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

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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Bonhams to Auction ‘Downton Abbey’ Costumes, Props Ahead of Final Film Release

Dame Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville in “Downton Abbey” Series Six. Courtesy Carnival Films/Nick Briggs via WWD BACK IN TIME: Attention all “Downton Abbey” fans who are finding it hard to say farewell to the franchise. To coincide with the release of the third and final “Downton Abbey” film in September, Bonhams is holding a farewell exhibition and auction of props, costumes …

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Nan Goldin Addresses Israel’s War in Gaza During Arles Talk: ‘Whose Lives Matter?’

Nan Goldin. Photo Stpehane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty Images The photographer Nan Goldin once again publicly addressed Israel’s war in Gaza this week, this time during a talk given at the Rencontres d’Arles photography festival in France. Goldin, the recipient of Kering’s Women in Motion award this year, took the stage at the Théâtre Antique on …

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Homeland Security Targets Chicago’s National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture

Security footage of unidentified agents attempting to enter the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture. Courtesy National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture Agents from the Department of Homeland Security descended upon the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture in Chicago on Tuesday, with at least 15 DHS vehicles arriving …

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Who Was J.M.W. Turner and Why Was He So Important?

J.M.W. Turner, Snow Storm – Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth, c. 1842 Collection of Tate Britain. Wikimedia Commons. Joseph Mallord William Turner ranks among Britain’s most famous artists, celebrated today for landscapes that rankled his 19th-century contemporaries with their unbridled light and color. His radical legacy lives on in the Turner Prize, awarded annually to …

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Tate Chair Considers Selling Naming Rights to Turbine Hall to Fund New Endowment

El Anatsui’s commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. Photo Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images Tate‘s chair of trustees is reportedly open to relinquishing naming rights to the Turbine Hall for a minimum of £50 million (roughly $68 million) to fund the London institution’s new endowment fund. In an interview with the Telegraph, Roland Rudd, …

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A New Art Fair for Women-Led Galleries in London, A New Museum Honoring Hector Guimard in Paris, and More: Morning Links For July 8, 2025

Artist’s House on Manette Street, the new event’s venue. Courtesy Echo Soho To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines GIRL POWER. A new boutique art fair for women-led galleries, Echo Soho, will debut in London from October 16 to 19, running alongside Frieze London. Launched by gallery owner India Rose James, the fair …

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