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Thin Red Line for Russian Artists and Stop-Gap Policy for Museums Elena Rubinova writes of internal and external censorship, as Russophobia, sanctions and a "cancel culture" sweep the Russian art scene.

What Sold at New York Art Week 2022 The inaugural edition of the citywide collaboration, rooted in four art fairs, was laid back in both pace and sales at NADA, TEFAF, Future, and Independent.

For now, the once glitzy V-A-C will serve as a startling reminder of how the war changed Moscow overnight, as its former staff continue to grapple with the demise of the ambitious art project that was meant to bring Russia closer to the west.

Empty galleries and fleeing artists: Russia’s cultural uncoupling from the west GES-2 was meant to be Moscow’s answer to Tate Modern, but the invasion of Ukraine has cast a pall over the project

Ukrainian government sells NFTs combining art and tweets to fund army The drop comes from the Meta History Museum of War, the official collection of Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation

Fascinating though not unusual. The complex combination of contemporary fame, radical changes in style, and strong market demand for easily understandable aesthetic shorthands have led many great artists to even retrospectively reject their early work. A major British artist who fits this description is the late Lucian Freud

Lucian Freud’s Long-Overlooked Early Works Are Poised for Resurgence Lucian Freud’s monumental n**e portraits fetch tens of millions of dollars, but his early output and works on paper are relatively undervalued.

This will hurt both the art market and the collectors. Bonhams is joining Sotheby’s and Christie’s in canceling its upcoming sales of Russian art in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The auction houses are also employing more rigorous buyers’ checks to ensure compliance with the West’s sanctions against wealthy Russians who have close ties with Putin.

Bonhams, Sotheby's, and Christie's Have All Cancelled Their Upcoming Russian Art Auctions The newly sanctioned Russian individuals and entities are banned from trading with all major auction houses.

Including presentations from traditional gallery models that are leading the way in this rapidly developing space, to a selection of the most cutting-edge platforms and digitally native collectives, Art Dubai Digital will give visitors a 360-degree overview of how artists are using these technologies in their practice.

A wide variety of presentations will be displayed, from solo displays and immersive environments by the leading practitioners in this space, to the latest, newly minted NFTs.

Art Dubai Digital: 5 Works Not To Miss Art Dubai Digital (Art Dubai’s newest gallery section) will feature a curated selection of 17 international galleries and platforms from all over the w

Calls for blanket boycotts lack understanding of the realities of art in Russia.

Russians Live in a Police State. Don’t Write Off Its Art Professionals for Failing to Exercise Freedoms They Don’t Have | Artnet News Anton Svyatsky looks at how calls for cultural boycott of Russian artists might isolate critics of the Russian state fragile support networks.