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• British Museum Independent Review Shares Details of Antiquities Thefts

  07-11-2023 23:08 via artnews.com
  
  The British Museum has released new details around the theft of 2,000 Greek and Roman antiquities that has shaken public confidence in the storied institution. As first reported by the Art Newspaper on Tuesday, the museum posted on its website the terms of reference of an independent review, which outlines the review team’s responsibilities. The document has determined that the thefts began as early as 1993 and lasted until last year. Available for reading on the museum’s websit
  
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• Four Men Charged in the Theft of Maurizio Cattelan’s Golden Toilet Bowl

  07-11-2023 21:33 via artnews.com
  
  Following British law enforcement’s announcement several months ago of a major breakthrough in the 2019 theft of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet sculpture, the Crown Prosecution Service said Monday that it has criminally charged four men, the New York Times has reported.In 2019, the 200-pound sculpture, titled America and estimated to be worth around $6 million, was ripped from a wood-paneled bathroom at Blenheim Palace, the house that former UK prime minis
  
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• Artists Nan Goldin, Molly Crabapple Attend Activists’ Sit-In for Gaza Ceasefire at Statue of Liberty

  07-11-2023 20:02 via artnews.com
  
  Some 500 protestors affiliated with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), including artists Nan Goldin and Molly Crabapple, gathered at the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor on Monday in protest of the bombardment of Gaza by Israel. Demonstrators at the National Park Service–managed statue—one of the most highly-trafficked monuments in the United States—called for an immediate end to the violence in Gaza, which has nearly 10,000 people, per statistics shared thi
  
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• Harald Falckenberg, German Art Collector with a Discerning Eye, Dies at 80

  07-11-2023 17:54 via artnews.com
  
  Harald Falckenberg, a German art patron whose willingness to support conceptual art made him one of the world’s top collectors, died on Sunday in Hamburg at 80. His passing was announced on Tuesday by the Deichtorhallen Hamburg, a German art museum that runs a 65,000-square-foot building that is devoted to Falckenberg’s 2,400-piece collection.“His legacy will not be forgotten in the art world,” Dirk Luckow, director of the Deichtorhallen Hamburg, said in a statement. 
  
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• Italian Diver Discovers Trove of Roman Coins Near Sardinian Coast

  07-11-2023 17:30 via artnews.com
  
  A trove of at least 30,000 Roman bronze coins was spotted by an Italian diver off the coast of Sardinia, according to the Italian ministry of culture.An investigation conducted by divers from an art protection squad and the ministry’s undersea archaeology department revealed that the coins date back to the first half of the 4th century CE. The coins were discovered close to Sardinia’s northeast shore, near the town Arzachena.Experts believe that the coins may have been part of a ship
  
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• Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Event Attendees Report ‘SevereEye Burn’, Possibly From UV Rays

  07-11-2023 16:57 via artnews.com
  
  People who showed up to Yuga Labs‘ recent three-day event celebrating a collection of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs have reported eye and skin irritation, potentially from UV light used at the event.Yuga Labs’ ApeFest, held Nov. 3-5 in Hong Kong, included a brightly lit party held on Saturday. Several of those who attended wrote on social media that they experienced “eye burn” and other symptoms after the event.“Yuga Labs is aware that some attendees are
  
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• Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Event Attendees Report ‘Severe Eye Burn’, Possibly From UV Rays

  07-11-2023 16:57 via artnews.com
  
  People who showed up to Yuga Labs‘ recent three-day event celebrating a collection of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs have reported eye and skin irritation, potentially from UV light used at the event.Yuga Labs’ ApeFest, held Nov. 3-5 in Hong Kong, included a brightly lit party held on Saturday. Several of those who attended wrote on social media that they experienced “eye burn” and other symptoms after the event.“Yuga Labs is aware that some attendees are
  
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• 22 of the Best Movies About Artists

  07-11-2023 14:46 via artnews.com
  
  If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission.Compared with cops and superheroes, artists don’t appear on the big screen very frequently, but when they do, the results are often memorable. Dramas about art or artists can range from artist biopics to art-world satires, and as with just about any sort of story that gets the Hollywood treatment, accuracy takes a backseat to entertainment. Still, if you’
  
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• Finnegan Shannon’s Exhibition on a Conveyor Belt Alleviates Museum Fatigue

  07-11-2023 13:00 via artnews.com
  
  Art museums have developed a reputation for inducing a particular kind of exhaustion. Navigating crowds in order to get a glimpse at masterpieces, feeling overstimulated in blockbuster shows, and standing on hard concrete floors leads to what is commonly called “museum fatigue.” Exacerbating matters is the fact that museums just don’t have enough comfortable seating.For an exhibition at moCa Cleveland, Brooklyn-based artist Finnegan Shannon has taken matters into their own hand
  
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