@KellyCrowWSJ

Kelly Crow is an award-winning staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal covering the wild & woolly art market. (Retweets≠endorsements.) [email protected]

 New York / Texas
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Joined December 2008
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III is retiring after more than a year of tension with President Trump over the way U.S. history is portrayed at the world’s largest museum and research complex.  @smithsonian wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar… via @WSJ

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch Steps Down Amid Strife With Trump

The first Black historian to lead the world’s largest museum and research complex says he’s retiring and will leave by year’s end. He and the Smithsonian’s exhibits have become a frequent target of...

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Police fear five works by Cândido Portinari stolen in the same heist have been resold on the black market. wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar… via @WSJ

8 Stolen Henri Matisse Prints Have Been Found

Police recovered artworks from the artist’s famed 1947 “Jazz” series, which were taken from a Brazilian library last year. Other pieces stolen in the heist remain missing.

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🦖Gus the T.Rex became the most expensive dinosaur ever sold at $50.1 million on Tuesday at @Sothebys. wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar… via @WSJ

The Most Expensive Dinosaur Just Sold for $50.1 Million

Gus the T.Rex, one of the largest and most complete fossils ever found, took three years to excavate

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After $5 million in jewels were stolen from the Lalique Museum in Wingen-sur-Moder, France, the museum and police are searching for thieves wielding sledgehammers. wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar… via @WSJ

Jewelry Thieves Strike Another French Museum

The Lalique Museum was robbed of $5 million in Art Nouveau jewelry.

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Check out nine must-see artworks inside the Obama Presidential Center. wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar… via @WSJ

The Must-See Artworks Inside the Obama Presidential Center

A shortlist of artworks handpicked by the former president now dot the 19.3-acre campus in Chicago.

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Two senators earmarked $85 million for the move to Houston—but safely shipping an 86-ton shuttle orbiter cross-country could prove a herculean feat. wsj.com/science/space-astron…

Texas and the Smithsonian Are Locked in a Custody Battle Over a Space Shuttle

Two senators earmarked $85 million for the move to Houston—but safely shipping an 86-ton shuttle orbiter cross-country could prove a herculean feat.

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Breaking! Guilty: Prosecutors had accused Daniel Sikkema of hiring a handyman to kill the famed dealer Brent Sikkema in his Brazilian vacation home. wsj.com/us-news/art-dealers-… via @WSJ

Art Dealer’s Estranged Husband Convicted in Murder-For-Hire Scheme

Prosecutors had accused Daniel Sikkema of hiring a handyman to kill the famed dealer Brent Sikkema in his Brazilian vacation home.

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Banksy’s “Girl With Balloon on Found Landscape, 2012” sold for $18 million, capping New York’s successful spring auctions. wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar… via @WSJ

Banksy’s Market Passes Its First Big Test Since His Identity Reveal

“Girl With Balloon on Found Landscape” sold for $18 million at a Manhattan auction, signaling renewed demand for the once-anonymous street artist.

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A $1 billion night for @Christiesinc, led by a $181.2 million Pollock and $108 million Brancusi. Read my take from the saleroom floor! wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar…

A Monumental Pollock and a Miniature Brancusi Each Sell for Over $100 Million

A blockbuster Newhouse estate sale signaled renewed confidence at the top of the art market, with works by abstract painter and sculptor leading a night of records for Mark Rothko and more.

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An abstract painting by Mark Rothko sold for $85.8 million on Thursday, a solid kickoff to what’s poised to be ebullient spring auctions in New York.  wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar… via @WSJ

A Banker Bought This Rothko for $6.7 Million. He Just Sold It for $85.8 Million

The sale of ‘Brown and Blacks in Reds’ helped kick off New York’s spring auctions, where renewed confidence in art values is expected to drive at least $1.7 billion in sales.

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Based in Tehran, rising sculptor @Aref_Montazeri is doing whatever he can to keep his fragile life’s work intact, knowing it is caught between conflict and shaky cease-fire. wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar… via @WSJ

War Threatens a Rising Iranian Sculptor’s Breakthrough

In Tehran, artist Aref Montazeri faces postponed shows and scarce supplies as conflict grinds on.

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Art agencies have already identified some devastating damages in Iran, Lebanon and Israel, including Tehran’s Golestan Palace, which is comparable to Versailles. wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar… via @WSJ

Why It’s So Hard to Protect Cultural Artifacts From the War in Iran

Drones, airstrikes and targeted missiles are damaging historic sites and art once deemed off-limits during wartime. “We’re losing the memory and achievements that unite us,” said a Unesco director.

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.@Christiesinc has landed the $65 million estate of famed dealer Marian Goodman, led by seven Gerhard Richter works. wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar… via @WSJ

At 94, Gerhard Richter Is About to Give the Art Market a Massive Stress Test

Christie’s to ask $65 million for the estate of famed dealer Marian Goodman

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The art world’s reaction to Banksy’s identity being revealed? Go ahead and be known. The revelation could actually give his sales a much-needed boost. wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar… via @WSJ

Banksy’s Identity Has Been Revealed. Expect His Art to Sell for a Lot More.

Anonymity helped the street artist move unchecked but made some collectors wary; ”I feel more comfortable knowing who he is,” says collector Peter Brant.

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Gave you a mention in this one, @beeple
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The prankster art group @mschf say they are “all rooting” for the cow named Angus to be saved by its shareholders. Two days to go. What do you think? wsj.com/arts-culture/angus-t… via @WSJ

Investors Will Decide If Angus the Cow Lives or Dies

The prankster art group MSCHF sold off stakes in a young bull named Angus thinking owners might keep him from becoming beef, but the final cow-ntdown is looking grim.

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The prankster art group MSCHF say they are “all rooting” for the cow named Angus to be saved by its shareholders. They only have 2 days, though. wsj.com/arts-culture/angus-t… via @WSJ

Investors Will Decide If Angus the Cow Lives or Dies

The prankster art group MSCHF sold off stakes in a young bull named Angus thinking owners might keep him from becoming beef, but the final cow-ntdown is looking grim.

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The head of @MuseeLouvre stepped down, after the leadership of the world’s most visited museum faced pressure in recent weeks over staff strikes, maintenance problems and security weaknesses wsj.com/world/europe/louvre-… via @WSJ

Louvre Chief Steps Down After Criticism Over Security, Staffing

Laurence des Cars said she no longer felt able to carry out her duties because of a lack of clarity over priorities.

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The newly rediscovered Michelangelo drawing of a foot sold for $27.2 million, the most for any work by the Renaissance master. wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar… via @WSJ

A Michelangelo Drawing Just Sold for $27.2 Million—Over 13 Times Its Asking Price

The Renaissance master earned a record sum with this sketch of a foot linked to the Sistine Chapel.

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The $17.9 million Rembrandt drawing is only 4.5-inches tall, but its rarity paid off at @Sothebys. wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-ar… via @WSJ

A Tiny Rembrandt Drawing Sells for $17.9 Million

The Dutch master’s sketch of a lion—the last still in private hands—now ranks as one of the priciest drawings ever sold at auction.

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