“There was a feeling that we cannot let this fail,” Koyo Kouoh said of taking the top job at Zeitz MOCAA. She wants to make it relevant to the Pan-African world and beyond.
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Australia Will Return Looted Sculptures to Cambodia
A centuries-old Buddhist sculpture was taken from a rural area in Cambodia nearly 30 years ago. It was later sold with two other statues to the National Gallery of Australia.
A Story of Arab Loss Comes to Life at a Kibbutz in Israel
A museum founded by pioneering Zionists has been hosting a sweeping retrospective of Palestinian art.
A Victorian Dinosaur Park Finds Its Way in the 21st Century
Statues of extinct animals peek out from the trees, delighting onlookers in this London park. But don’t expect them to be scientifically accurate.
Vandal Burns Major Public Artwork by One of Italy’s Top Living Artists
A man was detained in connection with the destruction of a monumental version of ‘Venus of the Rags’ by Michelangelo Pistoletto. City officials pledged the installation will rise again.
A Proto-Pizza Emerges From a Fresco on a Pompeii Wall
That doughy disc with delectable toppings seen in a 2,000-year-old painting is not a pizza, experts insist. But can we get one delivered anyway?
Pope Hosts Artists in Sistine Chapel, Even Some Who Attracted Controversy
The event was part of a broader effort to engage with artists as the Roman Catholic Church did in the past. Pope Francis also urged them to pursue social justice through their work.
The Mystery of the Disappearing van Gogh
After a painting by the Dutch artist sold at auction, a movie producer claimed to be the owner. It later vanished from sight, with a trail leading to Caribbean tax havens and a jailed Chinese billionaire.
Sudan War Strikes a Blow to the Country’s Emerging Art Scene
Dozens of Sudanese artists and curators have fled their studios and galleries in the capital, jeopardizing thousands of artworks and imperiling an art scene central to the 2019 revolution.