The organization also retained the firm and an independent...