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South Africa Will Officially Sit Out Venice Biennale After Gabrielle Goliath Cancelation
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (256+ words) After canceling a planned pavilion by Gabrielle Goliath that would have featured references to Israel's war in Gaza, South Africa will not take part at all in this year's Venice Biennale, opening in May. It is the latest turn in…...
South African Court Rejects Gabrielle Goliath’s Bid to Reinstate Venice Biennale Pavilion
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (558+ words) A South African high court has dismissed artist Gabrielle Goliath's last-ditch bid to overturn the cancellation of her Venice Biennale pavilion. A South African high court has dismissed artist Gabrielle Goliath's last-ditch bid to overturn the cancellation of her Venice…...
South African Ministry Denies Censoring Venice Biennale Pavilion
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (471+ words) South Africa's culture minister denied censoring the nation's Venice Biennale pavilion, instead citing concerns about foreign interference. In a statement released on January 10, the South African Ministry of Sport, Arts, and Culture has denied censoring its 2026 Venice Biennale pavilion. As…...
South Africa Cancels Venice Biennale Gaza Artwork by Gabrielle Goliath
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (422+ words) South Africa selected a Gabrielle Goliath work about Gaza for its Venice Biennale pavilion, then rescinded the decision amid concerns that the work was "polarizing," according to a report by the Daily Maverick, a South African publication. The decision to…...
Using Flight Simulators, Peggy Ahwesh Crafts an Elegy to a Disused Palestinian Airport and the Freedom It Represented
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (143+ words) In "The Wayfinders," recently on view at'New York's'Microscope Gallery, filmmaker Peggy Ahwesh turned to a new medium: flight simulator technology. Do you play video games? I kept thinking about how in RPGs, movement between checkpoints can change the character entirely;…...
Stevenson Gallery Closes Johannesburg Branch After 17 Years
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (234+ words) By Leigh Anne Miller South Africa's Stevenson Gallery will close the Johannesburg branch of the gallery after 17 years in operation. The Johannesburg gallery's last day will be December 12, according to a post on Instagram. "We are deeply grateful to every…...
Looted 14th-Century English Jug May Soon Head to Ghana
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (168+ words) The vessel, which was looted from a royal palace in Kumasi in 1896, is thought to have been presented to an Ashanti king in the 14th or 15th century. A 14th-century English-made ewer may soon head to Ghana on long-term loan from the…...
Legendary ‘Florentine Diamond,’ Lost for a Century, Found in a Vault in Canada
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (324+ words) The 137-karat "Florentine Diamond," long thought to have disappeared, was discovered in a bank vault in Canada. A 137-carat diamond owned by the Medicis and the Habsburgs and long thought to have vanished has spent decades in a bank vault…...
German Police Bust Forgery Ring Accused of Trying to Sell Copied Rembrandt for $150 M.
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (319+ words) The suspected ringleader is also accused of trying to sell fake works by Rubens and Modigliani for prices between $460,000 and $16 million. German police said they busted an international forgery ring that was trying to sell fake works for millions of…...
France Returns Colonial-Era Human Remains to Madagascar
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (328+ words) The remains set for Madagascar include a skull presumed to have belonged to a Malagasy king. France has returned three colonial-era human skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to have belonged to a Malagasy king executed by French troops in…...