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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 …

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“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 …

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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 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 …

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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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The portrait of Queen Elizabeth I by Marcus Gheeraert the Younger moved from a meeting room of No.10 Downing as part of its “long planned” re-hang. Wikimedia Commons Two paintings by the Portuguese painter Paula Rego have replaced portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh at 10 Downing Street, the residence of the …

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Hurricane Milton ripped wood boards off and pushed several feet of sand into buildings. Courtesy Hermitage Artist Retreat The Hermitage Artist Retreat in Englewood, Florida, experienced huge storm surges due to Hurricane Milton, with repairs and damage estimated at “upwards of $1 million” as well as the cancelation of residencies and other programs for several …

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Lynn Chadwick at the Hotel de Sully. Courtesy Perrotin, Art Basel Paris 2024. Art Basel Paris, which runs from October 18 to 20 (with VIP days on 16 and 17), has left behind its inaugural name and old location—Paris+, par Art Basel and the Grand Palais Éphémère, respectively—this year for a fresh start. Now based …

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