A Roman mosaic in the archaeological site of Sabratha, picturing ancient sandals ‘flip flops’ similar to the ones seen at Villa Romana del Casale. March 19, 2007. (Photo by Edoardo Fornaciari/Getty Images) Getty Images For seven decades, archaeologists at the Villa Romana del Casale in south-central Sicily have been uncovering mosaics that blur the line …
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Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun seems to be enjoying the publicity that comes with buying a $6.2 million banana. AFP via Getty Images Justin Sun, the billionaire buyer of Maurizio Cattelan‘s Comedian, recently filed a lawsuit against Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Inc. to prevent the company from “recklessly and improperly disclosing his highly confidential, sensitive, …
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The entrance to the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. Photo by: Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Several changes have been made to an art exhibition on authoritarian regimes at the Bangkok Arts and Cultural Centre after repeated visits by Chinese embassy representatives, BBC News reports. The show, titled “Constellation of Complicity: Visualising the …
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Glenn Lowry. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines BOWING OUT. When Glenn Lowry was appointed director of MoMA in 1995, his selection raised eyebrows. At the time, he had been leading the Art Gallery of Ontario and was known for his expertise in Islamic art—an unconventional background for someone taking the helm of a museum …
Arch in Puuc style at Maya archaeological site of Labna, Yucatan, Mexico. Photo DeAgostini/Getty Images A 13-year drought may have been more instrumental in the collapse of ancient Maya civilization than previously thought. As part of a new study published in the journal Science Advances, a team of researchers analyzed oxygen isotopes from a stalagmite in the …
Walter Swennen. Photo Pauline Colleu Walter Swennen, an artist who began as a poet and later channeled his interest in language into wild, weird paintings, has died at 79. His death was announced by his gallery, Xavier Hufkens, which did not specify a cause. Swennen rose to fame in Belgium alongside a range of painters …
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Barbara Hepworth,Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red, 1943. Photograph by Betty Saunders. Courtesy of The Hepworth Wakefield and the Art Fund. The Hepworth Wakefield and Art Fund has successfully raised the £3.8 million needed to acquire Barbara Hepworth’s Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red (1943). The wood and string …
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A general view of Harvard Art Museums. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ENTIENDO. Despite growing challenges facing US museums—declining attendance, dwindling federal funding, rising self-censorship, and stalled progress on equity—one area shows meaningful advancement: language access. While not a flashy topic, it’s a crucial step toward inclusion. The …
David Wojnarowicz’s ‘The Missing Children Show’ Mural (1985) as seen after its rediscovery in 2023. Photo Mindy Best/©Estate of David Wojnarowicz/Courtesy the Estate of David Wojnarowicz and P·P·O·W, New York In 1985, David Wojnarowicz and a group of other New York artists made a trip to Louisville, Kentucky, to create site-specific murals as part of …
Ancient bath complex found submerged in Baiae in the Gulf of Naples, Italy. Courtesy Italian Ministry of Culture, Campi Flegrei Archaeological Park Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved Roman bathhouse in the underwater ruins of Baiae, a resort getaway that was once part of the Roman Empire. Those ruins may be host to the first-known physical …
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