Art Industry Insights With Reena Devi

Category: museums

  • What Does The Climate Crisis Tell Us About Museums and Private Equity?

    At the end of July, the world’s hottest month on record, the United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, declared that global boiling had begun. A week later, during the region’s usual winter period, Argentina’s capital broke its record for the hottest start to August in 117 years. The world’s highest lake in Bolivia, Lake Titicaca,…

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  • Why Museums From The Louvre To The Guggenheim Are Facing A Reckoning

    With public museums in France, UK and even parts of the US reopening in July, their most pressing issue might be more than just about recouping tremendous financial losses incurred during the lockdown. A survey reportedly conducted this month in the UK indicated that 49% of the public are “not very comfortable” or “not at all comfortable” with…

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  • Loaned Masterpieces – Public Service or Private Gain?

    This analysis and breaking news report was originally published in November 2018 by Hong Kong-based international art publication, ArtAsiaPacific. On November 24, renowned Javanese modern artist Raden Saleh’s oil painting, Mail Station at the Bottom of Mount Megamendung (1871), hammered at HKD 16.9 million (USD 2.16 million) at Christie’s Hong Kong. The sale of this…

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