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Just Stop Oil protesters with tomato soup in front of Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. Courtesy Just Stop Oil Just Stop Oil, the eco-activist group known for targeting famous artworks in their demonstrations, has invited the National Museum Directors’ Council to a meeting at London’s National Gallery—the site of a …

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Cyndi Lauper’s farewell tour includes 22 cities across North America. Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Cyndi Lauper‘s farewell tour began this past weekend featuring art by Yayoi Kusama. During the first two nights of the “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour” in Montreal on October 18 and Toronto on October 20, images of the Japanese artist …

Cyndi Lauper’s Farewell Tour Features Yayoi Kusama, Daniel Wurtzel, Refik Anadol, and Other Artists Read More »

sankai via iStock Given the sprawling regulations dealing with works of art, new developments in art law are complex matters even for the most sophisticated specialists. A sample of opinions from experts in the United States about new art laws, on the other hand, reveals evolving assessments and a surprising consensus. In a series of …

Top Art World Professionals: Attorneys Weigh In on New Legislation Affecting Collectors, Museums, and Artists Read More »

Francesco Bonami. Courtesy Benedict Johnson In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, the Russian art scene saw an exodus of foreigners and locals alike. Russian artists, curators, filmmakers, and writers left the country in protest and several top figures at art institutions quit their jobs. Among the most prominent non-Russians, New …

As Arts Professionals Abandon Russia Following Ukraine Invasion, a Cohort of Italian Curators and Artists Have Taken on Projects There Read More »

Libbie Mugrabi claims Art Capital Group (ACG) has pilfered her Warhol painting. COURTESY WireImage To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines JULIE MEHRETU HELPS WHITNEY WAIVE ENTRY FEES. Artist Julie Mehretu has donated $2.25 million to the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York so that visitors aged 25 and younger …

Julie Mehretu Donates Millions to Whitney so Under 25s Go Free, Libbie Mugrabi Claims Art Lender Stole Her Warhol Painting: Morning Links for October 23, 2024 Read More »

“Digital Capture: Southern California and the Pixel-Based Image World,” 2024. Courtesy UCR Arts A man pulled an Andrew Norman Wilson artwork from a California exhibition being staged as part of the Getty Foundation’s science-themed PST Art initiative. The piece was in a show at the California Museum of Photography and Culver Center of the Arts …

Man Steals Andrew Norman Wilson Artwork from PST Exhibition in California Read More »

Just Stop Oil protesters with tomato soup in front of Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. Courtesy Just Stop Oil Leaders of national collections and major regional museums in the United Kingdom issued an open letter saying that protests involving notable artworks “have to stop.” “They are hugely damaging to the …

UK Museum Directors Say Climate Protests in Galleries ‘Have to Stop’ Read More »

A view of the Metropolitan Museum of Art building in New York City, United States on July 15, 2024. NurPhoto via Getty Images The Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned another ancient Greek drinking vessel to Italian officials overseeing the countries’ repatriation efforts after finding the artifact was likely looted from its origin site. The …

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