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Ancient Roman Bathhouse Found in Italy May Have Once Belonged to Cicero

Ancient bath complex found submerged in Baiae in the Gulf of Naples, Italy. Courtesy Italian Ministry of Culture, Campi Flegrei Archaeological Park Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved Roman bathhouse in the underwater ruins of Baiae, a resort getaway that was once part of the Roman Empire. Those ruins may be host to the first-known physical …

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Aspen’s AIR Festival Ruminates on Crisis, Creativity, and Matthew Barney’s Riveting Rodeo Dreams

Matthew Barney, TACTICAL parallax, 2025. Photo: Maria Baranova/©Matthew Barney/Courtesy the Artist and Aspen Art Museum The sound of dogs panting—a pack of winded huskies menacingly, mesmerizingly trying to catch their breath—was the highlight of the inaugural AIR festival in Aspen. But so too was a talk about psychoanalysis and death in a psychedelic chapel, a …

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Cuts to NEH Grants Ruled ‘Unlawful’ by Federal Judge

The NEH building in Washington, D.C. Photo Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that the government’s elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grants was unlawful. When the grants were canceled in April, following extreme cuts made by DOGE, many organizations and humanities councils said they could no longer effectively fulfill their duties to …

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Midjourney Slams Lawsuit Filed by Disney to Prevent AI Training: Can’t ‘Have It Both Ways’

Mickey Mouse and chief executive officer and chairman of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger prepare to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Midjourney issued its first response to a lawsuit brought by Disney and Universal, arguing that the studios have no power to prevent AI training on its works. The …

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England’s Norwich Castle Reopens Following $37 M. Restoration

Norwich Castle in Norfolk, England, 2010. Photo Peter Thompson/Heritage Images/Getty Images The Norwich Castle in Norfolk, England, reopened its doors today after a five-year, $37 million restoration overseen by architectural firm Feilden + Mawson. For the first time, visitors can now experience all five floors of the castle, from the basement to rooftop battlements, including …

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David Chichkan, Ukrainian Artist Who Fought Censorship, Killed at 39 in Battle

David Chichkan. Via Instagram David Chichkan, an artist well-known in Ukraine for making explicitly political work that occasionally faced censorship, has died at 39. The Ukrainian culture ministry said that his heart stopped after he was wounded in battle against Russian troops. Chichkan made national headlines in Ukraine for mounting shows through the research initiative …

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Frick Collection Enlists Steve Martin, China’s UCCA in Financial Trouble: Morning Links for August 7, 2025

Frick Collection, West Gallery, New York Joseph Coscia Jr. To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines UCCA PAYCHECK? In Monday’s Breakfast Newsletter, ARTnews enlightened our loyal readers about the crisis facing China’s private art museums, including the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art. Corporate backers tightening their belts are reportedly to …

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High Line Art and Chanel Culture Fund Kick off Partnership with Rising Star Frank Wang Yefeng 

Frank Wang Yefeng, still from ‘Groundless Flower – ཨ’ (2025). Courtesy of the artist High Line Art, the art commissioning body of Manhattan’s beloved disused-railroad-turned-suspended walkway, is headed in a new direction, and it’s getting there in good company. Beginning this September, High Line Art and the Chanel Culture Fund will co-commission rising artists working …

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‘Art Detective’ Says Picasso’s ‘Demoiselles’ Was Inspired by Catalan Art, Not African Art

Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) at the Museum of Modern Art. Photo Robert Alexander/Getty Images New scholarship suggests that a pivotal Pablo Picasso painting—one that helped spur on modernism more broadly—may have been inspired by Medieval church frescoes in the Spanish Pyrenees rather than African art, as many art historians have previously suggested. The canvas in …

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