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Jeffrey Epstein Files Repeatedly Name Art Collector Ronald Lauder

02/05/2026

Ronald Lauder, a powerful art collector who has patronized institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Getty Trust, and the World Monuments Funds, appears more than 900 times in the set of Jeffrey …

Метки : искусствоколлекционерылаудерэпштейнскандалыполитика

National Gallery of Art Acquires Artemisia Gentileschi Masterpiece

02/04/2026

An Artemisia Gentileschi painting entered the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., marking the first work by the artist to join the museum’s holdings. The painting, titled Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy (ca. 1625), was thought to …

Метки : артемизия джентилескикартинанациональная галерея искусствамузейискусствоистория.

Jeffrey Epstein Got Private Access to Musée d'Orsay with Woody Allen

02/04/2026

Jeffrey Epstein bragged to his friends about having gotten private access to visit the Musée d’Orsay in Paris with the filmmaker Woody Allen in emails released by the Department of Justice in January. On March 18, 2012, Epstein wrote to …

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Open Letter Demanding More Curatorial Independence at AGO After Non-Acquisition of Nan Godin Work Collects 500 Signatures

02/04/2026

Since news broke last month that Toronto’s Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) decided against acquiring a new work by Nan Goldin, the fallout has been fierce. The decision, prompted by trustee Judy Schulich, who reportedly branded the Jewish American photographer …

Метки : искусствомузейнан голдинцензураеврейская общинавлияние доноров

Hirshhorn Museum Will Lend Artworks to Museums Throughout U.S.

02/04/2026

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., has announced a new, large-scale partnership with the Art Bridges Foundation. The initiative, called 50 for 50, will bring key artworks by American artists from the Hirshhorn’s collection to smaller museums …

Метки : музейискусствопартнерствоамериканские художникиинициативаколлекции

Art Basel Qatar Opens with Slow Sales and Plenty of Promise

02/04/2026

Art Basel’s first edition in Doha opened this week with a noticeably different rhythm from the fair’s established outposts in Basel, Paris, Hong Kong, or Miami Beach. The Qatari fair’s format focused on fewer galleries, solo presentations, and a layout …

Метки : искусствоart baselдохахудожественная ярмаркакультурные событияколлекционеры

Jewish Heirs File Suite Regarding Met's Ownership of Pissarro Canvas

02/04/2026

A painting by Camille Pissarro in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is under renewed scrutiny over the circumstances of its sale by its former owner, the department store magnate and art collector Max Julius Braunthal. As reported …

Метки : искусствописсарросудметрополитеннаследствофранция

Epstein Files Reveal Friendship with Former Museum Director David A. Ross

02/04/2026

David A. Ross, a writer and curator who led museums nationwide and has since 2009 been the chair of the MFA art practice program at New York’s School of Visual Arts (SVA), makes a number of appearances in the newly …

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Kennedy Center to Shutter for Two-Year Renovation

02/04/2026

Kennedy Center to Shutter for Two-Year Renovation TheJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Artswill go dark for two years while it undergoes renovations. President Donald Trump wrote in a statement posted to Truth Social that the center “will close …

Метки : кеннеди центрдональд трампкультурные инициативыискусствореконструкцияполитика

Ekow Eshun Named Curator of 13th Site Santa Fe International Biennial

02/04/2026

Ekow Eshun Named Curator of 13th Site Santa Fe International Biennial The organizers of theSITE Santa FeInternational Biennial today announced the appointment ofEkow Eshunas curator of the biennial’s thirteenth iteration, opening summer 2027 and running through 2028. Eshun, a former …

Метки : искусствобиенналекураторнью-мексикоekow eshunкультурные события

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 …

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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