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Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Repair Costs Rise Amid Leak Problems

05/28/2026

The Trump administration’s overhaul of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become even messier, with newly obtained federal documents showing that the contractor hired to repaint the basin bright blue secured what government officials themselves described as an “inflated” profit …

Метки : скандалреставрацияlincoln memorial reflecting poolподрядчиксудебный искрасходы.

Art Basel Miami Protestors Sue Politician Over ‘Jew Hater’ Billboard

05/27/2026

Miami City Commissioner David Suarez has confirmed to ARTnews that he paid to send billboard trucks to personally attack pro-Palestinian protest organizers outside the Art Basel Miami Beach fair in December. A filing in Southern Florida District Court from earlier …

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Miami Residents Sue Trump and DeSantis Over Presidential Library Land Deal

05/15/2026

A group of Miami residents and a local nonprofit have sued President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Miami Dade College, and members of the Florida Cabinet over plans for Trump’s future presidential library, arguing that the transfer of a …

Метки : правонедвижимостьмайамипрезидентская библиотекасудебный искконфликт интересов

Lawsuit Alleges Trump Administration’s Reflecting Pool Revamp Skirts Regulations

05/13/2026

Lawsuit Alleges Trump Administration’s Reflecting Pool Revamp Skirts Regulations TheTrumpadministration’s plans to resurface, repair, and repaint the Lincoln Memorial’sReflecting Poolface renewed scrutiny in a newlawsuit. The complaint, filed in a federal Washington D.C. court on Monday by The Cultural Landscape …

Метки : искусствоохрана памятниковсудебный искполитикаобщественные пространства

Sotheby’s Reports $53M Gain as Art Market Recovers

04/20/2026

Sotheby’s has returned to profit after several loss-making years, though the underlying financial picture remains complicated. The auction house posted a $53 million pre-tax profit in 2025, according to financial documents reviewed by the Financial Times, a turnaround from a …

Метки : аукционный рынокприбыльдолговая нагрузкасудебный искденежные потокиsotheby's

The Hole Gallery Sued Over Unpaid Back Rent

04/09/2026

The Hole Gallery Sued Over Unpaid Back Rent The Hole, a New York City-based gallery run by founder Kathy Grayson, has closed its space in West Hollywood after being accused of rent non-payment in multiple court filings,the Art Newspaperreports.Court filings …

Метки : галереязадолженность по арендесудебный искthe holekathy graysondan lam

Bic Family Heirs File Lawsuit for Return of Fra Angelico Painting

04/03/2026

The heirs of the Bic family fortune filed suit in March for the return of a painting by Fra Angelico that sold at Christie’s for $5.4 million in 2018. That sale was only possible, the heirs allege, because a chauffeur …

Метки : искусствокражааукционнаследствосудебный искfra angelico

Heirs to the Bic Empire Say They’ve Been Robbed of a Renaissance Masterwork

04/03/2026

Heirs to the Bic Empire Say They’ve Been Robbed of a Renaissance Masterwork According to court papers filed last month, Gonzalve Bich, Charles Bich and Guillame Bich, the French heirs to themulti-billion dollarBic Pen fortune,are alleging that a 15th century …

Метки : искусствонаследствокражаренессанссудебный искколлекционирование

Judge Ends Dispute Over Who Bought Beeple's Everydays

03/18/2026

When Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days sold for a record $69.3 million at Christie’s in 2021, the winning buyer was quick to reveal itself: a Singapore-based crypto fund called Metapurse, which was founded by a man going by the …

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Kennedy Center Board Votes in Favor of Two-Year Closure

03/17/2026

The board of directors the Kennedy Center voted on Monday in favor of President Donald Trump’s proposal to shut the institution down for two years, according to the Associated Press. The closure will begin after celebrations there on July 4, …

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High Point Museum HVAC Grant Canceled After ChatGPT Labeled It DEI, Lawsuit Says

03/16/2026

A federal lawsuit alleges that a government initiative created by the Trump administration relied on the generative AI software ChatGPT to help identify grants tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The lawsuit alleges that a grant awarded to the …

Метки : музейискусствореставрациязагадкаистория.расследованиеискусственный интеллектгрантыdeiсудебный искneh

Art Student Arrested for Eating AI-Generated Art in Protest

01/17/2026

Artists and other creative people (not to mention, ahem, journalists) have been deeply concerned about the way that their work has been hoovered up by tech companies to fuel artificial intelligence–powered image and text generators. In 2023, several digital artists …

Метки : искусствотехнологиипсихоз иисудебный искпротест#творчество

New York Auction House Sued for $2 M. over ‘Missing Stamps’

10/13/2025

A Floridian widow is demanding that a Manhattan auction house return her husband’s stamp collection, which is reportedly worth up to $2 million. Shelley Entner wants the collection back because she claims some stamps are missing. Her late husband, Stanley …

Метки : коллекциямаркиаукционвдоваскандалсудебный иск

Three Humanities Organizations Sue NEH Over Its ‘Dismantling’

05/03/2025

Three humanities-focused organizations have filed a lawsuit against both the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over the “dismantling” of the former organization. Filed on May 1 in United States District Court for …

Метки : гуманитарные наукисудебный искnehразгромфинансированиеобразование