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Italy Seizes 500 Fake Francis Bacon Works
Article date: Saturday, September 11, 2021

Italy Seizes 500 Fake Francis Bacon Works

 Italian authorities on Friday said they had seized 500 works of art suspected of being Francis Bacon counterfeits, along with cash and other valuables worth around three million euros.
Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Says Credit Suisse Is Closing Foundation’s Account
Article date: Thursday, September 9, 2021

Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Says Credit Suisse Is Closing Foundation’s Account

 Leading Chinese dissident and artist Ai Weiwei has said he was told by Credit Suisse that his foundation's bank account in Switzerland would be closed over his "criminal record" in China.
Johannes Vermeer’s ‘On Reflection’ at Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany
Article date: Monday, September 6, 2021

Johannes Vermeer’s ‘On Reflection’ at Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany

 On September 10, 2021, Johannes Vermeer's “Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window” one of the world's most famous works from the 'Golden Age' of Dutch painting will be on view at an exhibition at Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden.
Brussels Doctors Hand Out Prescriptions for Museum Visits
Article date: Sunday, September 5, 2021

Brussels Doctors Hand Out Prescriptions for Museum Visits

 The Brussels-City councillor in charge of culture and tourism is working with a Brussels hospital to launch a programme that would see museum visits prescribed by doctors.
Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s ‘Dirty Evidence’ at Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Article date: Sunday, September 5, 2021

Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s ‘Dirty Evidence’ at Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden

 Showing at Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm until November 7, 2021, is one of the most expansive exhibitions by Lawrence Abu Hamdan to date, which includes a new series of work alongside pieces by Abu Hamdan that allow for an interrogation of witnessing and testimony.
MOCA Los Angeles Appoints Johanna Burton as Executive Director to Lead the Museum Alongside Klaus Biesenbach
Article date: Friday, September 3, 2021

MOCA Los Angeles Appoints Johanna Burton as Executive Director to Lead the Museum Alongside Klaus Biesenbach

 The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles has announced the appointment of Johanna Burton as Executive Director to lead the museum in partnership with Klaus Biesenbach, the Maurice Marciano Artistic Director.
The Work of Ukrainian Artist Nikita Kadan to be Part of the Collection of Centre Pompidou in Paris
Article date: Thursday, September 2, 2021

The Work of Ukrainian Artist Nikita Kadan to be Part of the Collection of Centre Pompidou in Paris

 The Centre Pompidou has accepted a proposal to donate, in favor of the Collection of the Musée national d'art moderne, the following significant work Nikita Kadan ‘Pedestal. Practice of Exclusion’ (2009-2011), which was in a private collection.
Amsterdam to Restitute Kandinsky Painting to Jewish Family Following Public Outcry
Article date: Monday, August 30, 2021

Amsterdam to Restitute Kandinsky Painting to Jewish Family Following Public Outcry

 Amsterdam has said its city-owned museum should return a Wassily Kandinsky painting acquired from a Jewish family under duress, during the Holocaust.
Restored 17th Century William van Haecht Painting on Display at Rubens House in Antwerp
Article date: Monday, August 30, 2021

Restored 17th Century William van Haecht Painting on Display at Rubens House in Antwerp

 Following its restoration, ‘The Gallery of Cornelis van der Geest’ has returned to the Rubens House in Antwerp. The original paint layer has been exposed again, revealing details that have remained hidden for many years.
Restoration of Vermeer’s ‘Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window’ Completed
Article date: Thursday, August 26, 2021

Restoration of Vermeer’s ‘Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window’ Completed

 After a full restoration, and for the first time in over two and a half centuries, Johannes Vermeer’s well-known and loved painting ‘Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window’ has been returned to its original condition when it left the artist’s studio.

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