As more looted art comes back to Africa, countries have wrestled with the right way to display it. That 200,000 people have lined up for a show suggests Benin has found an answer.
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Dmitri Vrubel, Who Planted a Kiss on the Berlin Wall, Dies at 62
A Russian-born painter, he created a mural of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev smooching the East German leader Erich Honecker — and with it a tourist attraction.
The New ‘Monuments Officers’ Prepare to Protect Art Amid War
A group of art experts have had intensive training to become part of the U.S. Army Reserve. It will be their job to help save cultural heritage in war zones.
Below an Israeli City, a Musical Harmony Belies the Tensions Above Ground
In an underground reservoir built 1,233 years ago in a city that saw sectarian riots last year, visitors hear a beguiling musical composition that combines Arab love songs with Hebrew poetry.
Peeling Paint in Hong Kong Reveals Work of Newly Relevant ‘King’
When he was alive, the graffiti of Tsang Tsou-choi, or the “King of Kowloon,” was considered peculiar and personal. In a radically changed city, his mostly vanished art now has a political charge.
The War in Ukraine Is the True Culture War
With Russia trying to erase Ukraine’s national identity, the fight to preserve, and build upon, Ukraine’s artistic heritage has taken on new urgency.
Head of Documenta Resigns Amid Antisemitism Scandal
A crisis at one of the world’s most important art events, in Germany, has deepened with the resignation of its director general.
With Sign Language and Sound, an Artist Upends Audience Perceptions
Christine Sun Kim’s poetic and political art pushes viewers to consider the limits, and misunderstandings, that come with communication in any language, whether spoken or signed.
In Athens Creativity in Art, Food and More Rises
The Greek capital has added impressive arts venues, daring restaurants and a blossoming hotel scene to its well-known Classical draws.
Thieves Hit TEFAF Art Fair in Daylight Heist
A gang used a sledgehammer to smash open a display case and make off with jewelry at the renowned Dutch art fair, as dealers looked on, aghast.