Vermeer Painting May Conceal Self-Portrait, Archibald Prize Winner Named, and More: Morning Links for May 5, 2023
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At the Met, Juan de Pareja Is Revealed as More Than the Subject of an Iconic Velázquez Portrait
"Juan de Pareja: Afro-Hispanic Painter" considers the life—and afterlives—of the once enslaved painter.
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The Met Awards Prestigious Commissions to Nairy Baghramian and Jacolby Satterwhite
The artist selection testifies to the museum's belated efforts to engage with contemporary art that defies easy categorization.
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Berlin’s Gropius Bau Gets New Director, Loaned Roman Statue Seized at Met, and More: Morning Links for March 31, 2023
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Met to Send Artifacts Linked to Dealer Subhash Kapoor Back to India
Kapoor was sentenced on antiquities trafficking charges in India last year.
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New Theory Says Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ Was Inspired by the Eiffel Tower
The opening of the landmark in 1889 came with a spectacular late-night show of pyrotechnics, electric light, and explosions.
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New Investigation Finds More than 1,000 Objects in Met’s Collection Linked to Antiquities Trafficking
Less than half of the group have records detailing how they traveled from their country of origin to New York, according to the report.
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Investigation Links More than 77 Indian Antiquities in the Met’s Collection to Prolific Trafficker Subhash Kapoor
The investigation found that the provenance of some artifacts in the museum's catalog is listed as acquired from or "donated" by Kapoor or his associates.
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Met Museum Reclassifies Three Painters Formerly Labeled Russians as Ukrainians
The label for an Arkhyp Kuindzhi painting now also makes note of Russian troops' destruction of his art.
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Met’s Show of Black Potters in Edgefield Decried by Local Experts for ‘Disturbing Error’
A group of historians said that the show's curators had ignored local lore about David Drake.
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