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Controversial French Culture Minister to Run for Mayor of Paris

02/26/2026

Rachida Dati, France‘s culture minister, is stepping down from her post to run for mayor of Paris in next month’s election, she told the Financial Times in an interview Wednesday. Dati was appointed minister of culture by Prime Minister Gabriel …

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Investigation Reveals Extent of Corruption at China's Nanjing Museum

02/11/2026

An investigation into the Nanjing Museum, one of China’s premier state-run cultural institutions, found that decades of systemic mismanagement and corruption enabled the secret sale of national treasures into the private art market. According to the South China Morning Post, …

Метки : китаймузейкоррупцияискусстворасследованиескандал

Korean Political Bribery Inquiry Involving Lee Ufan Painting Draws to a Close

02/10/2026

A bizarre saga involving a painting attributed to Lee Ufan and Kim Keon-hee, the wife of South Korea’s impeached and jailed former president Yoon Suk-yeol, may be drawing to a close. Kim Sang-min, a former chief prosecutor, had previously been …

Метки : искусствокоррупцияправоюжная кореяполитикаскандал

Trump Hotel Plan in Belgrade Collapses After Indictments

01/30/2026

Plans to turn one of Belgrade’s most charged architectural sites into a Trump-branded luxury hotel have collapsed after Serbia’s culture minister and several senior heritage officials were indicted, according to The Art Newspaper, bringing a controversial redevelopment proposal to an …

Метки : белградархитектуракультурное наследиемодернизмотелькоррупция

Philadelphia Art Museum Sues Sacked Director Sasha Suda for Theft

11/26/2025

Philadelphia Art Museum Sues Sacked Director Sasha Suda for Theft ThePhiladelphia Art Museum(PhAM) has filed a civil suit against former director and CEOSasha Suda, accusing her of theft. The filing, which claims that Suda “misappropriated funds from the Museum and …

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Ex-Spurs star Edgar Davids had $235k art collection stolen by friend

09/15/2025

Edgar Davids, the former Netherlands soccer player once nicknamed “the Pitbull,” has found himself the victim of a con—and not on the pitch. A London court this week heard how a trusted friend allegedly looted his $235,000 art collection, pawning …

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Lee Ufan Painting at Center of Bribery Investigation in Korea

09/13/2025

Last month, Kim Keon-hee, wife of South Korea’s impeached and jailed former president Yoon Suk-yeol, was arrested on charges of bribery, stock manipulation, and election interference. On Thursday, the special prosecutor leading the case said a painting by Lee Ufan …

Метки : южная кореякоррупцияискусствополитикаскандалрасследование

Justin Sun, Billionaire Banana Buyer, Buys $100 M. of Trump Memecoin

07/16/2025

Last week, crypto billionaire Justin Sun announced on X that he was purchasing $100 million worth of President Donald Trump‘s memecoin, $TRUMP, which will soon be tradeable on TRON, the blockchain Sun founded in 2017. “This move highlights our belief …

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