The Art Controversies That Defined the 2010s
See a list the decade's biggest scandals, from #MeToo allegations to protests against museum board members.
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Nude Portrait of Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano Zapata Sparks Controversy at Major Mexico City Museum
Hundreds of protestors took to the institution to demand that the work be removed.
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Rebecca Salter Makes History as First Female President of Royal Academy of Arts in London
Salter succeeds Christopher Le Brun, who stepped down from the role in September after eight years.
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Sotheby’s Wins Case Over Disputed Frans Hals Painting, Climate Change in Miami, and More: Morning Links from December 11, 2019
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British Court: Consignor of Disputed $10.8 M. Frans Hals Painting Owes Sotheby’s Repayment
One of the parties who had offered the piece had already settled out of control, while maintaining its authenticity.
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May Stevens, ‘Big Daddy’ Artist Whose Work Protested Racism and the Vietnam War, Is Dead at 95
Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote the catalogue introduction for her 1964 exhibition "Freedom Riders."
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Parthenon Marbles Suffered Damage Because of Pollution, According to New Report
A report by Emma Payne sheds new light on what the Elgin Marbles looked like at the time of their creation.
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Ask a Curator: Francesco Bonami on the Banana, the Best Art of the Decade, and the Rules of Art Fairs
You have questions. The former Venice Biennale curator has answers.
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After a Year and a Half at the Helm, Deborah Cullen-Morales Departs Bronx Museum of the Arts as Director
Klaudio Rodriguez, the museum's deputy director, will serve as interim director.
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Serpentine Names New Chief, Catherine Opie Takes Chair at UCLA, and More: Morning Links from December 10, 2019
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