Banksy migrant ship condemned as ‘despicable’ – and more

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Banksy under scrutiny. Home Secretary James Cleverly Said, Banksy An artwork simulating an immigrant ship was held high among the crowd. Glastonbury Festival Last weekend, the farce was “not funny, it was vile” and “a celebration of the loss of life in the Channel”. Sky News Cleverley dodged questions about how he could be so sure the work was hilarious, and whether it could be seen as a comment on his own inability to solve immigration problems, saying he was “determined” to stop migrant smugglers. He added that left-wing politicians were hindering Conservative efforts to protect Britain’s borders, and again insisted that Banksy’s work amounted to “a joke”. [the migrants] and celebration”. Art is subjective, but being blind to it can also be a willpower.

Exhibition Cancellation. St. Louis Craft Alliance The arts center reportedly closed an artist residency and fired two participants from teaching after organizers accused the exhibition of anti-Semitism St. Louis Public RadioOn Friday, the artists opened the pro-Palestinian exhibition “Sowing seeds, sprouting hope.” Danny Collett and So McCullough, Shortly before the exhibition opened to the public, organizers removed some works without the artist’s knowledge, including a watermelon seed-shaped sculpture inscribed with “Return to the Land” and a title card inscribed with “From the River to the Sea.” Brian NicelyThe Craft Alliance executive director said the slogan incited violence, while Colette believed the phrase referred to “the way Palestinians/Gazans are actively using it.” By Monday, the center announced it was pulling the exhibit entirely due to “anti-Semitic slogans.”[s] and images” calling for “violence and the destruction of the Jewish state of Israel.” McCullough called the accusations “ridiculous” and said organizers should promote dialogue.

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Richard BrauerFounder Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University, IndianaIn a letter, Brower told artnet News The agency claimed he improperly influenced the Takeovers Panel to buy Georgia O’Keeffe and a Childe Hassan Paintings, even though they did not accord with the original intentions of the donors, actually “defamed me”. [Artnet News]

this National Portrait Gallery Acquired a daguerreotype of the former first lady Dolley MadisonThe photograph, most likely taken in 1846, will be exhibited in the museum’s photography collection and in the 250th anniversary exhibition in 2026.^day Anniversary Declaration of IndependenceThe earliest known photograph of a U.S. first lady sold for $456,000, more than six times its high estimate. [The New York Times]

A New York dance company accused Louvre Replicate their trip in Paris Museum Fitness,Depend on Monica Bill Barnes & Co.debuted in New York Metropolitan Museum of Art In 2017, the company’s artistic director Robbie Saenz de Vitry He said he was “shocked” when he first discovered the striking similarities between his work and the Louvre’s new Courez au Louvre. [a pun meaning “run to, or in the Louvre”] There was no mention of the New York company. [Artnet News]

other LouvreIn related news, the museum released a positive year-end report for 2023, reporting an increase of €19.5 million ($20.9 million) in ticket sales at its Paris and Abu Dhabi branches compared to 2022. [Le Quotidien de l’Art]

artist June Leaves Died at the age of 94. The painter and sculptor explored female power, paved the way for future generations, broke with the trends of the time and created a playful fusion of expressionism and primitivism. [The New York Times]

Taiwanese Artists Shi Jin-hua Died in motorcycle accident at age 60, announced Mind Art Centerthe company represented him. Jinhua is known for his acclaimed performances, such as “pencil walking” on a large piece of paper, and often appears in Art Basel Hong KongHe also participated in Taipei Biennial,as well as Asian Art Biennaleetc. [Taiwan News]

The reviews for this blockbuster are out Paul Gauguin Exhibition in National Gallery of Australiafrom the front Louvre director Henri Lorettebut they are mixed. The artist’s controversial depictions of “primitive fantasies” and his marriage to a child bride are “handled with great ease,” critic Tai Mitsuji wrote, adding that “the curatorial text acknowledges but does not substantively address the artist’s colonial or predatory legacy, leaving the viewer to fall into the seduction of Gauguin’s brush.” [The Guardian]

14^day century Ripley Castle The estate in England is for sale. This historic building was once where the plotters who murdered the monarch lived. James I In 1605, it became Disney Movie. The park is flanked by a tower and contains several lakes, a deer park, greenhouses and a kitchen. [Heritage Daily]

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Treasure hunt in the mud of the Thames. Lara Maiklem It was a man who called himself a “mudlark,” a term used for centuries to describe the poor Londoners who scoured the riverbanks. Thames For Maiklem, however, this treasure hunt has become an obsession, driven by her passion for archaeology and human history, which she has channeled into her upcoming book, The muddy yearThat time, she Financial Times Journalist Laura Bartels followed one of her favourite routes, close to where London was founded. In just a few steps, McLennan found a timeline of artifacts stretching back thousands of years. From about 18^day Blue-patterned Chinese porcelain from the 18th century, medieval pottery, Roman black pottery cooking pots – these fragments of stone have been thrown into the mud along the banks of the Thames and preserved, presenting us with a unique journey through time.