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Strong Sales at Frieze Los Angeles; Billionaire Donates $3M to James Turell's Roden Crater
Also, the Library of Congress acquired nearly 100,000 photographs, negatives, and transparencies by Kamoinge photographer Shawn Walker, and more.
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Homeland Security Banned Forensic Architecture’s Director From Entry to US
Set to attend the opening of his exhibition at Miami’s Museum of Art and Design, Eyal Weizman was told by an officer at the US Embassy in London that his visa was revoked for triggering a “security algorithm.”
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Genuine Rembrandt Revealed Under Layers of Varnish After Restoration
A restoration of “Portrait of a Young Woman” (1632), formerly credited to Rembrandt’s studio and residing at the Allentown Art Museum, revealed the work to be an original by the Dutch Master.
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Turkish Arts Philanthropist Acquitted, Then Detained Again
Imprisoned since 2017, Osman Kavala was found not guilty of attempting to overthrow the government, but re-detained on new charges before he could even taste freedom.
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Berlin Nightclubs Seek the Same Federal Protections as Theaters and Opera Houses
A nightclub advocacy group went before the German Parliament to request new laws that will protect the nation's clubs from gentrification.
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After Artist Pens Open Letter, Unseen Art Fair Owners Promise Payment
Felicity Hammond penned an open letter saying she was never paid the fees owed to her by Unseen art fair after it declared bankruptcy.
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After Cooper Hewitt Director Is Ousted, Six Trustees Resign in Protest
Caroline Baumann was discharged from her position as museum director after the Smithsonian investigated an alleged conflict of interest regarding the dress and venue for her 2018 wedding.
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Court Overturns Controversial UNC Settlement With Neo-Confederate Group Over “Silent Sam” Monument
| The settlement, approved in November, would have required UNC Chapel Hill to hand over the Confederate monument “Silent Sam” to the Sons of Confederate Veterans and pay the group $2.5 million to preserve and house it. This Wednesday, Orange County Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour dismissed the l
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Trump’s Border Wall Construction Is Threatening Ceremonial and Sacred Sites
Construction of the 30-foot steel fence threatens the cultural heritage of the Tohono O’odham people, including burial grounds and a biosphere reserve.
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The Little-Known Story of a Frank Stella Work Once Mistaken for a Lunch Table
In 1972, Stella donated "Isfahan III" (1968) to the Museum of Solidarity in Chile. After a coup d'etat, the artwork disappeared for nearly 20 years, but its story is coming to light as the museum conserves the painting with the help of the Getty Foundation.
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Former Hamptons Gallerist Gave Anti-Indigenous Rant at Documentary Screening
At a screening for Conscience Point, about the local Shinnecock Nation, a seemingly intoxicated Ruth Vered allegedly called herself "the queen of white privilege." She was escorted out by police, and arrested after kicking an officer.
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Week in Review: Anti-Oil Activists Occupy British Museum To Protest BP-Funded Exhibition; Chile Foregoes Participation In Spanish Art Fair, Prompting Backlash
Also, the Rothko Chapel in Houston will reopen this June, the US Department of the Interior has finalized plans to allow drilling, mining, and grazing in national monuments in southern Utah, and more.