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British Museum reveals that 2022 bequest from tycoon and former trustee was worth £123m

The Art Newspaper

Joseph Hutong’s collection of hundreds of jades, as well as metalwork and early Chinese porcelain is one of the most valuable gifts the museum has ever received

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Dallas Museum of Art will undergo $6m repairs to fix damage from 2022 rainstorm

The Art Newspaper

The museum's Impressionist collection galleries and interactive education facility have been closed since for more than two years

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Protestors who poured soup over Van Gogh's Sunflowers sentenced to prison

The Art Newspaper

The incident, which took place at the National Gallery in 2022, will see Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland serve two years and 20 months respectively

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Three arrested after Just Stop Oil protestors throw soup over Van Gogh's Sunflowers—again

The Art Newspaper

Activists who took part in a similar stunt at London's National Gallery in 2022 were jailed earlier today

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Russian dissident artist released as part of historic prisoner swap

The Art Newspaper

Sasha Skochilenko, who was arrested in 2022 for an art intervention opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, was freed along with Wall Street Journal writer Evan Gershkovich and 14 others

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Venice Biennale reveals 2024 visitor figures

The Art Newspaper

Overall visits were down on 2022, but organisers report an uptick in attendees from underrepresented groups

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Work of the Week: Jordy Kerwick’s ‘Le Tigre’ (2022)

Artnet News

The post Work of the Week: Jordy Kerwick’s ‘Le Tigre’ (2022) appeared first on Artnet News. This bold rug is an updated version of the work that set the artist's auction record.