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.
A Trans-Led Art Collective Is Shifting Perceptions Around Transgender People in India
The Aravani Art Project helps transgender people voice expressions through visual art.
Ghanaian Photographer Gerald Annan-Forson Comes Into Focus with a US Retrospective
His pictures memorably captured his country’s postcolonial period.
An Ambitious Show in Hong Kong Plots Connections Between Nature and Indigeneity
Tai Kwun’s survey features a range of artists, both Indigenous and not, who look to ecology for transcendence.
‘Titanic’ Door that Saved Rose (But Not Jack) Fetches Six Figures at Auction
The door from the memorable scene in Titanic has sold at Heritage Auctions for $718,750, second only to the whip used by Indiana Jones in The Temple of Doom, which sold for $525,000.
‘Poorest Quality’ Statue of Prince Philip Ordered to be Removed by Cambridge Council
The piece is so bad in fact that no artist has ever stepped forward to claim it as their own.
Art Gallery of Ontario’s Workers Strike, Forcing Museum to Close
The union says the museum’s latest offer fails to offer sufficient protections, especially for its part-time workers.