News•Mar 11, 2026
Luxembourg’s Culture Minister Defends Country’s Venice Biennale Budget After Critics Say It’s Too High
Luxembourg is spending €540,000 on its Venice Biennale pavilion, featuring Aline Bouvy’s provocative "La Merde" installation. The budget sparked criticism from the right‑wing ADR, which called the cost excessive amid fiscal pressures. Culture Minister Éric Thill defended the expenditure, citing artistic freedom and noting that production, transport and logistics dominate the spend. He also pointed out that Luxembourg’s outlay aligns with other European participants, whose budgets have been climbing in recent years.
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News•Mar 11, 2026
Works by Auerbach, Chadwick, and Hepworth to Spearhead Christie’s Modern British and Irish Art Sale in London
Christie’s London is set for its modern British and Irish art auction on March 18, featuring 26 works anchored by Frank Auerbach, Lynn Chadwick and Barbara Hepworth. Auerbach’s 2004‑05 ‘Christmas Tree at Mornington Crescent’ carries a £2 million high estimate, while Chadwick’s...
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News•Mar 9, 2026
Legal Conflict Between Art-Dealing Brothers Escalates Into Competing Assault Accusations
A legal battle between New York art‑dealing brothers Prajit and Projjal Dutta, stemming from a 2019 split of Aicon Gallery, has escalated from trademark and contract disputes to physical‑assault accusations. On April 11, 2025, gallery director Harry Hutchison filed a...
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News•Mar 9, 2026
Met Museum Appears to Be Planning the First US Cy Twombly Retrospective in More Than 30 Years
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has posted a researcher position for a major Cy Twombly retrospective slated for 2029, marking the first U.S. survey of the artist in more than three decades. The exhibition will span paintings, sculptures, and drawings,...
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News•Mar 7, 2026
Art by Infamous Prisoner Charles Bronson Will Head to Auction
Five hundred artworks by England’s notorious prisoner‑artist Charles Bronson will be sold as a single lot on March 11 by David Duggleby Auctioneers. The pieces, drawn in crayon, ink and pencil on prison documents, are expected to fetch between £100,000 and £200,000. Bronson,...
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News•Mar 6, 2026
Lebanese Ministry of Culture Urges UNESCO to Grant Enhanced Protections to Cultural Property
Lebanon’s Ministry of Culture has asked UNESCO to boost protection for its cultural heritage amid the spillover of the U.S.–Israel–Iran conflict into southern Lebanon. Minister Ghassan Salamé appealed directly to UNESCO Director‑General Khaled El‑Enany, highlighting sites such as the National...
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