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Seven years on from Emmanuel Macron pledge to return Africa’s heritage, frustration grows about the lack of progress
An Ivorian drum will be returned—though only under a special “deposit agreement”—while a crucial colonial bill has stalled ...
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London art world haunt Groucho Club closed as police investigate ‘serious crime’ on premises
The Groucho Club, a private members' club in Soho, London owned by the founders of Hauser & Wirth gallery, has temporarily ...
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From care worker to the National Galleries Scotland: Everlyn Nicodemus finally enjoys recognition
A woman artist who was “discovered” three years ago after making art for more than 40 years says she is “beyond happy” to be ...
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A brush with… Jeff Wall — podcast
An in-depth interview with photographer Jeff Wall, discussing hallucinations, Franz Kafka and the inspiration he draws from comics ...
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Manhattan District Attorney's Office returns antiquities worth a total of $500,000 to Mexico
On 22 November, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the return of nearly $500,000 worth of antiquities to ...
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Is social media one of the worst things to happen to artists? Yes, says US artist Josh Kline
The US artist Josh Kline’s provocative works take on some of the biggest issues of our time and how they affect us all, from climate change and mass unemployment to surveillance and the breakdown of ...
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Hew Locke to ‘disrupt’ statue of Belgium monarch who oversaw brutal Congo regime
The British-Guyanese artist will place five masts in front of the depiction of Leopold II, whose administration was characterised by “systematic brutality and atrocities” ...