Former Uffizi Director Eike Schmidt Runs for Mayor of Florence with Support of Italian Right
The Guardian called Schmidt’s decision “ironic.”
Patti Astor, Founder of Downtown New York’s Legendary Fun Gallery, Dies at 74
Her gallery brought artists such as Kenny Scharf and Keith Haring to the attention of the larger art world.
Dealer Gavin Brown Donates His Archive to Bard College’s Curatorial Studies Program
His gallery, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, was a New York mainstay before it closed in 2020.
Josephine Baker, Negritude, and the Art World: Revisiting the Dancer’s Life and Legacy
In recent years writers, artists, and historians have re-examined Baker’s life not only through the social constructs that defined her, but also through her subtle resistance to them.
Nelson-Atkins Museum to Sell $18 M. Monet Painting at Christie’s in May
Claude Monet’s Moulin de Limetz, one of only two pictures of the mill at Limetz-Villez, near his home in Giverny, will highlight the forthcoming 20th Century Evening Sale at Christie’s with an…
Controversial Painting of Jesus Vandalized, Rosa de la Cruz’s Collection Heads to Christie’s, and More: Morning Links for April 1, 2024
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New York Gallery Seeks Settlement with Russian Collector in Dispute Over Missing Stanley Whitney Paintings
The collector, Andrey Isaev, received a “lower valued” Whitney painting in compensation for the two that were never delivered.
French Authorities Seize Russian Avant-Garde Paintings Suspected Stolen from Collector
More than 100 paintings attributed to such artists as Wassily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich, and Natalia Goncharova were seized.
Judith Butler Withdraws from Centre Pompidou Lectures Over Hamas Statements
Butler said the October 7 attack, while “terrible,” was “not a terror attack or an antisemitic act” but rather “uprising” and an “act of armed resistance.”
Gaetano Pesce, Italian Architect and Designer Celebrated for Surreal Creations, Has Died at 84
Pesce was known for his subversive designs that straddled the worlds of art, design, and industry.