The interior of Pete Davidson’s house. Ginnel x Modern Angles Pete Davidson, the lovable lunk who made his name on Saturday Night Live and went on to star on the silver screen (as well as in the annals of dubious boat-ownership), put his house in suburban Westchester, New York, on the market—while revealing a considerable …
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Madeleine Grynsztejn. MCA Chicago. At year’s end, Madeleine Grynsztejn will leave her post after 18 years as director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, which bills itself as one of the world’s largest museums devoted to the art of today. The museum, which launched in 1967 with a Fluxus happening by John Cage, Dick …
Ministry of Culture employees look at the famous caryatid statues inside the new Acropolis Museum in Athens 10 January 2008. The Greek president visited the new museum that is expected to be ready to open its gates to the public in early 2008.AFP PHOTO/Louisa Gouliamaki (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP …
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The National Assembly in Paris. Photo by Bastien Ohier/Hans Lucas via AFP In what was described as “a decisive step in the long road to the restitution of property looted in Africa during the colonial era,” on Wednesday the French National Assembly’s Cultural Affairs Committee approved a proposed bill that was unanimously passed by the Senate’s …
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Bored Ape #8398 OpenSea A long-running legal saga between Yuga Labs, the parent company of Bored Ape Yacht Club, and artist Ryder Ripps and his business partner Jeremy Cahen, has finally ended, with the parties reaching a settlement on Tuesday. While the terms of the settlement are confidential, the parties disclosed that they agreed to …
The Venice Biennale’s Russian Pavilion was closed in 2022 by its artists and curator. Photo Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on Friday that has imposed sanctions on five Russian cultural figures who are involved with organizing the Russian Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale. The news was first …
US President Donald Trump holds a rendering of the East Wing modernization as he speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on March 29, 2026. Mandel NGAN / AFP In an opinion filed March 31, a US District Court judge for the District of Columbia has rejected the …
“Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition.” Courtesy SEE Global Entertainment The similarities between Rome and Paramus, New Jersey, are legion, and soon there will be one more point of commonality: Michelangelo’s hallowed paintings in the Sistine Chapel. The setting will be the Westfield Garden State Plaza shopping mall, and the occasion will be “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: …
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An installation view of “Samurai” at the British Museum. Courtesy Trustees of the British Museum The myth of the samurai gained prominence outside Japan in the early 20th century through films, TV shows, art, and literature. This widespread interest contributed to various misconceptions about them. However, a new exhibition at the British Museum, simply titled …
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Mariasole Cecchi, Hofit Golan and Maxim Sapozhnikov attend the Les Petits Joueurs Dinner at Galleria Uffizi on September 20, 2016 in Florence, Italy. Ernesto S. Ruscio Good Morning! Artist Henry Guimond, from Sagkeeng First Nation, designed a patch worn by Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on the Artemis II mission to the Moon. The Uffizi Galleries …
