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The Call to Return the Statue of Liberty to France, Explained
“The statue is yours, but what it embodies belongs to everyone," said French politician Raphael Glucksmann in a sharp rebuke of Trump's attacks on democracy.
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Fred Eversley, Sculptor Who Fused Art and Science, Dies at 83
Despite their technical basis, his works are all about the relationship between the viewer, the art, and the world as it is reflected and refracted.
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More Medieval Texts Were Scribed by Women Than Previously Believed
A new study “provides statistical support for the often-overlooked contributions of female scribes over time,” said researcher Åslaug Ommundsen.
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NYC Art Advisor Lisa Schiff Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison
She was also ordered to forfeit $6.4 million and pay over $9 million in restitution for defrauding more than a dozen clients.
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Miami Beach Mayor Pulls Motion to Defund Cinema Screening No Other Land
Dozens of people, including former Brooklyn Museum director Arnold Lehman, spoke against a resolution to shutter O Cinema at a city commission meeting today.
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Could Hilma af Klint’s Works Be Removed From Public View?
The artist’s great-grandnephew and foundation board chair stressed in an interview with Hyperallergic that the works should only be seen by “spiritual seekers.”
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Antiquities Looted by Notorious Smuggling Ring Returned to Nepal
Works linked to the disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor are among the 20 objects seized by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit.
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Trump Moves to Dismantle Institute of Museum and Library Services
An executive order demands workforce and operation reductions “that the President has determined are unnecessary” at the IMLS and several agencies.
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San Francisco Pride March Loses $300K in Sponsorships
It’s not the only organization taking a hit as Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans policies continue to reverberate through the arts and culture sector.
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Athens Museum Removes Artworks Vandalized by Far-Right Lawmaker
Greek Parliament Member Nikolaos Papadopoulos targeted and damaged artist Christophoros Katsadiotis’s works, decrying them as “blasphemous.”
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The Plight of Artsakh's Artists in Exile
“Sometimes I want to recreate the paintings I left behind,” said Artsiv Lalayan, one of tens of thousands of Armenians displaced by Azerbaijan, “but it’s impossible to recreate what you’ve lost.”
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Miami Beach Cinema Targeted by Mayor Speaks Out: “We Don’t Want To Leave”
The city is threatening to close O Cinema after it refused to cancel screenings of No Other Land, the Oscar-winning film about Israel’s displacement of Palestinians.