A general view of city of Cali, Colombia, taken on October 6, 2024. AFP via Getty Images The rate of fossil fuel extraction from UNESCO-protected heritage sites is expected to increase by over 70 percent over the course of several decades, despite global agreements to stop the practice, according to a new report from the …
CUI Jie’s Sculpture Park (2023) Courtesy Centre Pompidou A major group exhibition at the Centre Pompidou has brought the work of 15 contemporary Chinese artists into the museum’s permanent collection, expanding that collection by more than 20 percent. The exhibition, “目 China: A New Generation of Artists,” presents the recent work of Chinese artists born from …
Vincent van Gogh, Kop van een vrouw (Gordina de Groot) (Head of a Woman [Gordina de Groot]), 1885. Courtesy Christie’s Vincent van Gogh’s Head of a Woman (Gordina de Groot) has been picked up by the Noordbrabants Museum in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. According to the Art Newspaper, the museum bought the 1885 painting from London-based art …
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Artist Gaëlle Choisne at her studio in July, 2024. ©Aude Carleton/Courtesy Centre Pompidou Gaëlle Choisne is this year’s winner of the Prix Marcel Duchamp, the top art award in France. The 39-year-old French-Haitian artist will receive a €35,000 grant ($38,000 USD) and a two-year residency in at the porcelain factory Sèvres – Manufacture and Musée …
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Photo Adrian Pope via Getty India has often been viewed as primarily an ancient nation, with considerations of a fertile culture focusing on antiquities more than the contemporary. This is true of museums and art galleries both within the country and in the international sphere—as seen in historic and traditional shows such as “Indian Skies: …
Just Stop Oil protesters with tomato soup in front of Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. Courtesy Just Stop Oil Just Stop Oil, the eco-activist group known for targeting famous artworks in their demonstrations, has invited the National Museum Directors’ Council to a meeting at London’s National Gallery—the site of a …
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Exterior of the British Library in London, United Kingdom, 2024. Photo Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images Following a cyberattack on the British Library‘s digital systems last October, officials there have reported that key services are slowly being restored. Roughly 1,000 digitized manuscripts can now be accessed online, including the Eadui Psalter (ca. 1012–23), which contains texts …
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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – OCTOBER 14: Officers from New York Police Department detain some protesters and intervene in the Pro-Palestinian demonstration outside New York Stock Exchange building in New York, United States on October 14, 2024. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images Artists Nan Goldin and Molly Crabapple, as …
Hurricane Milton ripped wood boards off and pushed several feet of sand into buildings. Courtesy Hermitage Artist Retreat The Hermitage Artist Retreat in Englewood, Florida, experienced huge storm surges due to Hurricane Milton, with repairs and damage estimated at “upwards of $1 million” as well as the cancelation of residencies and other programs for several …
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The US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. courtesy AFP via Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines PETITION TO BLOCK BRONZE RETURN DISMISSED. The US Supreme Court has denied a petition to block the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. from restituting 29 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, …
