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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

US Art Spaces Shutter Nationwide in Support of General Strike Protesting ICE

01/30/2026

US Art Spaces Shutter Nationwide in Support of General Strike Protesting ICE Art spaces across the US and abroad will go dark tomorrow, Friday, January 30, in support of a nationwide general strike in protest of Department of Homeland Security …

Метки : забастовкаискусствоиммиграциясолидарностьпротестминнесота

Frida Kahlo-branded luxury apartments go up for sale in Miami

01/30/2026

Condos in a Frida Kahlo-branded luxury condominium development in Miami went on sale this week, even though the project has yet to break ground. Promotional materials describe the planned residences as “inspired by Frida Kahlo’s expressive spirit.” Renderings of the …

Метки : фрида калороскошьискусствонедвижимостькалокритику

Galleries in New York and LA Join the Anti-ICE National Strike

01/30/2026

In a rare show of political solidarity for the art world, a growing number of New York galleries will close on Friday, January 30, as part of the nationwide general strike protesting expanded Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. These …

Метки : искусствосолидарностьпротестзабастовкамиграцияправа человека

LVHM Shares Tank by 8 Percent

01/30/2026

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a new series on the convergence of art and luxury. See all of our reporting on the topic here. LVMH’s uneasy quarter has sent another tremor through the luxury world, reinforcing how fragile …

Метки : люксэкономикаlvmhрынокмодаискусство

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Announces Layoffs

01/30/2026

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Announces Layoffs TheMuseum of Fine Arts, Bostonwill lay off thirty-three workers, or about 6.3 percent of its staff, this Friday as it struggles to reckon with a projected $13 million budget shortfall. The museum will …

Метки : искусствомузейбостонсокращениеновости#культура

Art Institute of Chicago Director on Plane Incident: A 'Low Moment'

01/29/2026

For the first time since his return to his job last May following a voluntary leave, James Rondeau, the director of the Art Institute of Chicago, spoke frankly about a bizarre incident on an airplane that gained attention far beyond …

Метки : искусствомузейджеймс рондеоинцидентchicagoсюрреализм

Public Television is $1.3 Million Richer, Thanks to Bob Ross

01/29/2026

Three paintings by beloved artist and television personality Bob Ross sold for as much as thirteen times their high estimates at a Bonhams Skinner auction on Tuesday, netting $1.3 million for American Public Television (APT). The paintings come from a …

Метки : искусствоаукционбоб россживописьистория.общественное телевидение

New York’s Eclectic Francis Irv Gallery Shutters after Three Years

01/29/2026

New York’s Eclectic Francis Irv Gallery Shutters after Three Years Francis Irv, a young New York gallery known for showing an eclectic mix of established and emerging artists from the US and Europe, has announced its closure after a little …

Метки : гalleriesискусствонью-йоркзакрытие.выставкихудожники

Sprinkler Malfunction Forces Studio Museum in Harlem Close for Two Weeks

01/29/2026

Sprinkler Malfunction Forces Studio Museum in Harlem Close for Two Weeks TheStudio Museum in Harlem, New York, is closed until February 7, following a January 23 “sprinkler emergency” that caused it to evacuate visitors.Hyperallergic, which first reported the malfunction, noted …

Метки : музейискусствогарлемпроисшествиякультурные новостичернокожие художники

National Museum of Asian Art Returns Three Looted Sculptures to India

01/29/2026

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art announced today that it will return three bronze sculptures to India, continuing a recent series of restitutions that last month included Khmer-period works returned to Cambodia. The three bronze figures —“Shiva Nataraja” (ca. …

Метки : история.искусствокультурное наследиемузейвозвращениеэтика