Art Industry News: Crowds Have Thronged Benin’s Presidential Palace to See the 26 Astounding Artworks Restituted From France + Other Stories
Plus, China's Guangdong Times Museum is closing, and church leaders strike out against an earth goddess statue.France's President Emmanuel Macron visits the exhibition"Benin Art of Yesterday and Today: From Restitution to Revelation" at the Marina Palace of Cotonou on July 27, 2022, as part of his official visit in Benin.
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Monday, August 22.The tallest statue in the U.K. has drawn its fair share of criticism since it appeared in a Cornish town this summer. Now, the row has taken on a religious twist, with church leaders calling the work “offensive to God.