As her first major show in her homeland opens, the Korean American artist discusses the big issues: life, death—and the inspiration of cats
Many roads to modern art: Frieze Seoul spotlights overlooked artists
The new Spotlight section brings together 12 solo presentations of 20th-century artists
In Korea and Japan, art breaches an often troubled shared history
An exhibition organised jointly in Yokohama and Seoul explores painful, and sometimes neglected, episodes from the countries’ past
Metropolitan Museum and designer John Galliano cancel planned Costume Institute exhibition amid backlash
A chorus of Jewish community leaders, donors, politicians and others criticised the Met’s decision to honour Galliano in light of a 2011 conviction for an antisemitic hate crime
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham reverses position on returning Parthenon Marbles to Greece
In 2023, when he was mayor of greater Manchester, Burnham had expressed unequivocal support for returning the Parthenon Marbles with ‘no strings’ attached
Online platform connects hundreds of emerging Iranian artists with collectors abroad
The Continuum initiative provides rare access to a global audience and market
Alleged antiquities smuggler’s children convicted of money laundering in Germany
A criminal court in Hamburg has ordered the confiscation of €32m in sales proceeds from Serop Simonian’s children, who plan to appeal their conviction
London Science Museum’s sponsorship deal with BP ends after almost 25 years
Museum leadership said the partnership would end on 31 August ‘at the end of its agreed term’, though reports suggest the agreement was due to continue until 2028
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Written by Lea Johnson “‘It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.’” -J.K. Rowling, Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber […]
Guatemala museum that suddenly shuttered after court-ordered raid to reopen
The Museo de Arte Colonial in Antigua closed abruptly last December, and its collection of 287 works has been in limbo ever since