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The Year in Conflict: The World’s Heritage Sites Faced Destruction in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Sudan

Olga Honcharova, temporary director of the Kherson Regional Museum, shows shows an empty glass display cases in Kherson. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images) World heritage is rarely exempt from war, as 2024 proved in the cases of Israel and its enemies in the Middle East, and Ukraine …

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Dealer Pierre Levai Was Held ‘Captive’ by His Lover Before His Death, Lawsuit Claims

Pierre Levai and Marcia Levine. Photo Zach Hyman/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images The long-running legal saga over Marlborough Gallery dealer Pierre Levai has deepened further with yet one more lawsuit, this one centered around the gallerist’s final months. His son, Max Levai, has now alleged that Pierre was held “captive” by Marcia Levine, a beneficiary …

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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found at Alte Pinakothek in Munich

Double portrait by Renaissance artist Giorgione (1473/74–1510) found in the Bavarian State Painting Collections. Courtesy Bavarian State Painting Collections/dpa A painting by Venetian Renaissance artist Giorgione (1473/74–1510) has been found among the Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich, Germany. The double portrait of the young Giovanni Borgherini from Florence with his teacher and Venetian polymath …

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SFMOMA Head Curator Eungie Joo Fired for Alleged Workplace Misconduct

Eungie Joo. Photo: Heinz Peter Knes Courtesy SFMOMA. Eungie Joo, head curator of contemporary art at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art since 2017, has been fired amid claims of workplace conduct. The news was first reported by the San Francisco Standard. “In accordance with institutional policy on workplace conduct, Eungie Joo was separated …

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Following Hurricane Damage, the Rothko Chapel Reopens to the Public

The exterior of the Rothko Chapel is pictured behind the Broken Obelisk sculpture by Barnett Newman. Courtesy the Rothko Chapel. After closing due to hurricane-related damage earlier this year in July, the landmark Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas reopened to the public on Tuesday. The chapel boasts a suite of 14 massive paintings by the …

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Roberto Chavez, Iconic Artist Who Influenced Generations of Chicanx Artists, Dies at 92

Roberto Chavez, El Tamalito del Hoyo, 1959. ©1959 Roberto Chavez/Smithsonian American Art Museum Roberto Chavez, a major figure within US Latinx art history whose work has influenced generations of artists that followed, died on December 17 of natural causes in Arivaca, Arizona. He was 92. The news was confirmed by the artist’s daughter, Sonna Chavez, …

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Lorraine O’Grady, Conceptual Artist Who Advocated for Black Women’s Perspectives, Dies at 90

Lorraine O’Grady. Photo Marc Dimov/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Lorraine O’Grady, an artist who bravely used her conceptual pieces and performance art to critique systems of power, incisively underlining the ways that class, race, and gender influence one another, died at her home in New York on Friday. Her death was announced by a trust …

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Robert Smithson’s ‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places

Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty, 1970, on the shore of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty, the renowned 54-year-old Land art installation on Utah’s Great Salt Lake, has officially been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Overseen by the National Park Service, a subdivision of the U.S. …

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London’s Groucho Club to Reopen Following Alleged Rape on its Premises

A rape is being investigated at the Groucho Club on Dean Street in Soho. In Pictures via Getty Images London’s Groucho Club will reopen in January following an allegation of rape on its premises. The members-only had its license temporarily suspended last month amid a police investigation into the claim. Artfarm, a hospitality company set …

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