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Sylvester Stallone is reclaiming one of his two Rocky statues from Philadelphia after a city commission vote. A second bronze sculpture by Auldwin Thomas Schomberg, which Stallone bought at auction in 2017 and loaned to the city in December 2024 for RockyFest, will be returned to the actor in 2026. Meanwhile, the original 1980 statue—currently at the foot of the Philadelphia Art Museum steps—will be moved inside the museum for the exhibition “Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments” celebrating the franchise’s 50th anniversary, then relocated to the top of the steps where it originally stood in the 1980s. A third Schomberg Rocky statue was recently unveiled at Philadelphia International Airport.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 11, 2025 visibility 2 link 28 artists, 13 galleries

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The article highlights four must-see fall gallery shows in New York City for September-October 2025. It features Mercedes Matter's first solo show at Berry Campbell, reviving the overlooked Abstract Expressionist; Julio Torres's theatrical debut "Color Stories" at Performance Space New York; Gabrielle Garland's first New York solo exhibition at Miles McEnery Gallery, showcasing surreal suburban paintings; and Omar Ba's exhibition "Promises and Glory" at Templon, presenting fantastical mixed-media works.

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French investigators have revealed that security cameras at the Louvre did capture the $102 million jewelry heist on October 19, 2025, contradicting earlier claims by museum director Laurence des Cars that no video existed. The footage was discovered during a Senate hearing on December 10, showing that the control room lacked enough screens to monitor all cameras simultaneously, so guards did not see the break-in in real time. By the time they switched to the relevant feed, nearly eight minutes later, the thieves had already escaped. The investigation also found that security guards and police arrived just 30 seconds too late because staff miscommunicated the exact location of the break-in within the Apollo Gallery. All four members of the heist commando group have been arrested.

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gavel restitution schedule Dec 9, 2025 visibility 2 link 2 artists, 2 galleries

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The Palace of Versailles has agreed to reexamine the provenance of a Jacques-Louis David sketchbook from 1790 after a Radio France investigation revealed it was looted by the Nazis during World War II. The sketchbook was stolen from Professor Lereboullet in July 1940, sold by Munich's Karl and Faber gallery in 1943, then acquired by dealer Otto Wertheimer before being purchased by Versailles in 1951. The museum claims it was unaware of the theft, and France's ministry of culture has promised further research and discussions with the descendants.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 29, 2025 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Imaginarium 5.0 in Kolkata features art works, and installations by 10 artists

Emami Art in Kolkata is hosting its fifth annual group exhibition, Imaginarium 5.0, featuring works by ten emerging Indian artists under the theme 'The Promise of the Depth of Being.' The show includes artworks, installations, prints, and sculptures that explore depth in various forms—from wooden etchings and teatime arrangements to vibrant body art and emotional human experiences. The exhibition culminates in an award, with Pankaj Sarma, Farhin Afza, and Rahul Sarkar taking the top three spots. The show runs until December 24, 2025.

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article culture schedule Nov 26, 2025 visibility 1 link 4 artists

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The article reflects on the #MeToo movement's failure to achieve lasting change, using the case of architect David Adjaye as a central example. Adjaye was accused in 2023 by three women of sexual exploitation, harassment, and creating a hostile work environment at his firm, Adjaye Associates, allegations he denied. Despite initial backlash—including termination from projects like Westminster's Holocaust Memorial—many clients quietly resumed working with him, illustrating a broader pattern of institutional cowardice.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 26, 2025 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

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Jacob Hashimoto presents a new solo exhibition at Miles McEnery Gallery in New York, featuring his signature constructions of screen-printed paper discs assembled into layered, three-dimensional compositions that blur the line between painting and sculpture. The show, his third with the gallery, includes works such as "The Promise of Other Inventions (that worked better)" (2025) and "No, No My Friends, We Will Not" (2025), and is accompanied by a fully illustrated publication with an essay by art critic and professor David Pagel.

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article news schedule Nov 19, 2025 visibility 2 link 11 artists, 2 galleries

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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) abruptly laid off three of five staff members of its Video Data Bank (VDB), including director Tom Colley, on November 12. The cuts have sparked outcry in the new-media art community and raised concerns about the archive's future. Founded in 1976, VDB is a leading archive of video art, distributing over 6,000 works by artists such as Nam June Paik, Coco Fusco, and Bruce Nauman. The layoffs come as SAIC faces enrollment declines and financial shortfalls, with 20 total layoffs across the institution.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 17, 2025 visibility 1 link 20 artists, 3 galleries

Portland Art Museum to unveil $116m transformation with Mark Rothko at its heart

The Portland Art Museum (PAM) will unveil a $116 million expansion and renovation on November 20, the largest single-organization arts investment in Oregon history. The centerpiece is the new Mark Rothko Pavilion, a multi-story glass structure designed by Hennebery Eddy Architects and Vinci Hamp Architects, which bridges the museum's 1932 building with a former Masonic Temple. The project adds 100,000 square feet of renovated space, including new plazas with sculptures by Ugo Rondinone, Roy Lichtenstein, Anthony Caro, and Clement Meadmore. The Rothko family is lending major paintings from their private collection for display over two decades, with a promised gift at the end of that period, and made a six-figure donation to the museum's $146 million capital campaign.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 14, 2025

Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside

The Worcester Art Museum is opening its new Arms and Armor Galleries on November 22, 2025, featuring three full suits of armor from Europe, Asia, and Africa displayed on a central platform. The two spacious halls promise a "jaw-dropper experience" for visitors, showcasing the museum's collection of historical arms and armor.

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rate_review review schedule Nov 12, 2025 link 20 artists, 3 galleries

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W. David Marx's book "Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century" argues that 21st-century culture has stagnated, blaming the Internet and its economies for a lack of innovation. The book cites critics like Jason Farago and Alex Ross who lament the death of monoculture and the failure of the Internet's promised diversity, while Marx himself longs for a past era of linear artistic progress defined by -isms like Realism and Cubism. However, the review criticizes Marx's framework as rooted in a 19th-century positivist fallacy, noting that art history has never been a clean linear progression and that overlooked artists—such as Hilma af Klint and Hector Hyppolite—have always complicated the canon.

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Billionaire financier and collector Steven Cohen has been revealed as the owner of one of Maurizio Cattelan's golden toilet sculptures, *America* (2016), which he purchased from Marian Goodman Gallery in 2017. Sotheby's will auction the 18-karat gold work on November 18 with an opening bid of about $10 million. Separately, Sotheby's Paris achieved €18.6 million ($21.5 million) from the collection of late real estate mogul Manny Davidson across two sales, the highest total for a single-owner sale in France this year. In other news, Gladstone Gallery now represents the estate of Robert Colescott, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art is planning a major Vincent van Gogh exhibition titled "Van Gogh's Sunflowers: A Symphony in Blue and Yellow" for 2026.

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