The marble guardians, bought at a 1933 Yamanaka & Co. auction in Osaka, had flanked the entrance to Bohwagak since 1938.
by Adam Schrader
A theologian argues that two habits of thought hollow out a culture — a framework that explains the gutting of the arts.
The edition runs artist profiles, obituaries, job listings, an art fairs calendar, a crossword drawn from our online coverage and more.
Urgent Matter's running record of union drives and labor-board complaints at American museums and cultural institutions.
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Urgent Matter’s tracker follows major crimes targeting cultural property, from museum heists and forgeries to activist vandalism globally.
New markets are opening as the art-fair economy adjusts to higher costs and slower top-end sales.
Facing tougher laws, rising costs, and waning support, climate activists are quietly ending the museum protests that once shocked the art world.
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