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Ai Weiwei Says London’s Royal Academy Sought to Eject Him After Post–October 7 Tweet about Jews

02/10/2026

In a new interview with The Guardian in advance of his forthcoming book On Censorship, artist Ai Weiwei talked about experiencing censorship not just in his native China but also in the West—including an incident involving his membership in London’s …

Метки : цензураискусствоай вэйвэйсвобода словакоролевская академияобщественные обсуждения

Long Misidentified, Object in Museum Is Oldest Drill Found in Egypt

02/10/2026

A small metal object excavated almost 100 years ago has been identified as the oldest known drilling tool yet found in Egypt. The news was reported by Archeology Today. The artifact came from a predynastic cemetery at the archeological site …

Метки : археологиядревние технологииегипетоткрытиянаучные исследованияартефакты

Artist Eimear Walshe to Face Trial for Protest Against US Military

02/09/2026

Eimear Walshe, who represented Ireland at the 2024 Venice Biennale, will face trial starting tomorrow for a case centering around the artist’s involvement in a protest against the US military staged at an airport in their home country. Walshe will …

Метки : судвенецианская биенналепротестправа человекаирландияискусство

Italian Ministry of Culture Bought $15 M. Sotheby's Antonello Painting

02/09/2026

Days before it was set to go on sale during Sotheby’s Old Masters auction on February 5, a double-sided panel by the Italian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina was withdrawn from the high-profile evening sale. Today, Sotheby’s revealed that the …

Метки : искусствоаукционкартинаренессанскультурное наследиеантонелло да мессина

Rome Fresco Altered After Complaints Over Giorgia Meloni Likeness

02/09/2026

The face of an angel who appeared to resemble Italy’s right-wing prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has been removed from a fresco in a Rome church after complaints from Vatican officials. The image appeared in a chapel of the Basilica of …

Метки : искусствополитический скандалиталияджорджия мелониватиканфреска

Jack Lang Resigns from Paris Arts Institute After Epstein Controversy

02/09/2026

Jack Lang, the former French culture minister, stepped down as president of the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris after his name surfaced in newly released Jeffrey Epstein files, according to the Guardian. Lang, who served two terms as culture …

Метки : джек лангскандалискусствофранцияполитикаэпштейн

White House Suggests Expanded Trump Display at Smithsonian

02/08/2026

In mid-December, on a tour of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Abby Jones, the acting chief of protocol at the State Department, floated the idea that the Smithsonian should create a dedicated gallery featuring multiple images of President Donald Trump, …

Метки : искусствополитические событиямузейтрампсмитсоновский институт#культура

Digitally Rebuilding the Lighthouse of Alexandria

02/07/2026

One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, according to traditional lists, the Lighthouse of Alexandria once loomed over the Mediterranean city’s harbor during Egypt’s Hellenistic age. At 460 feet tall, it was second only to the Great Pyramid …

Метки : александрийский маякдревний мир.археология3d-модельегипеткультурное наследие

L Dead: Sculptor Who Cast Spells Has Died

02/07/2026

L, an artist whose sculptures and paintings imbued galleries and museums across the US with spiritual potential, has died. ARTnews was unable to confirm a cause of death for L, whose passing was announced this week by various galleries that …

Метки : искусствоновостискульптурывыставкидуховность#творчество

Artemisia Gentileschi Work Sells for Record $5.7 Mi. at Christie’s

02/07/2026

An early self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi broke a record for the Italian Baroque painter when it sold at Christie’s in New York for $5.69 million—well over its estimate of $2.5 million to $3.5 million. As reported by Artnet News, “The …

Метки : искусство#культураартемизия гентисчиживописьрекордыаукцион

Louvre Museum Indefinitely Postponing Planned Expansion Project

02/07/2026

Just over six months after it was announced, the Louvre has indefinitely postponed the competition launched in June 2025 to design an expansion of France’s most well-known art museum. The news was reported in Le Figaro Friday. The project, called …

Метки : луврреконструкцияэммануэль макронмона лизазабастовкаархитектура

Suspect in Shooting Outside Capitol Jewish Museum Accused of Terrorism

02/07/2026

The man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capitol Jewish Museum last May now faces multiple terrorism charges, according to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Elias Rodriguez, a 31-year-old Chicago native, …

Метки : терроризмубийствосшасудеврейское сообществоненависть

Claire Tabouret Responds to Criticism of Notre-Dame Commission

02/07/2026

Few contemporary public art projects have simultaneously stirred such artistic, theological, and political controversy as Notre-Dame Cathedral’s new stained glass windows. It’s no surprise, then, that the artist awarded the commission in 2024, the French figurative painter Claire Tabouret, has …

Метки : искусствовитражинотр-дамклер табуресовременное искусствопубличные проекты

Yuko Mohri Wins 2025 Calder Prize

02/07/2026

Yuko Mohri Wins 2025 Calder Prize TheCalder Foundationhas announced multidisciplinary Japanese artistYuko Mohrias the winner of the 2025Calder Prize. The honor is bestowed biannually on “a contemporary artist whose innovative work reflects the continued legacy of Calder’s genius.” Mohri, known …

Метки : искусствонаградаинсталляцияяпониясовременное искусствохудожник