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Art Law & More
6d ago
Banksy’s urban tree mural in North London has been covered in plastic sheeting and boards after vandals defaced the artwork with white paint. But local residents and visitors have mixed feelings about recent protective measures. The illusive street artist struck again on 18th March, this time on the side of a residential building near Finsbury Park. Banksy painted ..read more
Art Law & More
3w ago
Earlier this month, New York’s Morgan Library and Museum celebrated its 100th birthday! To mark the occasion, the historic institution received two gifts totalling $15 million (£11.6 million) to help preserve the opulent building and noteworthy collection for the next 100 years. “The Morgan has evolved into one of New York’s most beloved cultural destinations,” explained Colin ..read more
Art Law & More
1M ago
Christie’s special auction of Sir Elton John’s collection rocketed to success on the opening night in New York, achieving $8 million (£6.3 million). The megastar, known for his visionary music and fabulous fashion, has sold a treasure trove of one-of-a-kind pieces from his luxury Atlanta home on Peachtree Road. Speaking in 2016, John explained that he collects “for ..read more
Art Law & More
1M ago
The Dean of Westminster Abbey in London has decided “in principle” to return a sacred Ethiopian tablet, which was looted over 150 years ago at the height of the British empire. Known as tabots, the deeply religious objects were made in stone or wood and symbolically represent the Ark of the Covenant and the Ten Commandments. Every ..read more
Art Law & More
2M ago
Scientists and scholars have joined forces to resurrect a 2,000-year-old charred papyrus scroll using artificial intelligence. The previously illegible text was damaged during the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which caused the deaths of over 1,500 people and the destruction of Pompeii and Herculeum. “It’s a historic moment,” said Robert Fowler, emeritus professor of ..read more
Art Law & More
3M ago
A group of hackers has hit a popular software used by major international museums. Since the cyberattack in December, several cultural organisations like the Rubin Museum of Art in New York and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston are still struggling to access their online collections. On 28 December, the serious attack targeted Gallery Systems, a ..read more
Art Law & More
3M ago
A small 12th-century ivory carving is currently the subject of an acquisition battle between two art world giants, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). Both museums are vying for ownership of the exquisite sculpture, which has been on loan to the V&A since 1982. “It ..read more
Art Law & More
4M ago
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) in New York has announced that they will be returning 16 sculptures to Cambodia and Thailand. The works have been associated with known antiquities smuggler Douglas Latchford, who was indicted in 2019 prior to his death in 2020. Latchford was a dealer who was charged with “running a vast ..read more
Art Law & More
4M ago
Earlier this month, Artist Jesse Darling has won the 2023 Turner Prize for his dystopian sculptures made of everyday detritus that comment on modern British life. As the winner of the most prestigious British art prize, Darling will receive a £25,000 award. “There’s a lot of humour in the work and you feel immersed in its world ..read more
Art Law & More
4M ago
On the 24 November, an exhibition titled ‘The First Mona Lisa’ opened in Turin’s Promotrice delle Belle Arti gallery. On display is a painting which, according to some, is an earlier version of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous ‘Mona Lisa’, one which – it is argued – he painted in around 1505. The Louvre version was ..read more