A British government minister has proposed erecting a statue of Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, a high profile platform for contemporary …
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The art dealer who once sued the mega-collector owner of his gallery in an attempt to terminate his lease brought his real estate-related anger to the tip of Long Island. …
An ancient Mayan relief sculpture found in a German antique store and believed to have been looted in Mexico was returned to that country on July 18, through the Mexican …
South London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery is to get a new sculpture park as part of a £4.6million revamp
A key south London arts venue, the Dulwich Picture Gallery, will undergo a major redevelopment, encompassing a new sculpture garden and a new building for school and family activities. The …
Four men suspected of stealing a hoard of Celtic gold coins from a museum north of Munich last year have been arrested, Bavarian police officials have said. The men, aged …
Smithsonian under fire for abrupt cancellation of Asian American literary festival
THE Smithsonian Asia-Pacific American Center (APAC) canceled the 2023 Asian American Literature Festival just a month before its scheduled date, citing “unforeseen circumstances.” Left in the dark, the festival’s scheduled …
A former Detroit-area gallery owner has pleaded guilty to defrauding collectors of more than $1.5 million worth of art last week, charges that could land her up to 20 years …
New York City approves revised design for long-awaited Shirley Chisholm monument
New York’s Public Design Commission approved revised designs for a monument to Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005), the first black woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress, in 1968. A political pioneer …
Lawsuit to stop casting of Confederate statue at Virginia’s deadly rally center is widely dismissed
A lawsuit brought by two organizations seeking to stop a museum from melting down the equestrian statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that was at the center of the …
Art Basel has appointed Bridget Finn as the new director of its exhibition at Miami Beach, the Western Hemisphere’s largest art fair. Finn was most recently a partner at Detroit-based …