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Consider compensation. French senators have passed a long-awaited bill to facilitate the return of art looted during the colonial period, AFP reported. If passed by the National Assembly, the lower house of France’s parliament, the legislation would move closer to fulfilling Burkina Faso’s commitments Emmanuel Macron In 2017, African cultural heritage was brought back to the African continent. “The idea is not to empty French museums, but to achieve authenticity in France’s response, not to deny or repent, but to acknowledge our history,” the French senator said. Catherine Moran-Desailly. Meanwhile, the Swiss government appointed a former president, Simonetta Sommaruga, Reportedly leading a new independent panel dedicated to examining claims related to looted art from the Nazi era and colonial period The Art Newspaper. “After more than 25 years of debate and delay, we have moved beyond words to action,” said Andrea Rascher, Served as advisor to the Legal and International Affairs Department of the Swiss Ministry of Culture.
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Lived with Frieda. A luxury apartment brand Frida Kahlo’s George Nelson writes in Miami Magazine that the name is on the market in Miami even though the project itself has yet to break ground. art news. renderings Frida Carolyn Wood House A monumental portrait of the artist is depicted on one side of the 14-story tower designed by the architect Carlos Ott a second eight-story tower is also expected to be built at the site. The project is expected to be completed in 2028 and has government support Frida Kahlo Companyfounded by members of the artist’s family and Venezuelan businessmen Carlos Dorado. according to Mansion Globalthe company will also oversee a carefully curated art collection on the property. “Frida Kahlo was never meant to live only on walls; she was meant to be inhabited,” said Bea Alvarado, Frida Kahlo Chief Operating Officer said in an interview The Art Newspaper.
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Esther Bell is the new director of the company Clark Art InstituteLocated in Williamstown, Massachusetts, this makes her the first female leader of the Jewel Box Museum in its 70-year history. He is currently the deputy director and chief director of the museum. [The Berkshire Edge]
Who should own the rights to the wreck? The recent discovery of approximately $1 million worth of 17th- and 18th-century Spanish treasures off the coast of Florida by a private, for-profit salvage company that is legally entitled to 80 percent of its finds has reignited controversy. [The Art Newspaper]
Artist born in Lahore, now living in London Fayesha Butt Will represent Pakistan in the upcoming Venice Biennale. Her exhibition theme is presented by Beatrice Cifuentes Felicianois a region of Punjab that was divided during the Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. [ArtAsiaPacific]
Houston’s Photography Festival Biennale Artist commissions for 2026 exhibition announced. Audiences can look forward to the new work in the following ways lola flash, and local artists Shavon Aja Morris and Andre Ramos Woodardwhose works will be published in Project townhouses. [Glasstire]
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The life of the party. While New York’s streets remain dangerous, with about a foot of snow on street corners after last weekend’s storm, few seemed worried about slipping on their way to this week’s New York-hosted art party. Whitney Museum. this new york times visited the festivities and it was reported that among the attendees only Rama Devaji, First Lady of New York City. In the photo she is having sex with Scott Rothkopf, museum director; one wonders if they discussed the museum’s recent blockbuster about the eccentric art of the 1960s, “Surrealism in the Sixties.” Also present were Martha Stewart and dare.
