“The bill aims to simplify the return of cultural property taken illegally from France’s former colonies, particularly focusing on items taken between 1815 and 1972 — the year UNESCO’s convention for the protection of cultural heritage came into force.” - Euronews
"How do I know this isn't a prank?" the 58-year-old asked when he was told he was the new owner of the 1941 work by the Spanish master. Organisers said more than 120,000 tickets for the prize draw were sold at €100 (£87; $118) each, raising around €11m (£10m; $13m) for Alzheimer's research. - BBC
The two museums now share a similar challenge: to reach across racial, economic, educational and even geographic lines to feel vital and necessary to a vast cross-section of people who constitute Atlanta. And to do so at a time when it seems there is more competition for attention and resources than ever before. - The New York Times
The Victoria and Albert Museum has agreed to requests by the Chinese printing company to delete maps and images from at least two recent exhibition catalogues, according to documents released to the Guardian after freedom of information requests. - The Guardian
“On Tuesday, during (Brady) Lum’s arraignment in federal court in Atlanta, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia accused Lum of manipulating financial records and authorizing illegitimate purchases for his personal benefit, including high-end musical instruments, private lessons, and workshop equipment.” - ARTnews
“Among those messages: a palpable sense of desperation. In the rapid and angry response to the meme, one sensed a coalition beginning to crack, and in the message itself — unfiltered, offensive and unhinged — one sensed the instability of the man who disseminated it.” - The Washington Post (MSN)
The letter, invoking the charge that the Biennale had violated EU sanctions against Russia, asks the exhibition to “respond to these allegations” and “inform us of any corrective measures you intend to adopt.” At stake is a €2 million ($2.3 million) grant that the commission is prepared to “suspend or terminate” - ARTnews
The major exhibition “Ngura Puḻka – Epic Country,” was supposed to open at the National Gallery in Canberra in 2023. It was almost entirely installed when The Australian (a Murdoch paper) published allegations which led to a string of investigations, sustained and divisive public commentary, a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, and a three-year postponement. - The Guardian
A raffle in France is offering the chance to win a portrait by Pablo Picasso for the price of a €100 (£87) ticket, with proceeds going to Alzheimer’s research. - The Guardian
It is highly unlikely that the Greek police will proactively search for fakes and forgeries. The expertise to identify fraud is held in the art world, and police will continue to rely on tip-offs from experts. - The Conversation
But “the Basque government, headed by Imanol Pradales of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), has made the transfer of Picasso’s painting a matter of regional pride." - El País English ...
Tech bros “are a class that shuns human interaction, with its serendipities, annoyances and joys. It represents friction. Learning to make art is also friction. Never mind the fact that friction is the basis of all pleasure.” - The Guardian (UK)
“Museums are educating visitors to a more accurate telling of Western history by showcasing the role Black people played in everyday life across territories that would later become states.” - The New York Times
“It is a new direction for scanner photography, a method more often associated with punk Xerox aesthetics and second-wave feminist art than with the human caress.” - The New York Times
“What does it say for The New Yorker, one of America’s most prestigious magazines, to adopt generative AI? At its worst, the technology eliminates any discernable art process, flattening the creator’s intention.” - The Verge
