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Israeli Bill on West Bank Antiquities Oversight Faces Opposition from Government Body

An employee works at an excavation site by Israel Antiquities Authority containing the remains of a Byzantine monastery which was uncovered north of the Israeli city of Qiryat Gat, on January 6, 2025. AFP via Getty Images The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), a body of the Israeli government that oversees national artifacts and sites, rejected …

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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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