The exterior of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. Photo by Lorina Capitulo/Newsday RM via Getty Images.
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, September 5.The Unboxed festival, which was sold as a celebration of Brexit, was only visited by 238,000 people during its run from March to October. The organizers had expected 66 million would come to the arts and culture event, which cost £120 million to put on.
He added that the work is “thoughtful” and “quiet,” and that it was meant to address complex questions about the continuity of colonialism today.Artifacts valued at more than $13 million were seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art over the last six months, and they will be returned to Italy and Egypt during ceremonies this coming week.