The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld a temporary injunction, citing First Amendment concerns, that prevents Quincy from installing 10-foot statues of the patron saints of first responders, St. Michael and St. Florian, at a new municipal safety building.
Following a brazen $50,000 art theft from established artist Leon Hushcha's North Loop studio, a Minneapolis man now faces charges after the stolen works were recovered.
Following the brazen $80,000 art theft from Leon Hushcha's studio, an "amateur artist" has been charged, with a significant portion of the works recovered, notably found alongside the alleged perpetrator's own portfolio.
There is a darker side to the booming market in South Asian modern art. Academic neglect, a lack of documentation and the rise of online buying have conspired to allow fakes to proliferate.
A contentious dispute has erupted at the Gwangju Biennale, where Taiwan's Ministry of Culture, curators, and artists allege political censorship after the foundation unilaterally relabeled their 'Taiwan Pavilion' as the 'NTMoFA Pavilion' without consent.
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