ARTnews in Brief: Mint Museum Receives Two $1 M. Gifts to Support Craft Acquisitions—and More from September 24, 2021
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National Gallery
London’s National Gallery to Acquire Thomas Lawrence’s ‘Red Boy’ Portrait for £9.3 M.
The work became a national icon in the 20th century.
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National Gallery Chairman Resigns Amid Princess Diana Interview Scandal
Investigators found that Tony Hall had led a "woefully ineffective" probe into the 1996 interview.
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Nicolas Poussin Painting in London, Long Believed to Be a Copy, Gets Reattributed
Experts have found an explanation for the work's unusually muted color palette.
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Nearly Half of British Public Feels Unsafe Returning to U.K. Museums After Reopenings: Report
The Tate galleries and London's National Gallery will reopen this month with new health precautions.
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Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Sells for $6.1 M., Setting New Auction Record
The artist's pictures of women rebelling against men in power have become timely.
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Spring Preview: The Most Promising Museum Shows and Biennials Around the World
Behold 28 shows and biennials to see this season.
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Union Votes To Suspend London’s National Gallery Strike
The Independent reports today that after over 100 days of a striking, the National Gallery has come to terms with its staff over the privatization of some of the institution’s services…
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Workers Strike at London’s National Gallery, Shuttering Parts of the Museum
Picket lines have appeared today outside of the National Gallery in London’s Trafalgar Square as part of an indefinite strike by about 200 members of…
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Morning Links: Russia’s First-Ever Calder Retrospective Edition
An artist group called Atopie are likely responsible for the brick walls that have been found blocking entrances to a few museums in Basel, Switzerland. [Artforum] USC Roski dean…
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