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Art-World Lawyer Michael Ward Stout, Who Led Mapplethorpe Foundation, Dies at 83

Art-World Lawyer Michael Ward Stout, Who Led Mapplethorpe Foundation, Dies at 83

Michael Ward Stout, a prominent art-world lawyer who fought counterfeits of Salvador Dalí and ran the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, died on October 16 at his home in Carmel, New York. He was 83.

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New York

Studio Museum in Harlem Appoints Ade Omotosho as Associate Curator

The Studio Museum in Harlem announced on November 4, 2026, the appointment of Ade Omotosho as Associate Curator, effective November 16, 2026.

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Cape Town

Elvira Dyangani Ose Appointed Artistic Director of Zeitz MOCAA

On August 12, 2026, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) announced the appointment of Elvira Dyangani Ose as Artistic Director, effective October 1, 2026.

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