As Canada reckons with its colonial history, a push to “decolonize” museums has rocked its National Gallery and other museums.
Tag: Art
What I’m Reading: Apples, Private Actors and Marina Abramovic
A retrospective of the performance artist’s work at the Royal Academy of Arts in London captures boundaries being violently tested and redrawn.
Museum Worker Sold Paintings and Put Forgeries in Their Place
An in-house appraiser noticed something was awry when the canvas on his workbench did not match a catalog entry.
Museum Worker Sold Paintings and Put Forgeries in Their Place
An in-house appraiser noticed something was awry when the canvas on his workbench did not match a catalog entry.
Ancient Earthworks Trodden by Golfers Become a World Heritage Site
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has recognized the Octagon Earthworks in central Ohio as a cultural marvel.
Stolen Van Gogh Painting Is Returned in Ikea Bag
A tipster handed the work over to a Dutch art crimes detective who had been investigating the theft together with the police.
Nairy Baghramian Breaks Through With Metropolitan Museum Facade Commission
With powerfully alive new works at the Met and MoMA, the Iranian-born artist Nairy Baghramian embraces the canon, the better to take it apart.
Crisis-Hit British Museum Names Interim Director
Mark Jones, a former leader of the Victoria and Albert Museum, is set to take over with a remit to restore confidence after a theft scandal.
Cross-Cultural Exchanges from Vietnam, Ethiopia, the Caribbean
Solo shows also abound, from Charles Gaines to Harry Smith, while the women of Land Art and Fluxus keep rocking in major exhibitions.
Hezbollah Sanctions Case Highlights Frailties in the Art Market
In its indictment of a collector accused of helping the militant group, U.S. prosecutors presented evidence of how easily art sales can be used to evade sanctions and launder money.