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Painting of Controversial Berlin Politician Was ‘Deemed Inappropriate’ by German Festival, Artist Says

Hamishi Farah, Untitled, 2025. Photo Stefan Korte/Courtesy the artist; Maxwell Graham, New York; and Arcadia Missa, London Artist Hamishi Farah said on Wednesday that a painting of Joe Chialo, Berlin’s controversial culture senator, never made it on view in Berlin because it was “deemed inappropriate” by the art festival that planned to show it. The …

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For Freedoms Billboard with MAGA Slogan Removed in Montgomery Amid Controversy

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. Getty Images A billboard in Montgomery, Alabama, by the artist group For Freedoms was removed after an outcry that spurred city leadership to investigate the piece. The billboard was mounted through For Freedoms, an artist-led organization cofounded by Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman that has historically placed politically …

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Trump Dissolves President’s Committee on the Arts, George Condo’s Doubleheader, Gloria Naftali’s Final Wishes Respected?: Morning Links for February 3, 2025

George Condo is showing at both Hauser & Wirth and Sprüth Magers. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines TRUMP ENDS PRESIDENT’S ARTS COMMITTEE. The news from the US executive branch keeps rolling in at high speed. In the latest art-related update, Trump has disbanded the President’s Committee …

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British Council Considers Selling Half of Its 9,000-Work Collection to Pay Off £197 M. Debt

Crunch time: The British Council’s chief executive, Scott McDonald (C), has offered its collection to the government in exchange for writing off its almost £200-million loan. Getty Images The British Council, the UK’s international organization for cultural relations, is considering selling some of its impressive art collection to offset its £197 million debt. The organization …

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Helga de Alvear, Art Dealer Who Helped Found the Arco Madrid Art Fair, Dies at 88

Gallerist Helga de Alvear (center) recieves the Montblanc Culture Award 2014 from Montblanc Culture Foundation President Lutz Bethge (left) and Jesus Prieto (right) at the Helga de Alvear Gallery in Madrid, Spain, 2014. Photo Carlos R. Alvarez/WireImage Helga de Alvear, an art dealer who helped lay the groundwork for Arco Madrid fair, died on February …

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