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- Funding for Ballroom Security Shot Down by Senate Authority, Art Dubai Stages Scaled-Back Edition Delayed by War, and More: Morning Links for May 18, 2026 May 18, 2026Here's what we're reading this morning.Alex Greenberger
- TEFAF New York Opened to Crowded Aisles, Bullish Collectors, and Strong Booths May 15, 2026"People are coming out and when they’re seeing quality, they’re reveling in it,” said dealer Sean Kelly.Daniel Cassady
- A Rare Blue-Green Diamond Ring Sold for Over $17 M. At Christie’s Geneva May 15, 2026The diamond, known as Ocean Dream, had an estimate of about $9-12 million.Lmiller
- Catalonia Sues Aragón for €791,000 for Repayment Over Restitution of 56 Artworks May 15, 2026The figure is to recoup costs related to the value and upkeep of artworks from the Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena.Andy Battaglia
- More Than 100 Seattle Art Museum Workers Plan to Unionize May 15, 2026On Wednesday, more than 100 Seattle Art Museum employees announced plans to unionize, joining the nationwide labor movement.Tessa Solomon
- London’s Wellcome Collection to Transfer 2,000 Manuscripts to Jain Community, But They Will Stay in UK May 15, 2026The receiving institution will be the University of Birmingham’s Dharmanath Network in Jain Studies, which was founded in 2023.Maximilíano Durón
- Egypt Unearths a Hidden Cache of 3,500-Year-Old Coffins at Luxor’s Abu el-Naga May 15, 2026The announcement was made by Egypt’s The announcement was made by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.Anne Doran
- Megadealer Larry Gagosian Is the Subject of Unauthorized Documentary In the Works from Director Barry Avrich May 15, 2026It’s not the first look at the art world by the director, who also studied the forgery scandal that brought down Knoedler gallery.Brian Boucher
- Trump’s Planned Miami Presidential Library Faces New Lawsuit Over Land Transfer May 15, 2026White House spokesperson Davis Ingle described the future library as “one of the most magnificent buildings in the world.”Daniel Cassady
- The Most Expensive Jean-Michel Basquiat Works Ever Sold at Auction May 15, 2026Though he lived to be just 27, Basquiat is one of the most highly valued artists in the market.Angelica Villa
