Jonty Bravery Courtesy Met Police Jonty Bravery, a 24-year-old man who was given a life sentence for throwing a six-year-old French boy from the 10th floor balcony at the Tate Modern in London, now faces an additional sentence for new charges. Bravery was charged for—and recently found guilty of—assaulting two nurses in September 2024 at …
Gabrielle Goliath (right), with Ingrid Masondo, who was selected as the curator of her South African Pavilion for the Venice Biennale. Ashley Walters South Africa selected a Gabrielle Goliath work about Gaza for its Venice Biennale pavilion, then rescinded the decision amid concerns that the work was “polarizing,” according to a report by the Daily …
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The cover for Mona’s Eyes. Courtesy Europa Editions Mona’s Eyes, a recently published novel by Thomas Schlesser, has drawn widespread praise, leading Barnes & Noble to name it the book of the year for 2025. But it is also gaining less positive notice for a reason that has nothing to do with the text itself: …
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The U.S. repatriated seven objects to Egypt. Courtesy State Information Service Thanks to the collaboration of several government organizations in the United States and Egypt, seven artifacts were recently repatriated to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The objects had been smuggled from the country in separate cases and are from different time periods, according …
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Some of the British Musuem’s gold. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines On the wall of immigration lawyer Michael Wildes’s office reportedly hangs a photograph of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, a reminder of a pivotal moment in the history of the US artist visa. When the …
Travelers at Denver International Airport in Colorado in 2024. Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images Countless artists have immigrated from countries around the world to the U.S., enriching the American cultural landscape immeasurably. But the process of applying for an O-1B visa, for those with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, athletics, or …
Bob Monk. Courtesy Wendy Monk Bob Monk, a Gagosian director who was with the gallery for more than 20 years, working closely with artists such as Ed Ruscha and Richard Artschwager, died on December 15 at 75. His ex-wife, Wendy Monk, said the cause was complications from a heart condition. Monk was a quiet force …
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The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History in Baltimore, Maryland. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images The leadership of Baltimore’s Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture is working to iron out problems uncovered in an August 15 audit by the Maryland Department of Legislative Services, according to a report in …
The statue of Joan of Arc in Paris without a sword. Photo by Blanca CRUZ/AFP A statue of Joan of Arc in Paris’s 8th arrondissement is missing a sword after a man broke it off and swiped it for reasons not yet known. As reported by Le Parisien, the incident occurred on Monday morning, when …
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Visitors to the Grand Egyptian Museum in December 2025. Photo Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua via Getty Images After more than a decade of anticipation, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the largest museum devoted to a single civilization, has fully opened its exhibitions, including the long-awaited King Tutankhamun halls. Originally announced in 2002, the idea for the museum …
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