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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Architect Ma Yansong at the World Economic Forum 2013.

George Lucas Names Architects for His Chicago Museum
Chicago Tribune - July 29th, 2014 00:00

Billionaire filmmaker George Lucas made a surprise announcement Tuesday, naming a team of avant-garde architects for his future museum in Chicago.

Met Museum President Rafferty to Retire in Spring 2015
ArtfixDaily Staff - July 29th, 2014 22:25

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's first woman president, Emily Kernan Rafferty, announced Tuesday her decision to retire in the spring of 2015.

Tracey Emin's My Bed will go on loan to the Tate.

Tracey Emin's My Bed Heads to Tate on Lengthy Loan
BBC - July 29th, 2014 00:00

The unmade bed that became a key work of the 1990s Young British Artists (YBA) movement will go on loan to London's Tate. Artist Tracey Emin said she was in a depressed state...

A selection of items from the Estate of Celia Thaxter Hubbard

Grogan and Company to Sell Estate of Celia Thaxter Hubbard
Release Date: 29 July 2014
Dedham, MA: On Friday, August 1st, Grogan and Company will conduct an auction featuring a wide array of items from the Estate of Celia Thaxter Hubbard. The contents of her Cambridge and Brewster, Massachusetts homes include a vast collection of folk art, decorative arts, paintings, American ...

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