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Jack Lang Resigns from Paris Arts Institute After Epstein Controversy

02/09/2026

Jack Lang, the former French culture minister, stepped down as president of the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris after his name surfaced in newly released Jeffrey Epstein files, according to the Guardian. Lang, who served two terms as culture …

Метки : джек лангскандалискусствофранцияполитикаэпштейн

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

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

Palestinians Decry Israeli Plan to Seize West Bank Archaeological Site

02/03/2026

Israeli authorities have announced plans to seize a sprawling archaeological site overlooking the Palestinian town of Sebastia in the West Bank, sparking outrage among the roughly 3,500 Palestinians who depend on tourism to the site and nearby olive groves for …

Метки : израильпалестинаархеологияконфискациянаследиеполитика

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

Museum Nixed Nan Goldin Acquisition Because of Comments on Gaza

01/22/2026

The Art Gallery of Ontario, one of Canada’s most internationally well-regarded museums, chose not to acquire a piece by Nan Goldin because of the artist’s comments on Israel’s war in Gaza, according to a report published by the Globe and …

Метки : искусствополитиканан голдингалерея искусств онтариоскандализраиль

Smithsonian Hands Over Internal Materials to White House

01/15/2026

The Smithsonian Institution has turned over internal materials related to its programming and operations amid White House pressure for a review, according to private emails from Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch II obtained by The New York Times. After retaking office …

Метки : смитсоновский институтдональд трампполитиканаукаискусствоистория.

Artist Removed For Kirk Posts Cleared—But School Won't Reinstate Her

01/14/2026

Hope McMath, an artist and art history teacher who until recently taught at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida, was removed from the classroom in September in connection with social media posts she made following the …

Метки : искусствохоуп макмэthсвобода словаскандалобразованиеполитика

Smithsonian Removes Mention of Trump Impeachments from Presidential Exhibit

01/14/2026

Smithsonian Removes Mention of Trump Impeachments from Presidential Exhibit TheSmithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery removed a wall text accompanying a portrait of US president Donald Trump thatcontained mention of his two impeachments, ahead of a January 13 deadline set by the …

Метки : трампасмитсоновский институтвыставкаполитикаимпичментискусство

South Africa Blames Qatar for Cancelation of Venice Biennale Pavilion

01/13/2026

After the cancelation of a Venice Biennale pavilion that was to feature a Gaza-related artwork, South Africa laid the blame for its surprise decision at the feet of an unidentified foreign nation that sought to use the pavilion for “proxy …

Метки : искусствополитикавенецкая биенналеюаркатарцензура

Trump Withdraws from International Cultural Organizations

01/09/2026

While the world was dealing with horrific news about an ICE agent fatally shooting an American civilian in the streets of Minneapolis on Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s administration was withdrawing the US from 66 international groups, conventions, and treaties, including …

Метки : политикасшаискусство#культурасвобода выражениятрамп

Antwerp’s Museum of Contemporary Art Calls Government Plan to Dissolve It Illegal

01/09/2026

Antwerp’s Museum of Contemporary Art Calls Government Plan to Dissolve It Illegal The leaders of theMuseum of Contemporary Art Antwerp(M HKA) at a January 6 press conference publicly denounced the Flemish government’sscheme to dissolve it and move its collection to …

Метки : музеиискусствозаконодательство#культурабельгияполитика

Venezuela’s Cultural Scene Looks On After Maduro Ouster

01/08/2026

In a historic military operation that flouted international law, the United States invaded the South American nation of Venezuela early Saturday morning, seizing the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, who will face federal charges in New …

Метки : венесуэлаискусствополитика#культурамадуротрамп

In 2025, Censorship and Firings Defined a Fractured Art World

12/29/2025

In its 2024 Year-in-Review, ARTnews noted a widening schism in the art world, defined by a moral fault: the continued support of Israel amid the destruction of Gaza. A year later—and more than three years into what a UN commission …

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