Curator Avi Lubin (R) looks through works at Dov Heller’s estate in Nirim, a kibbutz just a few miles from the Gaza border. Courtesy of the MIshkan Museum In his 1968 print Remaining Words, Israeli artist Dov Heller wrote in blocky Hebrew letters: “I finished reserve duty on Friday/I was in Gaza they threw rocks …
Eike Schmidt. Photo Christoph Sator/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Eike Schmidt, a German art historian who formerly served as director of the Uffizi Galleries, has officially launched his campaign to become mayor of Florence. But a smooth road to office has been impeded by left-wing politicians in the city, who have accused him of denigrating …
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The curatorial team for the 2024 edition of La Trienal: from left, Susana V. Temkin, Rodrigo Moura, and María Elena Ortiz. Photo CASEY KELBAUGH El Museo del Barrio has named the 33 artists that will take part in the second edition of its triennial, which will run at the museum from October 10, 2024, to …
Baseera Khan’s 2019 show at Simone Subal Gallery. Photo Dario Lasagni/Courtesy the artist and Simone Subal Gallery Simone Subal Gallery will shutter later this month, becoming the latest New York gallery to announce its permanent closure this year. Founded in 2011, the Lower East Side gallery currently represents artists such as Julien Bismuth, Baseera Khan, …
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PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 25: French police takes security measures near louvre pyramid as France raises alert to maximum after the terrorist attack in the Moscow concert hall that killed 137 people, in Paris, France on March 25, 2024. (Photo by Mohamad Salaheldin Abdelg Alsayed/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images Two 17th century …
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Famed artist Norval Morrisseau in a photo from 1977. Graham Bezant/Toronto Star via Getty Images A second suspect has plead guilty to charges of fraud in the case dubbed by investigators as “Canada’s largest art fraud investigation,” according to CBC News. On June 6, David Voss plead guilty to one charge of forgery and one …
MO.CO. Courtesy MO.CO MO.CO, a contemporary art museum in Montpellier, France, accused a French art publication of “exploitation” on Friday after it ran a report on the suicide of Vincent Honoré, who formerly served as the institution’s head of exhibitions. Le Quotidien de l’Art reported last week that Honoré’s suicide had been determined a “work …
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Ben Vautier, 2023. Photo Clement Mahoudeau/AFP via Getty Images Ben Vautier, a French Fluxus artist whose humorous paintings and performances imploded the division between life and art, earning laughs and admiration alike from critics, has died at 88. Vautier, who often worked under the artistic moniker Ben, was found dead in his home in Nice …
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A member of the Carabinieri art squad standing beside the antiquities returned to Italy. COURTESY ITALY’S CULTURE OF MINISTRY VIA X On Tuesday, Italy officially welcomed 600 antiquities from the United States, worth a collective $65 million, that were looted years ago and scattered in the holdings of museums, galleries, and collectors. The trove includes …
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Sotheby’s London. Photo Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images Sotheby’s, one of the largest auction houses in the world, is set to lay off dozens of workers employed in the UK, according to a report published by the Art Newspaper Thursday. The house is reportedly set to cut around 50 employees based in London, and …
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