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• Artist and Skateboarder Alexis Sablone Is Inducted Into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame

  Sablone is perhaps best known to the art-viewing public for skating down the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s spiral ramp in 2023.

• Pennsylvania Man Who Stole Warhol and Pollock Paintings in Museum Theft Ring Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

  The museum theft ring operated from 1999 to 2019.

• Peruvian Artist Antonio Paucar Wins 11th Artes Mundi Award

  Paucar said he intends to use the award money to convert his family’s home in the central highlands of Peru into a museum and art school.

• Sale of Chinese Vase Canceled by French Court Over Question of Provenance

  The piece was bought by Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, a cousin of the Emir of Qatar.

• Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest

  The student was charged with criminal mischief.

• UK Reveals Nearly $80 M. Worth of Art Donated by Collectors in Order to Reduce Tax Burdens

  The works include a painting by Degas, Winston Churchill’s desk, and photographs by Bill Brandt.

• Joan Mitchell Foundation Names 31 Artists for Residency in New Orleans

  The selected artists include Edra Soto, Fred H. C. Liang, Trish Tillman, and Nadrea Njoku.

• Met Workers Vote to Join Local 2110 UAW, Creating One of the Nation’s Largest Museum Unions

  The new union, approved by a vote of 542-172, comprises staff from across 50 departments at the Met, including curators, conservators, visitor experience coordinators, and archivists.

• Qatar Museums, Not a Foreign Nation, Reportedly Tried to Acquire South African Pavilion Work

  A representative for the museums said it was "good that we did not get involved."

• Düsseldorf Art School Stands by Palestinian Artist After Criticism from Jewish Groups

  The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf said it supported free dialogue, even on "controversial topics."