’I Am Not Banksy!’: A Welsh Politician Resigned After a Viral Rumor Identifying Him as the Mystery Artist Made It Impossible to Do His Job

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’I Am Not Banksy!’: A Welsh Politician Resigned After a Viral Rumor Identifying Him as the Mystery Artist Made It Impossible to Do His Job

"I don’t know if I’m in some mad, fantastic kind of delusion," William Gannon said.

By Sarah Cascone, May 26, 2022

Crime

Former Louvre Director Jean-Luc Martinez Has Been Charged With Money Laundering Over Ties to Alleged Antiquities Trafficking Ring

Authorities are reportedly investigating five antiquities purchased by the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 26, 2022

Art Criticism

The MFA Boston Embraced Hard Conversations in Its Philip Guston Show. Why Doesn’t It Examine Its Collection Just as Critically?

The exhibition's curators present a dramatic narrative of Guston’s studio as a site of privileged resistance against social injustice.

By Leah Triplett Harrington, May 25, 2022

Politics

French Prime Minister Appoints Performing-Arts Specialist Rima Abdul-Malak as Culture Minister. She Has a Lot to Do

Her selection was hailed by gallerists and artists.

By Anna Sansom, May 25, 2022

Crime

Israel’s Antiquities Authority Busts Dealer for Possession of Hundreds of Looted Artifacts, Including a Great Revolt-Era Coin

The seizure featured a historically significant silver shekel.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 24, 2022

Politics

Kharkiv’s Palace of Culture Was Destroyed by a Russian Missile Attack, Leaving Eight Injured

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack an example of “absolute evil.”

By Taylor Dafoe, May 24, 2022

Op-Ed

My Art and Tech Company Has a Four-Day Work Week. It’s Made Us More Creative, More Productive, and Much, Much Happier

Kickstarter's Head of Arts explains how to move your arts organization to a more flexible and sustainable weekly schedule.

By Patton Hindle, May 24, 2022

Politics

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ukrainian Artists Are Staging an Anti-War Show in a House Typically Occupied by Russian Elites

On view are documentary photographs and other depictions of extreme violence in besieged Ukrainian cities.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 23, 2022

Crime

A Long-Lost Titian Painting, Valued at $7 Million, Was Recovered by Italian Heritage Police After It Was Sent for Restoration

The work disappeared in 2004, and was thought to have been taken to Switzerland, but a tip led authorities to a workshop in the Asti area of Piedmont.

By Dorian Batycka, May 23, 2022

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