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NEW ZEIT-GEIST.<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MoCCA)<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Cape Town\u00a0<\/strong>has appointed\u00a0Elvira Dyangani Ose<\/strong>\u00a0as its next artistic director, with her tenure beginning October 1,\u00a0ARTnews<\/em><\/strong> reported. She succeeds the late\u00a0Koyo Kouoh<\/strong>, who led the museum from 2019 until her death in May 2025. Dyangani Ose currently spearheads the\u00a0Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial\u00a0<\/strong>and headed\u00a0MACBA<\/strong>\u00a0in Barcelona from 2021 to early this year. Her previous roles include positions at The Showroom in London, Creative Time in New York, and\u00a0Tate Modern<\/strong>\u00a0in London. A specialist in modern and contemporary African and diasporic art, she has curated major exhibitions featuring artists including Bouchra Khalili, Betye Saar, Ibrahim El-Salahi, and Carrie Mae Weems.<\/p>\n DEATH, DIVORCE, DEBT. Sotheby\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0has landed a $450 million tranche of impressionist and post-impressionist works from the collection of Argentine industrialists\u00a0Nelly Arrieta de Blaquier\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Carlos Pedro Blaquier<\/strong>.\u00a0Artnet News<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>reported that the haul is expected to include major works by\u00a0Van Gogh<\/strong>,\u00a0C\u00e9zanne<\/strong>,\u00a0Degas<\/strong>,\u00a0Pissarro<\/strong>, and\u00a0Renoir<\/strong>, including a van Gogh that could fetch up to $200 million and a C\u00e9zanne estimated above $120 million. Sotheby\u2019s reportedly secured the collection with a substantial guarantee after beating Christie\u2019s, which had previously handled several Blaquier works. The consignment comes as the family\u2019s heirs begin selling the collection following the deaths of the Blaquiers.<\/p>\n \n\tThe UK\u2019s\u00a0National Motor Museum<\/strong>\u00a0has been told its lease will not be renewed when it expires in 2030, leaving its 250-plus vehicles and $2.5 million in artefacts in search of a new home. [Magneto]<\/p>\n \n\tMore than 290,000 artists across 4,903 museums representing 304 cultures and nationalities are now only a click away thanks to\u00a0The Last Museum<\/strong>, a new art search engine billed as the world\u2019s largest. [This Is Collosal]<\/p>\n \n\tArchaeologists using drones have uncovered previously hidden standing stones in\u00a0Carnac<\/strong>, France, offering new clues to the builders behind its ancient megaliths. [The Art Newspaper]<\/p>\n VARIOUS MUSINGS<\/strong>. In Monday\u2019s Breakfast with\u00a0ARTnews<\/em>newsletter, I mentioned\u00a0Peter Schlesinger<\/strong>, the artist and former lover of\u00a0David Hockney<\/strong>, who no longer wants to be remembered as the late painter\u2019s muse. However, another Hockney muse seems rather happier to be known for posing for him.\u00a0Betty Freeman<\/strong>, a Los Angeles patron and collector, became the subject of his monumental 1966-67 portrait\u00a0Beverly Hills Housewife<\/em>\u00a0and remained close to Hockney for decades. A new book explores their relationship, though the\u00a0Financial Times<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0questions how deep their bond really was.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/art-news\/news\/zeitz-mocaa-enters-post-koyo-kouoh-era-sothebys-lands-450-blaquier-collection-and-more-morning-links-for-august-12-2026-1234794766\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1288673455.jpg?w=1024″] Good Morning! Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town has appointed Elvira Dyangani Ose as its next artistic director. Sotheby\u2019s has landed a $450 million tranche of works from the collection of Argentine industrialists Nelly Arrieta de Blaquier and Carlos Pedro Blaquier. 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