The National Museum Cardiff. Getty Images Elias Marrow, a conceptual artist, said he secretly hung an AI-generated artwork inside the National Museum Cardiff, calling the act “participation without permission” rather than vandalism. On October 29, Marrow installed the framed digital print, titled Empty Plate, in the museum’s contemporary art galleries, where it remained on view for several …
A statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein now titled Best Friends Forever. Courtesy the Secret Handshake A statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein that generated attention from the public—and condemnation from some Republican officials—has officially returned (again) to Washington, D.C., as politicians and reporters alike sift through a newly released tranche of emails …
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CATPC members (from left) Olele Mulela Mabamba, Irene Kanga, Huguette Kilembi, Jeremie Mabiala, Jean Kawata, Mbuku Kimpala, Ced’art Tamasala and Matthieu Kasiama, 2020, © CATPC In recent years, museums have expressed their wishes to rethink their pasts, returning looted objects, acknowledging the original inhabitants of the land where they are located, and taking steps to …
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Still from Andrew Thomas Huang’s video installation and sculpture The Deer of Nine Colors, 2025. Courtesy Onassis ONX The Onassis Foundation’s experimental art and tech studio Onassis ONX is doubling its size at a new location in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood. It is slated to open with the multimedia exhibition “TECHNE: Homecoming” in January. Founded in …
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Band of Holes, Pisco Valley, Peru, 2010. Courtesy Wikimedia Researchers from the University of Sydney have uncovered new evidence that might solve one of South America’s most enduring archaeological puzzles—the “Band of Holes,” an almost one mile stretch of more than 5,000 circular depressions carved into the desert hills of Peru’s Pisco Valley. According to Science …
Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate, 2006. COURTESY CITY OF CHICAGO British artist Anish Kapoor’s shiny sculpture Cloud Gate (2006), sited in Chicago’s Millennium Park, is one of the world’s most popular works of public art. Often called “the Bean” in reference to its elliptical shape, the 110-ton piece has served as the setting for countless photo …
The US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Photo Simone Padovani/Getty Images According to ARTnews’s sources, Utah-born, Mexico-based sculptor Alma Allen has been picked to represent the United States at the 2026 Venice Biennale, which is set to open next May. The pavilion’s commissioning curator is Jeffrey Uslip, according to sources, who say the official announcement …
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Jennifer Lawrence at the Rome Film Festival, 2025. Photo Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence is the subject of W magazine’s current art issue. In 2006, the fashion-focused publication launched this collaborative series with fashion photographer Mario Sorrenti shooting contemporary American artist Richard Tuttle. Since then, there have been many examples of …
https://www.sfaaat.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2168584158-1.jpg The Louvre in Paris. Photo Graham Denholm/Getty Images Nearly a month after the theft of the French crown jewels that captured global attention, the Louvre Museum announced several emergency security measures. On Friday, the Board of Directors of the Louvre Museum met to discuss the emergency measures concerning the museum’s security. The meeting came …
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https://www.sfaaat.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2241971037-1.jpg Police at the Louvre on Sunday, October 19. Photo Kiran Ridley/Getty Images The French national audit has published its report on the Louvre‘s security, excerpts of which were leaked to press shortly after a trove of crown jewel were stolen from the museum. The report, known as the Cour des Comptes, found that only …
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