Embattled Louvre Director Laurence des Cars Resigns • Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles acquires Kara Walker sculpture made from dissected Confederate monument • Video Artist Alexandre Estrela Will Represent Portugal at the Venice Biennale

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Embattled Louvre Director Laurence des Cars Resigns
Laurence des Cars has resigned as director of the Louvre amid a series of crises at the museum. Artnet News reports her departure follows a $102...

Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles acquires Kara Walker sculpture made from dissected Confederate monument
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (Moca) has acquired Kara Walker’s monumental bronze sculpture Unmanned Drone (2023), made by...

Video Artist Alexandre Estrela Will Represent Portugal at the Venice Biennale
Video artist Alexandre Estrela has been selected to represent Portugal at the Venice Biennale, according to Artnet News. The announcement is part...

Ukraine adopts resolution to aid evacuation of artefacts from front line
Ukraine has adopted a government resolution intended to simplify the evacuation of more than three million pieces of cultural property from...

Elvira Dyangani Ose, Director of MACBA, Ends Tenure Early Amid Conflict over Abu Dhabi Biennial
Elvira Dyangani Ose is stepping down early as director of Barcelona’s Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), according to ARTnews. The...

End of the line for Bergamot Station, Santa Monica’s arts hub?
Bergamot Station Arts Center, a 5.6-acre, city-owned arts complex in Santa Monica that has housed galleries and nonprofits since 1994, faces...

Claims of 8,000-year-old petroglyph’s discovery in Venezuela raise questions about scientific rigour and Indigenous custodianship
Local officials in Venezuela’s Monagas state have publicized a newly reported petroglyph panel in the Quebrada Seca community of Cedeño, described...

Ireland Makes Basic Income Program for Artists Permanent
Ireland has made its basic income program for artists permanent, according to Hyperallergic. The initiative provides regular state support to...

In Leaked Transcript, UNT Dean Cites Politics as the Reason Behind Cancelation of Show with Anti-ICE Art Show
A leaked transcript indicates that a University of North Texas (UNT) dean cited politics as the reason for canceling an exhibition featuring...

Four Suffer Minor Injuries After Michael Joo Sculpture Is Damaged in New York
Four people suffered minor injuries in New York after a sculpture by artist Michael Joo was damaged, according to ARTnews. The incident occurred...

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