Court Decides Activists Who Glued Themselves to Vermeer Painting Don’t Deserve Jail Time
A Dutch appeals court said that the sentences would have a “chilling effect” on freedom of expression.
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Germany Moves to Replace Advisory Panel on Nazi-Looted Art with Binding Arbitration
The new culture policy will replace the current national advisory commission, which requires disputes over contested works to be submitted by both sides.
$300 M. Art Collection Filled with Treasures, Both Old and New, Donated to Seattle University
It is being billed as the largest donation of art to a university in the United States.
William Kentridge Joins Hauser & Wirth, Departing Longtime Dealer Marian Goodman
He will continue to show with Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg and Lia Rumma in Naples.
Travis Kelce Is Producing the Jean-Michel Basquiat Documentary ‘King Pleasure’
It will be the second film Kelce produces.
Art World Marks International Women’s Day, Naomi Beckwith Wins David C. Driskell Prize, Protest at Pace Gallery, and More: Morning Links for March 8, 2024
Here’s what we’re reading this morning.
Activists Stage Pro-Palestine Demonstration at Pace Gallery Opening for Israeli Artist
Pace previously faced scrutiny on social media for its promotion of Israeli artist Michal Rovner amid the war in Gaza.
Head of German Museum That Canceled Candice Breitz Show Over Gaza Statements Quits
Breitz, who is Jewish, had accused the museum of antisemitism.
Stained Glass from ‘Haunted House’ Used by Henry VIII Pulled From Auction
Experts raised concerns about how the glass was removed.
Collectors Withdraw Works from London’s Barbican Show to Protest ‘Censorship’ of Talk on Palestine
The London institution decided not to host a talk by writer Pankaj Mishra titled “The Shoah after Gaza”.