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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 …

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Jeffrey Epstein's Art Connections: A Guide

02/03/2026

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died by apparent suicide in 2019 while in jail facing additional charges related to alleged sex trafficking in New York and Florida, cultivated an expansive network of powerful and influential contacts in a wide …

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Collectors Steve Tisch and Jean Pigozzi Named in Latest Epstein Files

02/02/2026

The latest batch of documents released by the Department of Justice as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act includes references to two leading art collectors, Steve Tisch and Jean Pigozzi. The DOJ’s library of documents have been added to …

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Jeffrey Deitch Apologizes to Miles Greenberg for Singer's 'Derivative'

01/28/2026

New York’s Jeffrey Deitch apologized to artist Miles Greenberg after an ascendant pop star staged an event at the gallery that appeared to draw upon a performance done in the same location in 2021. The musician, Lexa Gates, promoted her …

Метки : искусствовыставкаконцертсекрецияскандалинстаграм

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 …

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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 …

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Fired Philadelphia Art Museum Head Says CEO Title Was Nearly Removed

01/13/2026

In her first extensive interview since her firing from her post as director and CEO of the Philadelphia Art Museum last year, Sasha Suda told Philadelphia Magazine that the board had attempted to strip her of the CEO portion of …

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Leslie Wexner Denies Being Jeffrey Epstein's 'Co-Conspirator'

12/26/2025

A recently released set of files related to Jeffrey Epstein implied that the convicted sex criminal’s ties to collector Leslie Wexner ran deeper than some previously thought, placing new scrutiny on the former Victoria’s Secret CEO. One email from an …

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China Launches Probe Into Alleged Art-Theft Scheme at Nanjing Museum

12/24/2025

Chinese officials have opened multiple investigations into allegations that staff at the state-run Nanjing Museum secretly removed cultural treasures from the collection and sold them on the open market—claims that have gone viral on social media and drawn comparisons to …

Метки : китайнанкинмузейкультурные реликвиирасследованияскандал

Jeffrey Epstein Files Reveal Artists Denounced Him 20 Years Ago

12/23/2025

Federal authorities, journalists, and Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers have spent years scrutinizing the financier’s properties and possessions, piecing together an aesthetic world that often seemed to mirror the abuses he committed. Reporting by ARTnews, the New York Times, Artnet, and other …

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Trump Reappoints Mary Anne Carter, From His First Term, as NEA Chair

12/20/2025

The National Endowment for the Arts has a new chair: Mary Anne Carter, the same political operative who served in the post during Trump’s first term. The Senate voted this morning to confirm her along party lines, by a 53–43 …

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'Fuss' After Artist's Pan-African Flags Replace Queen Elizabeth Photo

12/03/2025

At the end of November, British outlets raised a ruckus after a pan-African flag by British Ghanaian artist Larry Achiampong replaced a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in the Foreign Office. This week, Achiampong responded to what he called a …

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Artists and Staffers Accuse London Gallery of Withholding Payment

11/27/2025

For the past three days, Los Angeles–based artist Brittany Fanning has posted the same picture to her Instagram grid. It shows two grinning men in double-breasted suits, complete with pocket squares. In her caption, she identifies them as brothers Jackson …

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