A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends to socio-political issues to everything that affects the great aesthetic global consciousness. Or, let’s just travel the world and have some fun!
Artifacts from Benin Kingdom in Swiss museums were likely looted
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A review of 96 artifacts from the Kingdom of Benin in Swiss museums found proof or strong evidence that more than half of the items were stolen by British soldiers in the 19th century. A research report from the Swiss Benin Initiative (SBI) released this week found that 21 Benin objects in eight Swiss museums were looted based on written records or evidence like burn marks that “provide a direct link to the fateful events of 1897.” Researchers found “strong evidence” of looting for 32 objects that did not have written evidence linking them to 1897 but were still considered to be court or royal artworks exclusively produced for the palace. “We may assume with considerable certainty that they were violently appropriated in 1897 when the palace was occupied and sacked by the British troops,” the report’s authors wrote. Read more on Art News.
Kelly Taxter as Deputy Director of New York’s Artists Space
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Kelly Taxter has joined Artists Space , a storied New York alternative art space, as its deputy director. She takes the reins from Miriam Katzeff, who formerly held the post. “While I was still an art student in Boston in the 1990s, Artists Space was central to my understanding of art in New York City, as it’s remained ever since,” Taxter said in a statement. “So many of my mentors and friends have been an integral part of the organization’s history, and it’s an honor to be part of the team and communities defining it now.” Taxter had most recently been at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, New York, where she had served as director for less than a year. It was not entirely clear why she left her post when she announced her departure in 2021. Prior to the Parrish, she had been a curator of contemporary art at the Jewish Museum in New York. Before that, she had co-owned the New York gallery Taxter & Spengemann. Details on Newsbreak.
2000 years old Gaziantep Castle damaged in the Turkey earthquake
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An ancient castle in Turkey was one of the historic monuments damaged when major earthquakes hit the country and neighboring Syria, killing more than 2,000 people on Monday. Images show parts of the Gaziantep Castle, which was first built in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, during the Roman Empire, crumbling after the earthquake. The 2,000-year-old castle is located in the Gaziantep region, about 80 miles south of the epicenter of one of the quakes in Kahramanmaras Province, according to the Reuters news agency. The first earthquake was a huge 7.8-magnitude temblor that caused devastation across a wide region spanning southeast Turkey and northern Syria. Its quake and its aftershocks were felt as far away as Cairo, Cyprus, Lebanon, and even in Greenland and Denmark. The second earthquake, which registered 7.6 on the Richter scale according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), struck the same region shortly after. The epicenter of the second earthquake was the Elbistan region of Kahramanmaras Province. Read more on CBS News.
