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Asia Society Museum Gets New Director, Hermitage Amsterdam Retools, and More: Morning Links for June 27, 2023
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Stolen Warhol, Pollock Artworks From Pennsylvania Museum May Not Have Been Destroyed
Missing art works by Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock that were stolen as part of a crime ring spanning 20 local museums may still be intact,...
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Devashish Gaur Mines Family Albums—His Own and Strangers’—To Create Complex Photo-Based Artworks
In 2019, during renovations to his home, Devashish Gaur found an old box of family photos. Many depicted his grandfather, to whom the artist is...
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Pope Francis Marks 50 Years of Vatican’s Contemporary Art Collection With Visit from ‘Piss Christ’ Artist and Others
Almost six decades ago the then-Pope, Paul VI, organized a meeting of artists in the Sistine Chapel, an attempt to help usher the Vatican’s vast...
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Artist Claude Lévêque Indicted in France for Rape of Minors
Claude Lévêque, a famed French artist whose reputation was marred by the emergence of allegations that he abused children in 2021, has been...
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The ARTnews Guide to Minimalism
Few art movements have had as great an impact on the broader culture as Minimalism has had on contemporary life. It has bled into the language...
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Harvard Art Museums Now Offer Free Admission To All Visitors
The Harvard Art Museums has announced a new free admission policy, which administrators have hailed as a “significant expansion” of public...
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Pioneering Video Artist Nalini Malani Awarded Japan’s $700,000 Kyoto Prize
Indian artist Nalini Malani has been awarded this year’s Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest private award, which carries a $700,000 purse....
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Student Who Ate Famed Banana Sculpture Speaks: ‘I’m Not Familiar with Cattelan’s Work’
In a Guardian essay published Friday , South Korean student Noh Hyun-soo explained his decision to eat the banana that constitutes Maurizio...
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The ARTnews Guide to Performance Art, Part 2: 1950s to the Present
Between 1900 and 2000, performance art evolved from a fringe practice to a global divertissement. Its history divides into two periods: the...