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Manhattan Prosecutors Seize a Bronze Bust Valued at $5 Million
The life-size sculpture, believed to represent the daughter of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, was in the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts.
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The life-size sculpture, believed to represent the daughter of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, was in the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts.
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“I was a little bit tired of making conventional pictures”: The artist on recreating his bittersweet installation, first seen in 1970, for the Museum of Modern Art.
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After it fired a worker for theft and its director stepped down, the museum faces renewed calls to give back contested objects and an uphill battle to raise funds for refurbishment.
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A Guggenheim exhibition shines a light on a remarkable but lesser-known art scene in South Korea that thrived in the tumult of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Hezbollah Sanctions Case Highlights Frailties in the Art Market
In its indictment of a collector accused of helping the militant group, U.S. prosecutors presented evidence of how easily art sales can be used to evade sanctions and launder money.
By Julia Halperin and
Christie’s Cancels Sale of Jewelry Connected to Nazi-Era Fortune
The decision follows a backlash from Jewish organizations after the auction house generated $202 million in a spring sale from the jewelry collection of Heidi Horten.
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Why Can’t a Cemetery Have the Hottest Painting in Town?
Forest Lawn’s museum director and resident art historian, James Fishburne, has re-envisioned a storied panorama painting, with a theatrical show and slick animations.
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Investigators Seize ‘Marcus Aurelius’ Statue From Cleveland Museum
The Manhattan district attorney’s office said the headless bronze, valued at $20 million, is a depiction of the Roman emperor and was looted from Turkey.
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What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in August and Early September
Want to see new art in New York this weekend? Check out diagrammatic paintings in Chelsea or Catharine Czudej’s fun house on the Upper East Side. And don’t miss Lap-See Lam’s first U.S. solo show on the East Village.
By Holland Cotter, Jason Farago, Jillian Steinhauer, John Vincler, Martha Schwendener, Travis Diehl, Seph Rodney and
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Under the leadership of Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Berlin’s once dowdy House of World Cultures now throbs with D.J. sets and transformative ideas.
By Siddhartha Mitter
Mark Jones, a former leader of the Victoria and Albert Museum, is set to take over with a remit to restore confidence after a theft scandal.
By Alex Marshall
Roberta Smith, co-chief art critic, on fall exhibitions at the Met, MoMA, Whitney, Folk Art Museum and more that she’s looking forward to.
By Roberta Smith
Solo shows also abound, from Charles Gaines to Harry Smith, while the women of Land Art and Fluxus keep rocking in major exhibitions.
By Holland Cotter
Local legend has it that Elmwood, Wis., is a favorite visiting place for extraterrestrials.
By Chris Kornelis
His global portfolio was dominated by projects that helped revitalize downtown Los Angeles and restore landmarks in New York.
By Sam Roberts
Scions of their family businesses are embracing legacies, whether lost or lasting, while tackling a future that their forebears would barely recognize.
By Stephen Treffinger
Raja Deen Dayal’s portraits of Indian royalty and the British colonial elite are stunning documents of the beginnings of photography.
By Will Heinrich
The artworks in “Spora,” a long-term exhibition in Manhattan, are easy to overlook, but they bring an acute awareness to the environment beyond the gallery doors.
By John Vincler
A look at design-world events, products and people.
By The New York Times
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