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The Carabinieri attack again. The police in Italy said it stop auction A painting by the greats of the seventeenth century Artemisia Gentileschi In Vienna that was allegedly exported from the country under false pretences, News agency Report. Officials said the work, valued at €2 million ($2.05 million) or more, received an export license based on documents that claimed it was by a Gentileschi follower, when in fact it was the work of the lead artist herself. . The piece is titled Romanian CharityAnd the disappear From a private collection in 2019, per Court News, which states that two men are under investigation in the export case. In other Italian crime news, Museum recently opened In Rome to view the relics brought back home.

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Artist Ritzy Jacobi, who dealt with textiles with a broad sense of possibility, At the age of 80 years oldAnd the Nina Segal Reports in The New York Times. Bundled with the alleged “new fabric” movement, along with Sheila HicksDelay Magdalena Abakanovic Jacobi, et al., made sprawling, seductive, and at times frightening works involving a variety of materials, such as goat hair, metal, and coconut fibres. Jacobi was born in Bucharest, Romania, in 1941, six years before the nation converted to communism, and defected to Germany in 1970 with her then-husband and aide Peter JacobiWhile abroad, they represented Romania in Venice Biennale.

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Artist Chasing Cahuenhout EarlsHe, Kadu, discusses the damage done to his work The vandal who broke in The Dallas Museum of Art Last month. “To be one of the first Caddos to have a piece in such a large museum was a big deal, and to have it destroyed was a blow not only to me, but to my tribe and to representing our culture,” he said. The DMA said it hopes to restore all damaged items. [The Dallas Morning News]

A federal court ruled this artist Jeff Koons He must face a lawsuit claiming that he infringed the sculptor’s copyrights Michael Hayden By incorporating a seat in the infamous “Made in Heaven” series (the “porn prop” of each Reuters) made by Haydn Ilona Stallerthe adult film star who became the first wife of Koons. [Reuters]

Archaeologists working in Iraqi Kurdistan believe they may have discovered a fortress from about 2,000 years ago that was part of it natoniaIt is a royal city in the kingdom of Hadiab. [CNN]

Seattle Museum Museum I canceled a planned show that was to be titled “Amazon vs Microsoft” and include employee work at these two tech giants, following public criticism of that focus. “I understand there are blue collar employees at both companies, but I’m not sure giving some of the high-income people in the city another platform is the way to do it,” said one online commentator. [Geekwire]

Grow or go. everyday art has news that aluminum feathers exhibition double the size From the 18 Avenue Matignon exhibition in Paris, with plans to unveil it in September, PPOW exhibition Open another space in Tribeca next door to her current home in this New York neighborhood, also in September.

Artist Adam Pendleton We shared a recipe for pancakes (made with oats crushed in a food processor) that “involves submerging the mixture roughly in a drenching solution of butter and—somewhat unexpectedly—olive oil,” Coco Romac reports. Look delicious! [T: The New York Times Style Magazine]

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The conclusion of the avenues. The exhibition boom in Los Angeles has been in full swing lately, and The Hollywood Reporter catch up with the developer Zack Lasrythat was inking deals For its spaces near Western and Melrose Avenues with New York-based clothing such as David ZwirnerAnd the Sargent girlsAnd the shrine (The latter two share a place.) Lasry, 32, has a background in television and movies, and told Reporter “I wanted to bring my filmmaking lens to real estate – to engage with it in the spirit of storytelling. What I try to do is like production: hire people you trust, encourage collaboration, and see what happens.” [The Hollywood Reporter]

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