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Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ Could Leave Madrid for the First Time in Over 30 Years

Visitors walking by Picasso’s Guernica at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid. The museum reportedly ejected three women who came wearing Stars of David and Israeli flags. Getty Images The Basque regional government has formally asked Spain’s Ministry of Culture to authorize a temporary loan of Pablo Picasso‘s Guernica to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, according …

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Germany Creates New Council to Oversee Returns of Looted Art

Statute of the goddess Ngonnso, Cameroon Erik Hesmerg/Staatliche Museen zu Berlin/Ethnologisches Museum. The German government is creating a new council to oversee the restitution of artifacts acquired in a colonial context, the Art Newspaper reported Tuesday. The new panel, known as the Coordination Council for Returns of Cultural Property and Human Remains from Colonial Contexts, …

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Sky Hopinka Reframes the American Landscape at the Barnes Foundation

Sky Hopinka, Red Metal Dust, 2026, installation view, at Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia. Courtesy the Barnes Foundation Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, an ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians) has spent the last year and a half photographing the …

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15th-Century Bellini Altarpiece in Venice to Be Restored While the Public Watches

San Giobbe Altarpiece, ca. 1478. Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images A 15th-century altarpiece by Giovanni Bellini in Venice’s vaunted Gallerie dell’Accademia will be restored behind glass—giving viewers a chance to peer in and follow the process—over a two-year period estimated to cost €500,000 (around $580,000). The work will be conducted in what the …

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Preservation Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Planned Renovation of Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center. Photo Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images A group of eight preservation societies filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the president’s plans for a two-year renovation of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Last week, the Kennedy Center’s board approved the closure of the institution for two years, beginning after its …

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K-Pop Band BTS Performed Two Songs from New Album ‘ARIRANG’ at the Guggenheim on Wednesday Morning

K-pop boy band BTS performing in Seoul, South Korea, on Mar. 21. Photo Kim Hong-Ji-Pool/Getty Images The Guggenheim in New York City is one of the most famous art museums in the world, and on the morning of Wednesday (March 25), BTS descended on the landmark to add a little performance art to its galleries ahead of …

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Hauser & Wirth Partner Cristopher Canizares Departs to Start Artist Agency

Cristopher Canizares Courtesy Cristopher Canizares After 16 years helping build one of the most powerful galleries in the world, Cristopher Canizares is stepping away from Hauser & Wirth to try something the art market still hasn’t quite figured out how to define: an artist management agency. The longtime partner will leave at the end of …

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