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President Donald Trump, mid sentence, points while smirking. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images A group of Miami residents and a local nonprofit have sued President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Miami Dade College, and members of the Florida Cabinet over plans for Trump’s future presidential library, arguing that the transfer of a prime stretch …

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M+ in Hong Kong, left, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Bob Henry/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images; Luc Castel/Getty Images Two high-profile museums—Hong Kong’s M+, a contemporary art museum that opened in 2021 in a building designed by Herzog & de Meuron facing Victoria Harbor, and the Centre Pompidou, Paris’s National Museum of Modern …

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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Photo by Sebastien ST-JEAN / AFP The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has been threatened with legal action by an Israeli organization over an exhibition about the Nakba, with the group arguing that the presentation “politicizes” history, according to local media reports.   Shurat HaDin – …

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Viewers at the 1-54 Contemporary Art Fair in New York. Courtesy 1-54 Contemporary Art Fair The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is back at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea—just a few blocks from Frieze New York and in the same building at NADA—with more than 20 galleries from the continent and other ports of call …

The Best Booths at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, From Surrealist Fantasias to Afro-Brazilian Imaginings Read More »

The National Art Museum of Catalonia. Photo by Miquel Benitez/Getty Images The Catalan government in Spain sent a formal demand to the Aragonese government asking for €791,000 (around $920,000) to recoup costs related to the value and upkeep of artworks from the Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena it was ordered to return in …

Catalonia Sues Aragón for €791,000 for Repayment Over Restitution of 56 Artworks Read More »

The Louvre Museum in Paris. Getty Images The French government announced Monday morning the team of architects who have been selected to overhaul the Louvre in Paris, concluding a protracted selection process marked by staff strikes and the lingering investigation into the jewel heist.  The Paris office of STUDIOS Architecture, together with Selldorf Architects, will …

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Zoltán Tarr, Social Relations and Culture Minister before he has taken his oath of office as newly elected Prime Minister Peter Magyar forms his new government on May 12, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images Good Morning! An expert claims the iconic image of JMW Turner printed on British banknotes was never his self-portrait. …

Hungary’s New Minister of Culture Vows to Restore Artistic Freedom, Turner’s Famous ‘Self-Portrait’ Called Into Doubt, and More: Morning Links for May 14, 2026 Read More »

Misan Harriman speaks onstage during the “Shoot The People” panel discussion on day two of SXSW London 2025 at Rich Mix in London, England Kate Green/Getty Images for SXSW London. A letter signed by such luminaries as environmental activist Greta Thunberg and artists Tracy Emin and Peter Doig is presently circulating in support of Misan …

Peter Doig, Tracey Emin, and More Sign Letter Defending Southbank Centre Chair Read More »

Ocean Dream, a 5.5-carat diamond ring, sold for over $17 million at Christie’s in Geneva. Courtesy Christie’s Earlier this week, a 5.5-carat diamond ring sold for over $17 million dollars during Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in Zurich. The triangular-cut stone, known as Ocean Dream, thanks to its blue-green color, had an estimate of about $9-12 …

A Rare Blue-Green Diamond Ring Sold for Over $17 M. At Christie’s Geneva Read More »

The Venice Biennale’s Central Pavilion, located in the Giardini. Photo Francesco Galli Last week, the Venice Biennale announced that Iran had dropped out of the exhibition. Now, it appears, that report was incorrect. On Tuesday, Aydin Mahdizadeh Tehrani, the director-general of visual arts at the Iranian ministry of culture and Islamic guidance told the Iran …

Iran Pushes Back on Venice Biennale Withdrawal Reports: ‘We’re Still Coming’ Read More »