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France Returns Colonial-Era Human Remains to Madagascar

Madagascar’s Minister of Culture Volamiranty Donna Mara (L) offers a gift to her France’s contrepart Rachida Dati flanked by France’s Delegate Minister for Francophonie and International Partnerships Thani Mohamed Soilihi during a ceremony for the restitution of three Sakalava skulls to Madagascar, at the Culture Ministry in Paris, on August 26, 2025. France returns three …

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Colorado Town Settles with Native American Artist in Controversy over Pro-Palestine Painting

After posting her painting G for Genocide, Danielle SeeWalker’s Vail residency was canceled. Courtesy the artist The Colorado town of Vail has settled a lawsuit brought by Danielle SeeWalker, a Denver-based Húŋkpapȟa Lakȟóta citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation whose residency was canceled last year after she posted a pro-Palestine painting to social media. …

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An Insider’s Guide to Frieze Seoul, Newly Found Nazi-Loot Goes Missing, a Look at the New National Museum of Uzbekistan, and More: Morning Links for August 28, 2025

People visit the Frieze Seoul 2022 art fair in Seoul on September 2, 2022. AFP via Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines GÖRING, GÖRING, GÖRING, GONE! Earlier this week, Breakfast with ARTnews informed our loyal readers about a long-lost, Nazi-looted painting that had been spotted in a house in Argentina …

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Roman Villa in Sicily Yields a Mosaic of Surprising Footwear

A Roman mosaic in the archaeological site of Sabratha, picturing ancient sandals ‘flip flops’ similar to the ones seen at Villa Romana del Casale. March 19, 2007. (Photo by Edoardo Fornaciari/Getty Images) Getty Images For seven decades, archaeologists at the Villa Romana del Casale in south-central Sicily have been uncovering mosaics that blur the line …

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Martin Beck’s ‘Environments’ Art Summons New Age Sights and Sounds

Martin Beck, equilibrium: Dawn/Dusk in the Okefenokee Swamp (detail), 2023. Photo Manuel Carreon Lopez If you like the idea of zoning out and luxuriating in the sounds of a “Psychologically Ultimate Seashore” or an “Optimum Aviary,” you are not alone—and in fact are part of a lineage that traces back to a series of mind-altering …

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Ancient Thracian Warrior and Horse Unearthed in Bulgaria

The tomb of an ancient Thracian warrior found in Bulgaria Courtesy Topolovgrad Municipality Archaeologists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) have uncovered a 2nd century BCE tomb near the Bulgarian village Kapitan Petko Voivoda in the Topolovgrad region, which they are calling the richest-known Hellenistic-era burial found in the country, according to Heritage Daily. …

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Harvard Museums Gifted Heinz Mack Work, US Museums Increasing Language Access, What Does It Mean to Be a ‘Very American Artist’?: Morning Links for August 13, 2025

A general view of Harvard Art Museums. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ENTIENDO. Despite growing challenges facing US museums—declining attendance, dwindling federal funding, rising self-censorship, and stalled progress on equity—one area shows meaningful advancement: language access. While not a flashy topic, it’s a crucial step toward inclusion. The …

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Justin Sun, Billionaire Buyer of Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian,’ Sues Bloomberg News

Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun seems to be enjoying the publicity that comes with buying a $6.2 million banana. AFP via Getty Images Justin Sun, the billionaire buyer of Maurizio Cattelan‘s Comedian, recently filed a lawsuit against Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Inc. to prevent the company from “recklessly and improperly disclosing his highly confidential, sensitive, …

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