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Park Seo-Bo, Key Figure in Dansaekhwa Movement, Dies at 91
Park Seo-Bo, a key figure in South Korea’s Dansaekhwa Movement, has died at the age of 91. The artist died of lung cancer, a South Korean...
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Yayoi Kusama Expresses “Deep Regret” For Anti-Black Statements Ahead of Exhibition at SFMOMA
Yayoi Kusama recently addressed her racist descriptions of Black people in several written works, including her 2003 autobiography Infinity Net...
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Louvre Museum Evacuated After Bomb Threat
The Louvre Museum was evacuated on Saturday morning after receiving bomb threats. Alarms sounded throughout the museum as well as the...
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At Frieze London, Heavyweights and Rising Names Compete for Top Sales
This week, art world cognoscenti reconvened for the opening of Frieze London at the city’s Regent’s Park. 130 galleries, ranging from...
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UNESCO Unveils Design of First Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects
UNESCO’s forthcoming virtual museum of stolen cultural objects is one step closer to reality. UNESCO (short for The United Nations...
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$19 M. in Looted Antiquities Returned by Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to Italy in Repatriation Ceremony
The Manhattan district attorney’s office returned nineteen looted antiquities worth almost $19 million to Italian authorities in a...
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The Best Booths at 2023 Edition of London’s 1-54 Fair
The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair opened its 11th London edition at Somerset House on Thursday, bringing together an impressive 62...
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Musée d’Orsay Exhibition Spotlights the Last Two Months of Van Gogh’s Life, Bringing to Light His Final Obsessions
This year marks the 170th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh’s birth, but it is his final months that are now the subject of a major exhibition at...
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New Study Reveals Hidden Colors and Intricate Patterns on the Parthenon Marbles
The Parthenon Marbles were once vibrantly colored with intricate patterns, according to a new study published in the journal Antiquity on...
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Eight of the Zaniest Artworks to Show at Frieze London Over the Past 20 Years
As Frieze London celebrates its 20-year anniversary, ARTnews looks back at some of the most unconventional, groundbreaking, and down-right...