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$30 M. Brice Marden Painting Poised to Break Artist’s Auction Record

The work left Marden’s studio in 2007, and has not been seen publicly since then.

Grimes Declares Google Gemini AI the ‘Most Impactful Art Project of the Decade’

She called it a “masterpiece of performance art.”

Baxter St at CCNY Receives $1 M. Grant from Mellon Foundation

The organization will use the grant to grow its photography-focused programming.

Cairo Expands Public Access to Iconic Medieval Citadel as Egypt Prepares Grand Plan to Boost Tourism

Egypt plans to unveil a new plan to boost tourism in the coming months.

Submerged Stone Age Wall May Be Europe’s Oldest Known Structure, Toppled Edward Colston Statue Heads to Museum, and More: Morning Links for February 13, 2024

Here’s what we’re reading this morning.

Suspect Arrested in Relation to the Theft and Destruction of Bronze Jackie Robinson Statue in Kansas Park

The bronze statue made national headlines after thieves cut the historic figure off at its ankles, and burned remains were found in a trash can five days later.

Climate Activists Target Botticelli’s ‘The Birth of Venus,’ Loewe’s Next Craft Prize Set for Paris, Protestors Crash New York’s Jewish Museum, and More: Morning Links for February 14, 2024

Here’s what we’re reading this morning.

Pro-Palestine Demonstrators Protest at Art Gallery of Ontario, Marching Through KAWS Show

The protestors called on the museum to further address the departure of Indigenous art curator Wanda Nanibush.

Rome’s Basilica Ulpia Gets a Controversial Makeover Thanks to a Russian Oligarch

Meanwhile, historians have also questioned the accuracy of the reconstruction.

First Century Villa Near Mount Vesuvius May Belong to Pliny the Elder

When Mount Vesuvius erupted, Pliny the Elder sailed from his home toward the volcano to rescue people. He later died from toxic gas poisoning.