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How Much Did It Cost to Paint a Pompeii Room Egyptian Blue?
The price of covering a room in the prized pigment was equal to between 50% and 90% of a Roman legionary's annual salary, a new study estimates.
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Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour
A new English-language monograph repositions the Armenian–Lebanese painter as a cosmopolitan modernist whose work demands to be read beyond national canons.
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60% of Sudan’s National Museum Looted, Report Says
The destruction of cultural heritage in the war-torn nation threatens to distort the past and present beyond recognition, fracturing Sudan’s future.
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Deepen Your Creative Practice at Vermont Studio Center
Sessions include resident presentations, open studios, and the acclaimed Visiting Artist & Writer program. Applications are open for early 2027.
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Brian Eno and 200+ Artists Urge British Museum to “Stop Erasing Palestine”
An open letter criticizes the institution for allegedly altering displays in its Middle East galleries after complaints from a pro-Israel group.
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Pete Hegseth Goes to War With Press Photographers
The Pentagon reportedly banned photography at briefings because the Secretary of War complained about “unflattering” photos.
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Art Movements: Look Who’s Headed to Perrotin Gallery
Alma Allen gets mega-gallery representation, Marina Abramović forays into balloon art, and more industry news.
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Required Reading
This week: women’s strike in Argentina, graffiti dialogues in Brooklyn, UK museums hold human remains from former colonies, mini Tudor paintings, mapping The Met, and more.
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The Tiny Brooklyn Project Space Resisting the Gallery Machine
The non-commercial Greenpoint-based space Subtitled NYC models the tentative ways we make do in everyday life.
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A View From the Easel
“I use my entire body when painting, so I need to align it with my mind beforehand.”