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Adam Lindemann to Close His Venus Over Manhattan Gallery to Focus on Collecting

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Adam Lindemann. Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Last week, dealer Tim Blum told ARTnews that he was closing up shop in search of a new model for art dealing. “Everybody talks about wanting to step off,” Blum said. “But nothing ever really changes.” But Blum isn’t the only one getting out of the gallery business. On …

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Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art Announces Public Opening Date for November

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Aerial view of the new Museum of West African Art in Benin City, Nigeria. Photo Tolulope Sanus/Courtesy MOWAA The Museum of West African Art, based in Benin City, Nigeria, announced Thursday that it will officially open its campus to the public on Nov. 11. First announced in 2020, the MOWAA campus is planned as a …

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Albright College Is Selling Its Art Collection to Cut $20 M. Deficit, But Donors Oppose the Move

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Albright’s art collection is being used as a sacrificial lamb as the college struggles to balance its books. MediaNews Group via Getty Images A college in Pennsylvania is the latest US university looking to sell its art collection to balance its books. Albright College, a liberal arts institution in Reading, has put more than 500 …

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Archaeologists in Peru Unveil Ancient 3,500-Year-Old City of Peñico

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An aerial view of a building structure in Peñico. Courtesy Peruvian Ministry of Culture Peru’s Ministry of Culture recently revealed the archaeological site of Peñico after eight years of research and conservation work. Located in the province of Huaura, the 3,500-year-old “City of Social Integration” dates back to 1800 BCE and was strategically located “to …

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Director of São Paulo’s Museu Afro Brasil Dismissed After Less Than Two Years

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Hélio Menezes. Photo Aline Motta Hélio Menezes is no longer the director of the Museu Afro Brasil, a key São Paulo institution founded by sculptor Emanoel Araújo that is known for its support of Afro-Brazilian artists, who have long been neglected by mainstream institutions in the country. Menezes announced that he had been dismissed from …

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Khaled Sabsabi, Michael Dagostino Reinstated for Venice Biennale After Creative Australia U-Turn

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Khaled Sabsabi. Photo Anna Kucera Lebanese-born artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino are back at the helm of Australia’s 2026 Venice Biennale pavilion, following a dramatic reversal by the organization that makes the Australian Pavilion in Venice possible, Creative Australia.  The decision, reported earlier today by the Art Newspaper, comes after an independent review and …

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Smithsonian Institution Exhibition Under Review by the White House

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The Smithsonian Institution. Photo Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Smithsonian Institution has once again come under the scrutiny of the Trump administration, this time with a focus on the National Museum of American History. Fox News reported that the White House has raised concerns about “Entertainment Nation,” a permanent display on view since 2022 that sheds …

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The Famous Cerne Abbas Giant’s Giant Stick Was Nearly Censored by Foliage

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An aerial photograph of the Cerne Abbas Giant, 2001. Courtesy Wikimedia The Cerne Abbas Giant, one of England’s best-known historic hill figures, almost had its genitalia covered up due to a complaint in the 1930s. The Cerne Abbas Giant is a 180-foot-long male nude with a club made by Anglo-Saxons out of chalk in Dorset, …

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