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To receive\u00a0Morning Links\u00a0in your inbox every weekday,\u00a0sign\u00a0up\u00a0for our\u00a0<\/em>Breakfast with ARTnews\u00a0newsletter<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tGood morning! <\/p>\n DINO DRAMA.<\/strong>\u00a0A nearly complete\u00a0Tyrannosaurus rex<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>skeleton is currently begin offered by\u00a0Sotheby\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0New York as part of\u00a0Geek Week<\/strong>, where it is expected to fetch north of $30 million. However, the\u00a0Guardian<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0reports that scientists are warning that selling major fossils to private collectors could put important research material out of public reach. The 67-million-year-old specimen, nicknamed \u201cGus,\u201d was discovered in\u00a0South Dakota<\/strong>\u00a0and is among the largest\u00a0T. rex<\/em>\u00a0fossils ever found. While the sale is reportedly legal under US property laws, paleontologists argue that such discoveries belong in museums, where they can be studied and accessed by researchers rather than hidden in private collections.<\/p>\n LESS IS MORE.<\/strong>\u00a0For its 2027 edition, the\u00a0Felix Art Fair\u00a0<\/strong>in Los Angeles will change its format, centering entirely around the iconic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel\u2019s two-story cabana complex. That means it will also abandon the fair\u2019s biggest frustration: long elevator lines to head up to the upper floors. \u201cWe weren\u2019t at 100 percent where we wanted to be, in terms of satisfaction,\u201d cofounder Mills Mor\u00e1n\u00a0told\u00a0ARTnews<\/em><\/strong>. \u201cWe were getting closer, but we never hit that sweet spot where we\u2019re really happy with people\u2019s experience. This is now our moment to change that.\u201d The fair will also encourage exhibitors to present solo and two-artist booths to give it more of a studio visit feel rather than another trade show.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe\u00a0Aspen Art Museum<\/strong>\u00a0has opened the first institutional survey of\u00a0Arch Connelly<\/strong>, spotlighting the late East Village artist\u2019s theatrical and gender-fluid practice. [The Art Newspaper<\/strong>]<\/p>\n \n\tIn a new essay, artist\u00a0Coco Fusco\u00a0<\/strong>asks, \u201cWhere Is\u00a0Luis Manuel Otero Alc\u00e1ntara<\/strong>?\u201d The Cuban artist\u2019s five-year sentenced ended on July 9, but his whereabouts are still unknown. [Hyperallergic<\/strong>]<\/p>\n \n\tLos Angeles\u2019s\u00a0La Brea Tar Pits\u00a0<\/strong>has closed for a $240 million renovation ahead of the\u00a02028 Olympics<\/strong>, sparking a backlash over the future of the iconic fossil site. [New York Post<\/strong>]<\/p>\n The fate of\u00a0Afghanistan<\/strong>\u2019s legendary\u00a0Bactrian Hoard<\/strong>\u00a0is once again under scrutiny, with fears growing over the whereabouts of the 22,000-piece ancient treasure after decades of war and political upheaval. [Popular Mechanics<\/strong>]<\/p>\n Art Basel takes a look inside\u00a0Serge Gainsbourg<\/strong>\u2019s Paris home, which was transformed into a museum, preserving the late singer\u2019s eccentric interiors, personal objects, and artistic legacy. [Art Basel<\/strong>]<\/p>\n WARHOL\u2019S LOST LUNCH.\u00a0<\/strong>A forgotten\u00a0Andy Warhol\u00a0<\/strong>artwork created on a New York restaurant table in 1985 has resurfaced in Austria after decades out of sight.\u00a0Page Six<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0reported that the piece, made during a spontaneous encounter at the legendary Upper East Side restaurant\u00a0Mr. Chow<\/strong>, was rediscovered in a private collection and is now expected to become part of a museum project. Warhol reportedly created the work alongside fellow artist\u00a0Francesco Clemente<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/art-news\/news\/t-rex-auction-debate-fossils-private-collections-morning-links-july-14-2026-1234792043\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-credit_-Matthew-Sherman-3.jpg?w=1024″] To receive\u00a0Morning Links\u00a0in your inbox every weekday,\u00a0sign\u00a0up\u00a0for our\u00a0Breakfast with ARTnews\u00a0newsletter. Good morning! A $30 million\u00a0T. rex\u00a0reignites a debate over whether fossils belong in private collections. Felix Art Fair will change its format for the 2027 edition.\u00a0 A forgotten Andy Warhol artwork made on a restaurant table has resurfaced in Austria. 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