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Man pleads guilty to stealing original Wizard of Oz ruby slippers from Judy Garland museum

The film-famous footwear disappeared from a museum in the actress's Minnesota childhood home in 2005

Tania Bruguera exhibition in Chile opens in modified form after uproar over artist's political stance

The Salvador Allende Solidarity Museum delayed the opening of the Cuban-born artist's solo exhibition amid pushback from Allende family members and supporters

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'How do you take the palette of a sunset and sour it just a little?' Tammy Nguyen on her solo show at the ICA Boston

Tammy Nguyen discusses her exhibition at ICA Boston, which takes on the legacy of transcendentalism through the lens of the Vietnam War

New York City Council bill calls for an accounting of all monuments to beneficiaries of slavery

The bill, currently under review by Mayor Eric Adams's administration, renews conversations about the role of public statues that lionise America's history of slavery

Seattle man sentenced to two years of probation for selling fake Native American art

Lewis Anthony Rath had pleaded guilty to selling fake San Carlos Apache art at Seattle retail stores

US art college network abruptly closes its remaining campuses, shocking students and teachers

After losing accreditation in 2018, falling enrollment numbers and financial instability have led the Art Institutes to shut the doors of its remaining campuses

Efforts to restore dilapidated house museum of African American art in Savannah, Georgia get significant boost

The Kiah house will be restored to its former glory, highlighting African American art, and providing housing to local artists

California museum returns nearly 1,300 pre-Columbian artefacts to Mexico

The repatriation ceremony at the San Bernardino County Museum was timed to coincide with the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month in the US and Mexican Independence Day

Archaeologists discover ancient Maya necklace made from conch shell

The delicately carved choker necklace was found during excavations for the Maya Train project in the Yucatán Peninsula

After provenance concerns were raised over Greek antiquities in Florida museum's exhibition, its curator was fired

The dismissal of Michael Bennett, a curator at the Museum of Fine Arts in St Petersburg, came after colleagues at another institution raised flags about provenance gaps

Awardsnews

Artists including Sheila Hicks and Hank Willis Thomas receive US State Department's Medal of Arts

Medals were presented to five visual artists by First Lady Jill Biden at a ceremony in Washington, DC

Nairy Baghramian goes beyond language at the Aspen Art Museum

In her solo show, "Jupon de Corps", the Iranian German artist takes on bio-political themes in a post-verbal dimension

Thinking big means going small at New York's Art on Paper fair

At the medium-driven fair's ninth edition, the details aren't so devilish

Quiet moments cut through the noise at Spring/Break Art Show 2023

!WILD CARD! may be a loud fair, but its pockets of silence are sure to slow visitors down

Art on Paper fair throws the book at collectors

For the first time, the Art on Paper satellite fair is running Booksmart, a secondary fair dedicated to artists’ books

Indigenous artists in the spotlight at this year’s Armory Show

The fair's Focus section, curated this year by Candice Hopkins, includes strong representation of Native American and First Nations artists

Manhattan District Attorney's Office seizes $5m bronze bust in Turkish repatriation sting

The sculpture, which depicts a daughter of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, is the second out-of-state item to be seized by the Antiquities Trafficking Unit

Washington State man sentenced to two years in prison for passing off more than $1m worth of fakes as Alaska Native art

He even hired Alaska Natives as clerks in his stores as part of the ruse, and will serve the longest sentence on record for violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act

Ten exhibitions to see in New York City this autumn

From large-scale surveys of Judy Chicago and Ed Ruscha, to showcases of Barkley L. Hendricks’s portraits, Ruth Asawa’s works on paper, Shary Boyle’s surreal ceramics, Korean experimental art and more

Brooklyn's Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art transforms parking spaces into a sculpture garden

The Ubuntu Garden has turned a disused lot into a monument to beloved Brooklynites

Banksynews

Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow shreds box-office record with Banksy exhibition

With his first official solo show in 14 years, Banksy left his tag on the Scottish city, home to the mysterious street artist's favourite work of art in the UK

NFTnews

Former OpenSea employee sentenced to three months in prison in first-ever NFT insider-trading case

Nathaniel Chastain's landmark case has come to a close, setting a new precedent in the realm of digital assets

Ornate pre-Hispanic incense burner returned to Mexican officials in Texas ceremony

The clay archaeological marvel, which was recovered thanks to a Texan artist, is believed to be more than 1,300 years old

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NFT marketplace OpenSea ends its resale royalty policy, sparking industry-wide backlash

The leading NFT sales site is replacing its mandatory artist royalties with an at-will tipping model

Kentucky's Speed Art Museum to create $22m sculpture park

The Speed Outdoors, a public park and sculpture garden, aspires to become a focal point for the Louisville community

Arizona city accused of censorship for postponing museum exhibitions over Shepard Fairey police brutality print

Municipal officials in Mesa have come under fire for postponing the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum's autumn shows

From handmade paper to crushed quartz pigment, Intersect Aspen fair highlights material specificity

The Aspen art and design fair's third edition highlights the technical aspects of art-making

Company behind 'immersive' Van Gogh exhibitions files for bankruptcy

The Canadian company is also responsible for projection-based Monet, Kahlo, Klimt and Disney displays

Drake buys Tupac Shakur ring at Sotheby's for $1m

The Canadian superstar revealed himself as the Crown Ring's new owner in an Instagram story

$29m Beeple sculpture goes on display at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

The artwork is being shown in the US for the first time since Swiss venture capitalist Ryan Zurrer bought it at a New York auction 2021