2023 Underground Art Market Report
Ukrainian forces appear to have recaptured the key village of Klishchiyivka as part of their drive to liberate the symbolic eastern town of Bakhmut in a day marked by intensified drone and missile attacks by both sides. A photo posted on September 17 on Telegram …
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1969. At the peak of America’s anti-war and Black Power movements, another resistance was taking place. Author, scholar and activist Vine Deloria, Jr. (Standing Rock Sioux) initiated the term “Red Power” that year with the publication of his book, “Custer Died for Your Sins: An …
Read MoreA proposal to add Venice and its lagoon to UNESCO’s World Heritage in Danger list has been rejected by member states, despite expert findings that Venice is at risk from severe flooding and water damage, mass tourism and development. At a World Heritage Committee meeting …
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Guy Wildenstein, the billionaire art dealer, is accused of shielding a prized art collection from tax authorities to avoid a hefty inheritance bill. The case has dogged his family for more than a decade. Guy Wildenstein, the international art dealer, is scheduled to return to …
Read MoreI grew up in Portland in the 1950s, and the landmarks that come to my mind first are the outdoor sculptures by Franklin Simmons of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and “Our Lady of Victories”; the Lobsterman Memorial; monuments to John Ford, the USS Maine and the …
Read MoreDOHA, Qatar — Five prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran flew out of Tehran on Monday, officials said, part of a deal that saw nearly $6 billion in Iranian assets unfrozen. Despite the deal, tensions are almost certain to remain high …
Read MoreReginald Dwayne Betts, a formerly incarcerated teenager who has become a celebrated poet, lawyer and activist, will perform poetry in his act “Felon: An American Washi Tale” at Coe College on Sept. 28. (Tyler Sperrazza) CEDAR RAPIDS — For decades, Coe College has drawn nationally …
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The state-of-the-art technology helps improve safety for law enforcement and puts a halt to drug trafficking within the prison system, DEA says. HOUSTON — Drugs have been found on envelopes and letters in jails and prisons across the Houston area. To combat the problem, the …
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BOGOTA, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Colombian artist Fernando Botero, whose sculptures and paintings of playful, rotund subjects in sometimes harrowing situations made him one of the world’s richest artists, has died at 91. Heralded as South America’s answer to Picasso, Botero also tackled violence and …
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Authorities are taking no chances with convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante, who is now being held at Pennsylvania’s most advanced and expensive prison. Cavalcante woke up on Thursday inside the State Correctional Institution Phoenix, a maximum-security facility in Montgomery County, which once also housed the likes …
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