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Trump Plans to Close Kennedy Center for Two Years, Beginning July 4

02/02/2026

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he would close the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which has been facing an existential crisis for the past year, for up to two years as part of a renovation project. …

Метки : трампцентр кеннедиремонтсимфонияискусствополитика

Chicago’s Volume Gallery Triples in Size with a Move to West Town

02/02/2026

The last couple of years have seen many art galleries close in art hubs around the world amid a struggling market. But one in Chicago is tripling in size with a move to a new neighborhood. Volume Gallery will open …

Метки : искусствогалереячикаговыставкахудожникикризис

What to See in Doha During Art Basel Qatar Week

02/02/2026

Art Basel’s first edition in Doha arrives with expectations: new collectors, cautious galleries hoping to land institutional interest, and a city briefly reorganized around a fair schedule. What distinguishes the week is not just the fair, but how clearly Doha’s …

Метки : искусствовыставкадохаархитектура#культуратрадиция

Collectors Steve Tisch and Jean Pigozzi Named in Latest Epstein Files

02/02/2026

The latest batch of documents released by the Department of Justice as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act includes references to two leading art collectors, Steve Tisch and Jean Pigozzi. The DOJ’s library of documents have been added to …

Метки : документыискусствоколлекционерыэпштейнскандалблаготворительность

Chung Sang-hwa, Korean Artist Associated with Dansaekhwa, Dies at 93

01/31/2026

Chung Sang-hwa, a central figure in Korean modern art, died on January 28 after a prolonged illness. He was 93. The news was reported by the Korea Times. Chung is best known for his affiliation with Dansaekhwa (or “monochrome painting”), …

Метки : дансаэхвасовременное искусствокорейская живописьчунг сан-хваискусствоведениеабстракционизм

New Report Shows Biden Was Gifted $19,000 Painting in 2024

01/31/2026

In a new report published by the State Department’s Bureau of Protocol, records show that former President Joe Biden received a $19,000 painting from the president of Angola, João Lourenço, last year. The report, published annually, details gifts given to …

Метки : подарки.сшаджо байденискусствоанголамеждународные отношения

Jeffrey Epstein Files Seemingly Reveal Leon Black's Art Collection

01/31/2026

The newly released Jeffrey Epstein files contain a 51-page document cataloging a host of masterworks that appear to belong to Leon Black, a major art collector and businessman whose dealings with Epstein are well-documented. The document does not name Black, …

Метки : искусстводжеффри эпштейнлеон блакколлекцияскульптурышедевры

Newly Document Shows Jeffrey Epstein Donated $5,000 to the Met

01/31/2026

On Friday, the US Department of Justice publicly released over three million additional documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender. Tucked into those files is a copy of a donation check dated April 29, 2014 for $5,000 …

Метки : джеффри эпштейнметрополитен-музейпожертвованиягаладокументыблаготворительность

Highlights from the Baltimore Museum of Art's 2025 Acquisitions

01/31/2026

The Baltimore Museum of Art has added 250 artworks in the past year to its encyclopedic collection. The wide-ranging acquisitions—from all over the world and spanning centuries—“reflect the museum’s focus on expanding the range of global voices represented within its …

Метки : искусствоколлекциябалтимормузейсовременное искусствохудожники

Zapotec Tomb in Mexico Hailed as 'Most Significant' of Last Decade

01/31/2026

Archaeologists in southern Mexico have unearthed a 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb bearing intricate carvings, a discovery hailed by experts as “the most significant” of the last decade. The tomb was discovered in San Pablo Huitzo, Oaxaca, and dates to around the …

Метки : археологиямексиказапотекиистория.#культуранаходка

Faiza Butt to Represent Pakistan at Venice Biennale—and More Art News

01/30/2026

The Headlines RECKONING WITH RESTITUTION. French senators adopted a long-awaited bill to facilitate the restitution of art looted during the colonial era, reports the Agence France-Presse. If passed by the National Assembly, the lower house of French Parliament, the legislation …

Метки : реституцияискусство#культурафрида каловенецианская биенналефранция

Minneapolis Artists Put Their Bodies on the Line Against ICE

01/30/2026

When U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents subdued, disarmed, and then killed nurse Alex Pretti on January 24, it was on the doorstep of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and just a few blocks from the Minneapolis …

Метки : миннеаполисполицияиммиграцияискусствопротестобщество

Anish Kapoor Plans to Send Sculpture to Space

01/30/2026

Anish Kapoor, a Turner Prize–winning artist who has never been afraid of controversy, has plotted his next project: sending a sculpture to space. What, exactly, the work might be remains a mystery, but he told the Times of London this …

Метки : аниш капуркосмосскульптураискусство#творчествоамбиция

Macron-Backed Bill to Return Colonial-Era Art Passes French Senate

01/30/2026

French senators have unanimously adopted a bill designed to simplify the return of artworks looted during the colonial era, a move that advances President Emmanuel Macron’s long-running effort to recast France’s relationship with its former colonies. The legislation now heads …

Метки : искусствофранцияколониализмартефактывозвращение культурного наследиязаконодательство