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The National Museum of Asian Art Returns Three Sculptures to Cambodia

12/15/2025

On December 11, the National Museum of Asian Art, an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., announced it was returning three Khmer period sculptures in its collection to the Kingdom of Cambodia. The return was made after …

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Benin City's Flourishing Art Scene Is Gaining International Attention

12/15/2025

“Every square meter in Benin City has an artist,” Victor Ehikhamenor said with a laugh. He was talking about the capital of Edo, the Nigerian State, which is famed as a historical, cultural and artistic heritage center. “Every family” in …

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Maria Balshaw to Depart as Director of London’s Tate

12/13/2025

Maria Balshaw to Depart as Director of London’s Tate Maria Balshaw, who has led London’sTategroup of museums since 2017, has announced that she will step down as director in spring 2026. Balshaw, who previously served as director of the Manchester …

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Pope Leo Repatriates 62 Indigenous Artifacts from Vatican to Canada

12/13/2025

After years of negotiations starting with a visit by the late Pope Francis in 2022, the Vatican repatriated a wealth of Indigenous cultural treasures that were unveiled this week in a warehouse belonging to the Canadian Museum of History. The …

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A Searing Petition Protests Serbia’s Venice Biennale Pick

12/11/2025

It seems the US is not the only country whose Venice Biennale pick is stirring up discontent in the arts community back home. Prague-based artist Predrag Đaković was tapped to represent Serbia at the 2026 Venice Biennale with a project …

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Miami Beach Names Legacy Purchase Winner, Expands No Vacancy Program

12/10/2025

Now that the art world has finally caught its breath after a sun- and champagne-soaked Miami Art Week, it’s worth remembering that Miami Beach does more than host the annual influx of collectors, artists, and fashion pilgrims. The city is …

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Christina Vassallo Leaving Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati

12/10/2025

The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, announced that its director, Christina Vassallo, will leave the museum, effective January 2, 2026. She will join the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, a grant-making organization in Philadelphia, on January 5. “It …

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Napoleon Jones-Henderson Dead: AfriCOBRA Artist Dies at 82

12/09/2025

Napoleon Jones-Henderson, a member of the AfriCOBRA collective who made art for the age of Black Power, died in Boston on December 6 at 82. Wonderland, a Boston-based art publication, reported that Jones-Henderson had been battling cancer. Jones-Henderson was one …

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Tennessee State Museum Seeks to Restore a Beloved Red Grooms Carousel

12/09/2025

In 1995, armed with a grant from a Nashville nonprofit, New York–based artist Red Grooms set out to create a working carousel for the city of his birth. Three years later, the Tennessee Foxtrot Carousel opened to the public on …

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Louvre Staff Vote to Strike, in Latest Blow to French Museum

12/09/2025

At a meeting of 200 Louvre staffers from three unions, employees voted “with unanimity” in favor of a strike set to start on December 15, the Agence France-Presse reported Monday. A strike notice was filed by the CGT, CFDT, and …

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An Artist is Trying to Game Billboard With Album Made by 100,000 People

12/09/2025

Editor’s note: This story is an edition of Link Rot, a bi-weekly column by Shanti Escalante-De Mattei that explores the intersections of art, technology, and the internet. The plan? To steal the number one spot on the Billboard music charts …

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Stevenson Gallery Closes Johannesburg Branch After 17 Years

12/06/2025

South Africa’s Stevenson Gallery will close the Johannesburg branch of the gallery after 17 years in operation. The Johannesburg gallery’s last day will be December 12, according to a post on Instagram. “We are deeply grateful to every artist, collector, …

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After 15 Years, Detroit Has a Statue of Crime-Fighting Cyborg RoboCop

12/06/2025

The city of Detroit has a new public artwork, one that memorializes the lead character in a cult classic film set in the city—nearly four decades after the film was released and some 15 years after the statue was first …

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Art Dealers Association Replaces Long-Running Art Show With New 2026 Fair

12/05/2025

Art Dealers Association Replaces Long-Running Art Show With New 2026 Fair TheArt Dealers Association of America(ADAA) will inaugurate a new fair next year, aftercanceling the 2025 edition of its flagship Art Show, established in 1988. Titled theADAA Fair, the novel …

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