A pair of 7th-century stone carvings collectively worth about $3.5 million have been repatriated to China, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced this week. Both pieces are thought to have …
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Southeast Asia’s enduring affection for the humble, ubiquitous chicken has gotten the museum treatment for Singapore’s National Gallery See Me, See You: Southeast Asia’s First Video Installation (until September 17). …
An international effort to combat antiquities trafficking seized more than 11,000 stolen items across Europe last year
The latest iteration of Operation Pandora, an international effort focused on combating the illegal trafficking of cultural property, has led to 60 arrests and seized more than 11,000 items, according …
Two artists’ homes listed among the most endangered historic sites in the United States
Two artists’ homes are among the 11 most endangered historic places in the United States, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit organization that works to save …
The Gwangju Biennale Foundation has tapped renowned French scholar, curator and critic Nicolas Bourriaud to serve as artistic director of the Fifteenth Gwangju Biennale, which is scheduled to open in …
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art director resigns after less than two years, citing ‘resistance and backlash’
The National Museum of African Art is again without a director after Ngaire Blankenberg quietly left the post on March 31. She had held this position for less than two …
This month, the New York cinema Metrograph will present the work of Matthew Barneythe American concept, video and performance artist with sound projections Cremaster cycle series (1994-2002), a five-part aesthetic …
MoMA PS1 has a new director. Connie Butler, chief curator of the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, is to leave her post atCalifornia and will join the museum in New …
The Latvian RIBOCA Biennale stopped its third edition when war broke out in Ukraine. Now it’s back – without Russian funding
The Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art in Riga, Latvia returns this summer for its third edition, RIBOCA3. The event, originally scheduled for last summer, was canceled shortly after Russia …
Photograph prints from Madonna’s hugely popular 1992 Coffee Table Book Sex will be available for purchase for the first time at Christie’s New York this fall, as part of ongoing …