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stolen art. Ukrainian officials claim that Russian forces have confiscated art and antiques from collections in the country. in Mariupol, More than 2000 pieces Of the three museums, according to the city council, the Washington Post reports. These items are said to include examples by artists Arkhip Kuindzhi And Ivan Aivazovsky . Meanwhile, in the city of Melitopol, Russian officials said Antiques made of gold Dating back to the Scythian Empire more than 2,000 years ago, it was The New York Times reports. workers in Melitopol Museum of Local History They said they tried to hide the pieces in cardboard boxes in the basement. The Russian army named Yevgeny Gorlachev Museum director, and said on Russian television that the pieces were “of great cultural value to the entire former Soviet Union”.
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damaged art. Danish artist painting asgar jorne It was destroyed on Friday In the Gorn Museum In Silkeborg, Denmark, considered by some to be a right-wing protest, Alex Greenberger Reports in ARTnews. artist Ibi-Pippi Orup Hedegaard He said he was behind the mutilation, which included signing his name and placing a label on the piece. Oh Max Jensen an artist who appears to have been present, who shared the views of the right online, compared the event to an anti-colonial protest demonstration by the artist. Catherine Dirkink Holmfeld which involved throwing a bust of an 18th century Danish king into a river. The museum is looking into the restoration of the image. Ibi-Pippi (by his first name) has been arrested and may face criminal charges.
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Juston’s return. The Philip Guston Retrospective that four museums postponed after the murder George Floyd It is now opened in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Includes a handbook from a trauma specialist, and a path to avoiding the artist’s work featuring images of the Ku Klux Klan. [The New York Times]
artist Justin Green, an underground comics legend, died late last month of colon cancer at the age of 76. The adventurer’s biography Pinky Brown meets the Blessed Virgin Mary (1972) inspired peers like Art Spiegelmannwho said, “Of a group of distinguished people, he was the most special.” [The New York Times]
New Principal Coordinator for Cranbrook Museum of Art he is Laura Mott, who joined the Metro Detroit Foundation in 2013 as Senior Coordinator for Contemporary Art and Design. Mott’s in-museum credits include exhibitions of works Nick how And Maya Stovall. [Artforum]
billionaire philanthropist David Rubinstein Giving $15 million to United States Holocaust Memorial Museumwhich has now exceeded – one year ago – the US$1 billion fundraising target it had set. [The Washington Post]
There are major auctions of modern and contemporary art in New York this week and next (watch this space!), but that’s not all that’s new. Kristi announced that it will sell a dinosaur skeleton — Deinonychus antirrhopus—On May 12, with the highest estimate of $6 million. [The New York Times]
appearance . . . merchant Marian Ibrahim speak with CNN. artist Kyle Manning They chatted with W. Musician and artist holly looney Found on pages guardian.
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You cannot enter a restaurant without an A, an R, and a T. artist Karsten HollerThe The king of slidesjust opened a restaurant in Stockholm called listen brutally (“wild” for non-Swedish speakers), journalist Laura Raisman he was there On the first starry night (Miuccia PradaAnd Precious Okoyomon ). Something of a piece of art in itself, this resto has a 13-point statement that emphasizes innovative cooking and mediocre quality (and eating). Where one of these points states: “If you’re going to eat chicken, why not eat chicken brain?” [The New York Times]
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