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Getty bronze medal controversy.this European Court of Human Rights Upholds 2018 Italian judicial ruling that an ancient Greek statue J. Paul Getty Museum The artifacts located in Los Angeles should be confiscated and returned to Italy, describing them as “illicitly exported cultural heritage” in a decision announced on Thursday. The Getty Museum is appealing an earlier ruling by Italy’s high court to hand over a life-size bronze sculpture from the second or third century B.C. that the California institution calls “The Triumphant Youth,” while Italy People call it “The Athlete of Fano,” named after the town where it was discovered in 1964. In response to the EU Court of Justice’s conclusion, the Getty Museum insisted that its “nearly 50-year ownership” of the bronze statue was “appropriate, ethical and consistent with U.S. and international law.” It added that the museum would “continue to defend its ownership of the statue in all relevant courts if necessary”.
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De-Russification. The city of Kiev is dismantling a Soviet-era monument that was seen as an effort to sweeten ties with Russia, part of Russia’s latest effort to “de-Russify” it after its invasion of Ukraine.But, that Kyiv Ministry of Territorial Control The announcement of the demolition of the 1982 Pereslav Parliament Monument, which is part of a larger complex, will take some time due to its large size. “The sculpture is large, consisting of approximately 20 elements, each weighing between 6,000 kilograms and 7,000 kilograms,” the company said in a statement.
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da Vinci Will become the latest artist to get a biopic, directed by: Andrew Haigdue to last year’s we are all strangers. It will be based on a biography of the Renaissance artist written by Walter Isaacson. [ARTnews]
Original watercolor painting of the cover of the first season of the best-selling book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997) Coming to Auction Sotheby’s New York.Thomas Taylor’s painting promises to beat all that came before it harry potter Souvenir sales reached $600,000. [Forbes]
French car manufacturer Renault 33 works from his art collection to be auctioned Christie’s Paris, exhibiting works by artists including Dubuffet arrive Rauschenbergestimated to be worth 4.5 to 6.3 million euros [$4.8 to $6.8 million]. The company began collecting contemporary art in the late 1960s and exhibited it at the company’s headquarters. [The Art Newspaper, France]
this National Trust for Historic Preservation Released a list of “America’s Most Endangered Historic Places.” In addition to location, it offers many hidden and almost forgotten stories, like the “Lonely Old Church” in the mountains of West Virginia, where black coal miners from segregated camps worshiped, or one of the first self-governing all-congregations one. Their eyes were on God (1937). [NPR]
students in School of Visual Arts (SVA) A sit-in in support of Gaza was held in New York City at the university’s administrative offices. They reportedly joined ongoing student protests across the country and refused to leave until the university divested businesses linked to “Israeli military attacks on Palestine.” [Hyperallergic]
this Bank of America Art Preservation Project Conservation initiatives at twenty-four international non-profit cultural institutions are being funded. This latest support adds to the more than $20 million that has been provided to the cause each year since 2010. [The Observer]
artist Daniel Arsham announced his final Pokemon The clay sculpture will be unveiled today.Today, he posted on Instagram that “Seated Pikachu Crystal Edition will be available at noon ET,” ending his relationship with The Pokémon Company. [Hypebeast and Instagram]
african arty Galleries in Casablanca and no/crazy utopia In Beirut, it has been announced that they will collaborate. “Promoting connections within the MENA region” is vital. Jacques Antoine GarnerAfrican Arty director. [Le Quotidien de l’Art]
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desolate scenery.artist and MacArthur Fellow Kara Walker Talk to the painter Cedric Chisholm for interview magazine On the day of the solar eclipse, his first solo exhibition “The 108 Prayers of Evil” in New York will open this week. liquidation gallery. As they discuss topics like dystopia, Freud, and what they’re reading, Walker writes that her friend’s practice “often provides us with a fictional story of war in a country living under white supremacy. , features scenes of isolated characters “traveling through a desolate land. His most recent paintings, she observes, continue this style “but offer a new set of narratives depicting turmoil and attempts at unity”. When Walker asked what he was working on, “But really, what’s the theme?” Chisholm explained, “Well, over the last few years, there’s been some identifiable Federation, Wild West, and specific science fiction tropes. . I kept pushing myself forward in this imaginative narrative. The deeper I got into this world, the less it felt like our own and more it incorporated elements of fantasy.
