ARTnews Friday March 21, 2025
Sotheby’s and Pace Gallery are currently negotiating over a deal that would see the auction house make a significant investment in the mega-gallery—a partnership that, notes Art News, could be a significant new model for the sluggish global art market. “With Pace as a strategic partner Sotheby’s could ramp up revenue from private sales and gain a broader insight into estates coming to market, while Pace collectors could get access to preferred rates with Sotheby’s art lending business Sotheby’s Financial Services,” notes AN.
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British Journal of Photography Friday March 21, 2025
Repressed under communism, Polish photography burst into new life after 1989 and is now creatively evolving again, declares the British Journal of Photography. Karolina Zibiska-Lewandowska, author, curator and historian, as well as the director of the Museum of Warsaw, has witnessed the transformation first-hand and says that, while photography has always occupied a special place in Poland’s cultural landscape, the contemporary scene is unrecognizable.
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DIYPhotography Friday March 21, 2025
Capturing top-quality image of the night sky, star trails, deep-sky objects, and the Milky Way demands technical knowledge and specialized equipment, including star trackers, which are crucial in ensuring pinpoint star tracking during long-exposure astrophotography. DIY Photography has a run-down of the best portable star trackers for 2025, among them the iOptron SkyGuider Pro, whose tracking precision “makes it suitable for both beginner and advanced astrophotographers.”
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British Wildlife Photography Awards Friday March 21, 2025
Photographer Simon Withyman is the top winner of the 2025 British Wildlife Photography Awards for his image “Urban Explorer”—a shot of a fox patrolling a byway in Bristol, UK. “This streetwise fox was a successful mother and had a family of young mouths to feed,” notes Withyman. “I wanted to capture a creative environment portrait as she went about her daily routine. I was instantly drawn to the interesting perspective effect of these railings and wanted to showcase some beauty in this everyday urban scene.”
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