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Gulf art market feels the force of Middle East conflict
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (565+ words) The Strait of Hormuz has remained largely closed to cargo ships since the beginning of the US-Israel war in Iran "An era can be said to end when its basic illusions are exhausted. A retreat began from the old confidence…...
A book exploring the evolution of J. M. W. Turner's positions on slavery
1+ week, 5+ day ago (165+ words) Nevertheless, the scale of Turner and the Slave Trade permits Smiles to speculate on and open out the artist's possible motives for painting The Slave Ship, ultimately challenging readers to evaluate for themselves how to assess Turner's conflicted position both…...
The subject demanded a more restrained approach: Carlos Rol'n on revisiting the 1966 uprising in Chicago's Humboldt Park
1+ week, 6+ day ago (328+ words) Carlos Rol'n's work is inspired by his Puerto Rican heritage Melissa De Lourdes/Rol'n Studio LLC The Art Newspaper: Materially, this exhibition is almost traditional, at least by your usual standards. You are mostly working in graphite, making black-and-white images…...
Artists respond to the continuing toll of colonialism in the Americas
1+ week, 6+ day ago (380+ words) Following a dozen museum shows around Latin America exploring the deep and destructive consequences of colonial dispossession, the Chicago institution Wrightwood 659 is staging a cumulative survey that explores the loss of land, culture and language in the region and its…...
Overdue payments to artists, landlords and workers at a popular gallery reflect pressures squeezing the dealer sector
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (403+ words) Another of the week's most popular events was 99 CENT, a pop-up exhibition co-organised by The Hole and Jeffrey Deitch. Featuring works by Barry Mc Gee, from his personal collection and by more than 100 of his friends and friends-of-friends, the project…...
Closure of De Paul Art Museum leaves collection in limbo
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (508+ words) The museum, which is part of De Paul University, is set to close on 30 June, despite opposition from students and staff Courtesy De Paul Art Museum Within days of De Paul University's announcement on 26 February that it will close its…...
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2+ week, 3+ day ago (15+ words) Canada returns 11 artefacts to Turkey in the first repatriation between the countries'The Art Newspaper...
Smithsonian's governing body quietly losing members
2+ week, 3+ day ago (246+ words) The Smithsonian's Board of Regents, the governing body of the Smithsonian Institution, is down to 15 members after two of its trustees" terms expired on 2 March. Their replacements have yet to be announced. Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, a doctor and expert in health…...
How museum funding in Denmark has become reliant on visitor numbers
2+ week, 6+ day ago (379+ words) But as visitor numbers are booming, they are also becoming increasingly central to how museums are funded in Denmark. A new state-funding model, introduced by the government in January 2025, places greater emphasis on measurable outputs, including how many people come…...
German artist Anne Imhof to be subject of "ambitious" Hong Kong solo exhibition in 2027
3+ week, 3+ day ago (248+ words) Anne Imhof's AI Winter (2022) Courtesy of the artist, Galerie Buchholz & Spr'th Magers The German artist Anne Imhof, who is known for her dark and elaborate performance pieces, will launch her first solo exhibition in Asia this autumn at the Tai…...