WORLD ART
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Potter Thomas Commeraw, One of 19th-Century New York’s Few Free Black Entrepreneurs, Finally Gets His Due
For nearly two centuries, scholars had assumed that, like many other master potters in early 19th-century Manhattan, Thomas Commeraw was...
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France to Return ‘Talking Drum’ to Côte d’Ivoire in Latest Repatriation
A wooden instrument confiscated by the French army in 1916 and housed at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris will be returned to the Museum of...
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UK Judge Rules That Tate Modern’s Viewing Platform Is a ‘Nuisance’ to Nearby Luxury Apartment Owners
At the top of the Tate Modern ’s extension, the Blavatnik Building, is a viewing deck were the museum’s attendees can take in the...
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Anish Kapoor’s Bean Sculpture in New York Is Finally Here
After years of delays, the smaller version of Cloud Gate , the popular sculpture in Chicago by the British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor , has...
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Must-See Museum Shows Opening in February
For the annual Art in America Guide , published in print in January, the editors of A.i.A . highlight significant and intriguing...
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Influential Graphic Designer Carin Goldberg Dies at 69, Botticelli Show Is Coming to San Francisco, and More: Morning Links for February 1, 2023
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Artist Award Roundup: Ebony G. Patterson Wins High Museum’s Driskell Prize, Creative Capital Names 2023 Awardees, and More
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has given its 2023 David C. Driskell Prize to artist Ebony G. Patterson , who is based in Chicago and...
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Christie’s Ordered to Return Painting That Was Confiscated During World War II to Proust Heirs
A French court has ordered Christie’s to return an 18th-century Dutch painting to the heirs of a French banker and distant relative of Marcel...
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Russian Culture Ministry Demands That Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery Align with State ‘Spiritual and Moral Values’
The Russian Ministry of Culture reportedly sent a letter to Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery demanding that it change its exhibits to be in...