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After long complaints about pollution and blocked views, Italy bans cruise ships in Venice’s historic centre

April 4, 2021 ArtMovez

The Italian government says it has approved a ban on large cruise ships entering the historic centre of Venice. The decision seems likely to put a stop to mega-collectors hosting vast, lavish parties on cruise ships passing by the Piazza San Marco during the Venice Biennale and means that mass tourism will be re-routed. The culture minister Dario Franceschini, quoted in the Italian daily La Repubblica, says: “It’s a fair decision…

Armory Show will launch digital exhibition space, starting with a pandemic-related show

April 2, 2021 ArtMovez

The Armory Show, one of New York’s largest art fairs, has announced that it is launching Armory Access: Curated, a digital exhibition space where independent curators can organise virtual shows. The first exhibition, titled The Pandemic is a Portal, opens on 15 April and will include works by around 20 artists, including Hank Willis Thomas, Gordon Matta Clark,…

Reuben Family Revealed as Buyer of $15.3 M. Van Gogh Landscape

March 29, 2021 ArtMovez

The London-based Reuben family has been revealed as the buyer of a $15.4 million Vincent van Gogh landscape purchased during Sotheby’s Impressionist and modern art sale in Paris on Thursday. Scène de rue à Montmartre (Impasse des deux frères et le Moulin à Poivre), from 1887, made its auction debut there after more than a century in private…

After objections, Cambodian government rejects proposal for theme park on the outskirts of the Angkor Wat temple complex

March 28, 2021 ArtMovez

Cambodia’s Culture and Fine Arts Ministry has rejected a proposal by the Hong Kong casino operator NagaCorp to build a resort and theme park near the sprawling Angkor Wat temple complex after concerns raised by Unesco. The government’s rejection of NagaCorp’s plan to develop 75 hectares of land located around 500m south of the protected…

Coalition of activist groups announces ‘strike’ action against MoMA

March 24, 2021 ArtMovez

A coalition of activist groups has announced a 10-week “strike” against the Museum of Modern Art with the ultimate goal of “disassembling” the institution, arguing that it is tainted by elitism, racism and misogyny. The new alliance, called the International Imagination of Anti-National Anti-Imperialist Feelings, says it plans a series of protests, writing projects and…

Germany moves towards full restitution of Benin bronzes

March 23, 2021 ArtMovez

Germany is moving towards full restitution of the looted Benin bronzes in its public collections, a Foreign Ministry official said, putting it on course to be the first country to commit to returning them to Nigeria permanently. Andreas Görgen, the head of the Foreign Ministry’s culture department, visited Benin City last week for discussions with…

Smudging the Line Between Art and Activism

March 19, 2021 ArtMovez

Do artists have a duty to directly confront the injustices and inequalities around them? Anyone who’s read this magazine over the past four years knows that one of the things we’re most interested in here at T is what an artist’s relationship is to the world around her. Is there a line between who she…

Long-Missing Jacob Lawrence Painting Comes to Light in New York

March 17, 2021 ArtMovez

Just months after experts discovered a work from a Jacob Lawrence series that currently forms the basis of a traveling survey, curators have authenticated another painting from that body of work that was long thought to be missing. Panel 28 of Lawrence’s 30-work painting series “Struggle: From the History of the American People” has been located in the holdings…

A Virtual Artist Talk With Sadie Barnette on March 30

March 15, 2021 ArtMovez

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) — Artist Sadie Barnette delivers a free virtual lecture and Q&A on March 30, beginning at 6:00pm. Sponsored by the Zimmerli Art Museum and Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, this program is open to the public. This lecture is part of an ongoing series of programs related to…

‘Dare to Speak’ translates social justice into art

March 13, 2021 ArtMovez

The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte’s editorial board. Ball State’s 41st annual Unity Week Celebration was held the week of Feb. 1. Unity Week only comes around once a year, but it aims to encourage a long-lasting understanding of diversity…

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After long complaints about pollution and blocked views, Italy bans cruise ships in Venice’s historic centre

Armory Show will launch digital exhibition space, starting with a pandemic-related show

Reuben Family Revealed as Buyer of $15.3 M. Van Gogh Landscape

After objections, Cambodian government rejects proposal for theme park on the outskirts of the Angkor Wat temple complex

Coalition of activist groups announces ‘strike’ action against MoMA

Germany moves towards full restitution of Benin bronzes

Smudging the Line Between Art and Activism

Long-Missing Jacob Lawrence Painting Comes to Light in New York

A Virtual Artist Talk With Sadie Barnette on March 30

‘Dare to Speak’ translates social justice into art

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