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In LA? Watch Out For LED Truck with Art World’s Jeffrey Epstein Emails

03/01/2026

Artist Tod Lippy has been following reports about art world figures who maintained friendships and correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein—even after his crimes were public—and been left with the nagging sense that the consequences have been too mild. …

Метки : современное искусствоскандалрасследованиехудожникиэтикатайны

Louvre Director Laurence des Cars Resigns Amid Heist, Internal Turmoil

02/25/2026

After a prolonged period of internal turmoil that has included a widely publicized heist, striking workers, two structural leaks, and a ticketing scam, the Louvre has lost its director. On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron said he had officially accepted …

Метки : луврискусствомузейскандалфранцияискусствоведение

UNT Dean Cites Politics As Reason Behind Canceled Victor Quiñonez Show

02/25/2026

The decision to cancel a solo exhibition featuring anti-ICE art at the University of North Texas art school was an “institutional directive,” Dean Karen Hutzel said in newly leaked transcripts of a faculty meeting. First reported by the Denton Record-Chronicle, …

Метки : искусствоцензуратехасуниверситетыиммиграцияскандал

Embattled Louvre Director Laurence des Cars Resigns

02/25/2026

Embattled Louvre Director Laurence des Cars Resigns Laurence des Carstoday relinquished her role as director of theLouvre. Des Cars had led the Paris institution since 2021. She had tendered her resignation last year, shortly after thebroad-daylight theft of $102 million …

Метки : музеифранция#культураскандалискусствозагадка

Arts Panel Approves Trump’s Proposed White House Ballroom

02/22/2026

On Thursday, President Donald Trump came one step closer to building his $400 million White House ballroom, when an arts commission packed with allies approved designs for the project. Instead of holding a preliminary vote, the Commission of Fine Arts …

Метки : белый домдональд трампархитектураскандалисторическое наследиеполитика

South African Court Rejects Gabrielle Goliath’s Bid to Reinstate Canceled Venice Biennale Pavilion (updated)

02/21/2026

South African Court Rejects Gabrielle Goliath’s Bid to Reinstate Canceled Venice Biennale Pavilion (updated) A South African court ruled against artistGabrielle Goliathin her effort to reinstate her pavilion at the 2026Venice Biennaleafter it was abruptly canceled by South African Minister …

Метки : искусствоюарскандалвенецианская биенналецензураправа художников

Bard College President Scrutinized for Emails with Jeffrey Epstein

02/11/2026

Longtime Bard College president Leon Botstein, who has helmed the influential liberal-arts school since 1975, is under fire after the release of email communications with Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, that suggest a relationship more personal …

Метки : bard collegeлеон ботштейнджеффри эпштейнискусствообразованиескандал

Art Collector John Phelan Rode On Jeffrey Epstein’s Private Plane

02/11/2026

John Phelan, a prominent art collector and the current Secretary of the Navy, is revealed to have flown on the private plane of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2006, according to a report by CNN. Flight logs note that …

Метки : искусствоколлекционерыскандалполитикамеценатствосовременное искусство

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

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

MFA Boston Says It Didn't 'Disproportionately' Lay Off People of Color

02/06/2026

On Thursday night, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston issued a lengthy explanation about a recent round of layoffs that drew controversy, in part because many claimed the cuts unfairly targeted curators of color. The museum denied that this was …

Метки : музейбостонискусствосокращениякураторыскандал

School of Visual Arts Chair David A. Ross Resigns Over Ties to Epstein

02/05/2026

School of Visual Arts Chair David A. Ross Resigns Over Ties to Epstein David A. Rosshas stepped down as chair of the master’s degree program in art practice at theSchool of Visual Artsin New York following the revelation of his …

Метки : давид а. россджеффри эпштейншкола визуальных искусствотставкаскандал#жертвы

Philadelphia Art Museum Reverses Rebrand to Philadelphia Museum of Art

02/05/2026

Four months after announcing a snazzy rebrand from the Philadelphia Museum of Art to the Philadelphia Art Museum, the institution announced that it is reversing course. As of Wednesday afternoon, the museum will again be known by its longtime moniker. …

Метки : филадельфийский музейребрендингискусствоскандалсудебное разбирательствогрифон