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M HKA Will Remain a Museum After All, Flemish Culture Minister Says

02/03/2026

The government of Belgium’s Flanders region has backpedaled on its plan to close down the M HKA in Antwerp and convert it into a new cultural center, temporarily ending a months-long controversy over what would become of one of Europe’s …

Метки : фландрияm hkaискусство#культурамузейвыставки

Ekow Eshun to Curate Next SITE Santa Fe International

02/03/2026

SITE Santa Fe has appointed independent curator Ekow Eshun as the organizer of the next SITE Santa Fe International. The exhibition’s 13th edition is scheduled to open in summer 2027. London-based Eshun, a former director of the Institute of Contemporary …

Метки : искусствовыставкакураторсанта фесовременное искусствоэков эшун

Jeff Koons Says He 'Did Not Have a Relationship' with Jeffrey Epstein

02/03/2026

After correspondence between Jeff Koons and Jeffrey Epstein‘s representatives emerged last month via a newly released set of files, the artist distanced himself from the convicted sex offender. Among those files is an email from Koons to Epstein’s assistant, confirming …

Метки : джефф кунсджеффри эпштейнискусствоскандалперепискановости о искусстве

Former Culture Minister Jack Lang and Daughter Appear in Epstein Files

02/03/2026

Former French culture minister Jack Lang and his daughter, film producer Caroline Lang, are the latest art world figures revealed to have had ties with Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender. Correspondence between Epstein and the Langs …

Метки : искусствоэпштейнлангфранцияскандал#культура

Wave of donations helps to secure Cerne giant’s home

02/03/2026

A fundraising appeal to protect one of Britain’s most enigmatic ancient monuments, the Cerne Giant, has drawn international support, underscoring the global fascination with the site. The 180-foot chalk figure carved into a hillside in the county of Dorset is …

Метки : цернский гигантархеологияэкологияместная фаунакультурное наследиепубличное финансирование

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation Donates Art to Two Paris Museums

02/03/2026

The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, the organization that stewards the legacy of the iconic artist duo who wrapped large structures in fabric, has donated 14 artworks to two museums in Paris. The artists’ ties to the city are well documented. …

Метки : кристожан-клодпарижискусствомузейпон неф

Anne Boleyn Portrait 'Rebuttal' of Witchcraft Rumors, Say Historians

02/03/2026

A portrait of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s ill-fated second wife, is now thought to be an attempt to rehabilitate her image after her death. Using infrared reflectography, historians and curators have uncovered evidence that the work was at least partially …

Метки : анна болейнгенрих viiiискусствоистория.легитимностьвыставка

Jeffrey Epstein's Art Connections: A Guide

02/03/2026

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died by apparent suicide in 2019 while in jail facing additional charges related to alleged sex trafficking in New York and Florida, cultivated an expansive network of powerful and influential contacts in a wide …

Метки : эпштейнискусствоскандалколлекционерытайныобвинения

Leon Black Purchased $115 M. Picasso from Gagosian via Jeffrey Epstein

02/03/2026

A newly released tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files from the Department of Justice show that Epstein was personally involved in high-profile transactions between Gagosian gallery and Leon Black, suggesting that Epstein’s role in liaising between the mega-gallery and the mega-collector …

Метки : джеффри эпштейнискусствоскульптурагагониcколлекционированиефинансовые сделки

Palestinians Decry Israeli Plan to Seize West Bank Archaeological Site

02/03/2026

Israeli authorities have announced plans to seize a sprawling archaeological site overlooking the Palestinian town of Sebastia in the West Bank, sparking outrage among the roughly 3,500 Palestinians who depend on tourism to the site and nearby olive groves for …

Метки : израильпалестинаархеологияконфискациянаследиеполитика

Lisa Funderburke Named Director, CEO of Newark Museum of Art

02/03/2026

Lisa Funderburke Named Director, CEO of Newark Museum of Art TheNewark Museum of Art(NMOA) has appointedLisa Funderburkechief executive and director of the New Jersey institution. The state’s largest fine arts museum, NMOA boasts a collection of 300,000 objects, with a …

Метки : искусствомузейназначениянью-джерсикультурные инициативымузейные лидеры

Brooklyn Museum Appoints Robert Wiesenberger Senior Curator of Contemporary Art

02/03/2026

Brooklyn Museum Appoints Robert Wiesenberger Senior Curator of Contemporary Art TheBrooklyn Museumhas namedRobert Wiesenbergeras the New York institution’s Barbara and John Vogelstein Senior Curator of Contemporary Art. Wiesenberger arrives to the museum from the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, …

Метки : искусствокураторбруклинсовременное искусствовыставка#культура

What Are Galleries Bringing to Art Basel Qatar?

02/02/2026

When Art Basel opens its first edition in Doha on Tuesday, the difference—from other editions—will be immediately apparent. This is the smallest Basel fair by far: just 87 galleries, all of them mounting solo presentations, in a layout that feels …

Метки : art baselдохаискусствовыставкагалереихудожники

Judge Sends Ousted Philadelphia Museum Director’s Suit to Arbitration

02/02/2026

A judge has ruled that the messy conflict between the Philadelphia Art Museum and its former director and CEO, Sasha Suda, who was dismissed in November, will go to arbitration, not to a jury trial, as Suda had requested in …

Метки : филадельфийский художественный музейsasha sudaарбитражувольнениерасследование