WORLD ART
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Brazil’s Incoming President Vows to Restore a Disbanded Cultural Ministry
As the Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva prepares to step into the presidential office next month, the country’s cultural...
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Sotheby’s Chairman Patti Wong, Who Ushered House’s Growth in Asia, To Depart
Sotheby’s international chairman Patti Wong will retire from her position after three decades with the auction house. The news comes more than a...
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Independent New York Names Exhibitors for 2023 Fair
The Independent art fair has announced the exhibitors for its forthcoming edition in New York, which will run from May 11 to 14 at...
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English Judge Rejects Prison Time for Just Stop Oil Protestors
In July, two protestors with the eco-activist organization Just Stop Oil covered John Constable’s painting The Hay Wain (1821) with a...
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The Defining Art Events of 2022
How might you define the art world in 2022? In a word, messy. Take that literally, and it could refer to the various liquids splashed across...
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Artifacts from Met Trustee’s Collection Seized in New York
U.S. authorities have seized Greek and Roman antiquities from Shelby White, a New York philanthropist who sits on the board of the...
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Egypt’s Great Pyramids and Sphinx Could be Lost to Climate Change, Experts Warn
Egypt’s world-famous antiquities, including the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids of Giza, could be lost to climate change by the end of the...
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Collector and Sanctioned Russian Magnate Mikhail Fridman Is Investigated in London
Russian financial mogul and arts philanthropist Mikhail Fridman was the subject of a police probe carried out by a .U.K. agency overseeing...
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$10 M. Gift for the Met, Whitney Maps Edward Hopper’s New York, and More: Morning Links for December 6, 2022
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New Book by Kaelen Wilson-Goldie Explores the Link Between Conflict and Creativity
What good can art do? As the world appears to spiral out of control, a rising tide of authoritarianism swells here and abroad. Acts of...