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botched botticelli, Climate activists continue their greatest hits museum tour and hit targets Botticelli15th century masterpiece birth of venus But Uffizi Gallery In Florence. This time, two workers of the group Previous Generation Images of a flooded Tuscan city were stuck to the protective glass cover of Botticelli’s painting. His curatorial choice is not lost on observers, for Botticelli’s work also depicts the theme of water, as Venus rises from the sea. Before being dragged away by police, the men told the crowd in Italian, “The government is pretending that fields did not burn in January, that there will be no water problems this summer, that houses destroyed by floods are accidental events. are, and not caused by human choices.”

Fearless contemplation. london officials Westminster Abbey A looted Ethiopian tablet said to represent Ark of the Covenant And this ten Commandmentswhich has been sealed inside the altar of the abbey since the late 19^th century, should be returned ethiopian church, This artefact, known as Tabot and considered sacred, was taken away by British soldiers during the war Makdala in 1868, and donated to the abbey. “Dean [David Hoyle] And the Chapter has decided in principle that it would be appropriate to return the Ethiopian Tabot… We are currently considering the best way to achieve this,” an Abbey spokesperson said. art newspaper, He said the process “may take some time”, adding that after more than 150 years of waiting, this information may seem unnecessary to Ethiopians.

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Protesters sabotage a negotiation in New York Jewish Museum Tuesday Night, Israeli Artist Performance Zoya Cherkassky and museum director James Snyder, Artist displaying images about Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. The protesters said they were “anti-Semites” and that Cherkassky’s exhibition was “imperial propaganda”, while the museum event was a means of “creating consent for genocide”. [ARTnews]

Pope Francis planning to go on the 60th Venice Biennale On 28 April. This will be the 87-year-old pontiff’s first time at the biennial event, and Holy Sea PavilionThe women’s prison, located on Venice’s Giudecca island, is reportedly at the top of their bucket list. [Artnet News]

30 finalists for Loewe Foundation Craft Award Will be displayed in Paris’ Tokyo Palace On 14 May. Many of the works were created from recycled materials, reflecting a recurring theme of “everyday progress and change”. The winner of the prize will receive 50,000 euros. [WWD]

president of france Emmanuel Macron Time has backed a controversial plan to remove historic, green book sales kiosks from the banks of the River Seine 2024 summer games Opening ceremony, telling the officials that they adapt the best. Booksellers, known as “”bookseller,” also sells vintage prints and Belle Epoque posters. They have been protesting for months for the police order to remove about 570 stalls ahead of the inauguration ceremony, due to security reasons. [Le Monde]

french dealer Emmanuel Perrotin has ended its secondary-market cooperation with Tom-David Bostock And dylan lasell, In 2021 the trio opened a Paris gallery serving works on the secondary market, but following a reported mutual decision, Bastok and Lessel have bought out Perrotin’s share in that space. He also bought Perrotin’s share in a gallery in Dubai to be inaugurated in 2022. [The Art Newspaper, France]

Arts and Advocacy Center has announced its six 2024 recipients right to return fellowship, The program, established in 2017, is the first national initiative of its kind to support previously incarcerated artists, with the aim of reforming the justice system. [Artforum]

union worker Eiffel Tower The monument has voted to go on strike starting February 19 over disagreement with the city’s financial management. [Challenges]

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sounds of change, A the staircase concert by orchestra of the sea, the performance is being performed on a violin made of wood recovered from the sunken boats of smugglers carrying migrants to Italy. The matter does not stop here: Luthiers who carve violins, violas and cellos are prisoners in Italy’s largest prison. Project Name “Transform“It’s all about transformation – damaged migrant boats are transformed into instruments, and prisoners learn a new skill and craft through a rehabilitation program. Two prisoners were able to watch the orchestra’s first concert on Monday, which featured Bach and Vivaldi. The idea of ​​using the wood of disused boats to make instruments originally came from prisoners trained as luthiers. “We don’t know what happened [the migrants]But we are hopeful that they will survive,” said a prisoner speaking at the programme. AP,