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21ExhibitionsArt Gallery of Ontario under pressure to explain Indigenous art curator’s ouster
A letter addressed to the board of trustees of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) by the Toronto-based Indigenous Curatorial Collective (ICCA)...
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40Books2022 was a record year for treasure and antiquities finds, with more than 50,000 items reported
A sinister medieval reminder that death waits for all of us, an intricately carved ivory bead showing a lovely young woman on...
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39PodcastsAntony Gormley’s memorial to Enigma code-breaker Alan Turing erected in Cambridge
Antony Gormley’s abstract 12ft steel sculpture commemorating the Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing has finally been unveiled at Cambridge University. The...
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41ColumnsBanksy’s shredded Girl with Balloon retitled and redated for second time
It’s the work of art that keeps on giving. Banksy’s Girl with Balloon, which was renamed Love is in the Bin by the...
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26ArtDevastating fire destroys more than 4,000 paintings from national collection of Abkhazia
A massive fire has destroyed more than 4,000 paintings from the collection of the National Picture Gallery of Abkhazia, a staggering loss...
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26Museums & heritageOrlando Museum of Art drops lawsuit against owners of allegedly fake Basquiats
The Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) is dropping its lawsuit against the five co-owners of a suite of allegedly forged Jean-Michel Basquiat...
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26ExhibitionsRobert Whitman, artist renowned for experiments with performance and technology, has died, aged 88
Robert Whitman, who was among the group of artists that pioneered the Happenings of the late 1950s and early 60s, has died....
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26BooksThe Old Master trade is still seeking new ways to restore it to life
The challenges facing today’s trade in Old Master works are well known and much repeated. The supply is dwindling, they aren’t “relatable”...
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24PodcastsBerlin Senate drops ‘anti-discrimination clause’ in funding agreements after protests
After fierce criticism from artists, the Berlin senate dropped a policy to make funding for cultural institutions and projects conditional on recipients...
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28ColumnsSouth Korean architect Minsuk Cho to design 2024 Serpentine summer pavilion
The Seoul-based architect Minsuk Cho and his firm Mass Studies will design this year’s Serpentine Pavilion in London, the high-profile architectural platform...
