The ongoing detention of Indian artists Srishti Gupta and Akriti Choudhary, arrested for advocating workers' rights, underscores a contested legal stance that criminalizes artists' presence at protests, yet Gupta perseveres by establishing an art practice within prison walls, galvanizing broader art community support.
The 28-year-old Indian activist-artist was detained in April along with three companions in Noida, an industrial satellite city near Delhi.
Following a sixteen-year absence, a 16th-century wooden bas-relief depicting Saint Bonaventure and attributed to the circle of Juan de Anchieta has been repatriated to its Navarre monastery after Spanish authorities intercepted its sale at a Barcelona auction house.
A prominent Soho art space, Gallery 484, has initiated legal proceedings against its landlord, Lieberman Holdings, alleging a breach of lease after a sudden cigar ban jeopardized its $1 million renovated venue and its core "cigar-related guest experience."
Spanish authorities have now returned the 16th-century wooden relief of San Buenaventura, attributed to the circle of Juan de Anchieta, to Monasterio de Santa Clara 16 years after its theft, following its interception at a Barcelona auction house.
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