WORLD ART
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Looted Artifacts Returned to Yemen Amid Investigation into Met Trustee’s Collection
This week, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced the repatriation of three antiquities collectively valued at $725,000 to...
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Artists’ Boycott Ends after Finnish National Gallery Severs Ties with Arms Dealer Heir
A months-long artists’ boycott of a prominent Finnish museum came to an end after the institution said it would cut ties with a...
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Mellon Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Newark’s Project for Empty Space
Project For Empty Space (PES), the New Jersey-based arts organization that supports socially-aware artists, has tripled their operating budget...
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Tate Modern Names Leader of Oslo’s National Museum as Its New Director
Karin Hindsbo, the director of Oslo’s National Museum, will be the next director of Tate Modern, making her the second woman in a row—and...
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Climate Protesters Smear Paint on Case and Pedestal of Degas Sculpture at National Gallery of Art
On Thursday, two climate protesters dressed in suits smeared paint on the case and pedestal of Edgar Degas’s sculpture Little Dancer Aged...
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Bienal de Saõ Paulo Names Initial 43 Artists for 2023 Edition, Including Igshaan Adams, Julien Creuzet, Torkwase Dyson, and Ellen Gallagher
The Bienal de São Paulo has announced a partial list of artists that will take part in its upcoming 35 edition, slated to open in September. The...
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Ownership of the Benin Bronzes is Transferred from the Nigerian Government to Oba of Benin
In a move that further complicates the restitution of the Benin Bronzes, the Nigerian government officially recognized the Oba of Benin, Ewuare...
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National Gallery of Art Hires American Alliance of Museums CEO as Administrator
Laura L. Lott has been hired by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. as its administrator, bringing to an end her 13-year term at the...
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Artist Who Exited Sotheby’s Glitch Sale Over Gender Controversy Wasn’t Invited Back—It Isn’t Clear Why
This past March, Sotheby’s postponed a sale of Glitch art after an outcry over the lack of female and trans artists involved. The sale...
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Turner Prize, Britain’s Top Art Award, Names Four Nominees for 2023 Edition
The Turner Prize, a closely watched award given annually to a British artist, has named the four people nominated for this year’s edition....