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Hilaire Le Dru, Indigence and Honor, 1804. Horvitz Collection A wealth of Neoclassicist art has joined the holdings of the Art Institute of Chicago via collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz, who have gifted the museum around 2,250 works of French art made between the 16th and 19th centuries. The gift comes after held two shows …

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Brent Sikkema, 2007. Photo Will Ragozzino/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images A little over a year after Brent Sikkema was discovered dead in Brazil, the late New York gallerist’s husband has been charged with hiring someone to kill him. Sikkema was the founder of the gallery formerly known as Sikkema Jenkins & Co., whose roster includes …

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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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The sale of the home also includes multiple pieces of furniture designed by Paul Rudolph. Photo Michael Berrio/Courtesy of the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture The Walker Guesthouse, a mid-century structure designed by architect Paul Rudolph, is now on the market for a cool $2 million, if the right buyer has the space for …

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Builders working on the reconstruction of the historic Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by Islamic State (IS) group fighters, in Mosul’s old city in Northern Iraq, 2024. Photo ZAID AL-OBEIDI/AFP via Getty Images UNESCO has completed its reconstruction of the Great Mosque of Al‑Nouri, Al-Tahera Church, and Al-Saa’a Convent in Iraq, as part of its …

UNESCO Restores Mosul Heritage Sites Damaged by Islamic State Read More »

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 …

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

PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 01: Francois Bayrou arrives a French Presidential Candidate Emmanuel Macron is about to give a political meeting at Grande Halle de La Villette on May 1, 2017 in Paris, France. Emmanuel Macron faces President of the National Front, Marine Le Pen in the final round of the French presidential elections on …

Budget Cuts to French Arts and Culture Sectors Alarm Creative Workers Read More »

Titian: Ecce Homo, ca. 1570–75. Courtesy the Pittas Collection Below the surface of an oil painting by Italian Renaissance master Titian, experts have identified a previously unknown work by the artist using scientific analysis, the Andreas Pittas Art Characterization Laboratories at the Cyprus Institute (APAC) announced in a press release for an exhibition of the …

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Yoshitomo Nara’s poster features his painting Midnight Tears (2023). ©Yoshitomo Nara, Courtesy the Yoshitomo Nara Foundation Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara has been enlisted to design a range of merchandise and the promotional poster for FireAid, a benefit concert set to take place at the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum in Los Angeles on January 30. All …

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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 …

For Freedoms Billboard with MAGA Slogan Removed in Montgomery Amid Controversy Read More »