Zeng Yuxuan was arrested in June over a banner of the recently removed “Pillar of Shame” monument commemorating the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
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Artist Who Pocketed Banknotes From His Own Artwork Loses Court Case
The Kunsten Museum gave Jens Haaning $80K to incorporate into a new artwork, but the artist said “it is only a piece of art if I don’t return the money.”
Bob Ross’s First On-Air Painting Could Fetch Nearly $10M
“A Walk in the Woods” (1983) was the first of 1,000 artworks created during the artist’s The Joy of Painting television show that ran on PBS for 11 years.
Indian TV Show Draws Criticism After Dalit Writer Alleges Appropriation
Yashica Dutt has pointed out similarities between her life’s story and one of the characters in Made in Heaven.
Police Guard German Museum in Response to Right-Wing Threats
Staff reportedly received online threats over the museum’s “safe space” time slot for visitors of color during its This Is Colonial exhibition workshop.
16 Climate Protesters Arrested at MoMA
Activists blocked the institution’s entrance and staged a “die-in” inside the museum, condemning MoMA’s board chair’s ties to the fossil fuel industry.
Fernando Botero, Colombian Artist of Curvy Figures, Dies at 91
The plumpness that stands out in Botero’s work represented not a commentary on fatness but rather the artist’s appreciation for curvature and form.
Artists and Activists Plan Mass Actions on Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Death
Protests and exhibitions against the Islamic Republic of Iran’s authoritarian regime will take place in dozens of cities across the US.
Native Artists Fear Proposed Changes to Indian Arts and Crafts Act
Many worry that the broad language of the new changes will be abused by corporate manufacturers and undermine legal protections.
Want to Visit MoMA? That’ll Be $30
The New York institution is the latest to increase its admission fee, joining the Whitney, the Guggenheim, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Lindemann Family Returns $20M Worth of Looted Cambodian Artifacts
The 33 antiquities were linked to notorious trafficker Douglas Latchford.
Tourist Slammed for Smooching Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid Statue
Bystanders loudly criticized an unnamed woman who climbed onto the seaside landmark for a photo despite multiple posted warning signs.