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The stars aligned. this Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Celebrating its 14th annual Art + Film Festival On November 1, it attracted nearly 600 big names from the art, film, fashion, and entertainment industries. art news Report. This year’s celebration honors artists Marie Corsica and film producers Ryan Cooglerfilm director sinner. After a short delay, the dodgers and a nail biter world series Finally, the fundraiser continued with some inspiring speeches and a performance by Doja Cat. Los Angeles County Museum of Art CEO Michael Gowan “We are art, film, creativity, all deeply intertwined. I always say this is the most creative place on earth, and you are here, all of you,” told the star-studded audience. Co-hosted by LACMA Trustees Zhou Eva and actors leonardo dicaprioThe gala set a new fundraising record, raising nearly $6.5 million Support LACMA’s mission to more deeply integrate film into its curatorial programming and advance the museum’s broader artistic vision.
A “grossly disproportionate” response. A climate activist applies washable black and red paint to a box and holds a Edgar Degas sculpture in national gallery Sentenced to 18 months in prison in Washington, D.C., in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Justice guardian. The man who received the sentence, Timothy Martin, was one of two activists leading the protest. Edward Martin, One US lawyer said the verdict sent a “strong message” to those seeking to lead protests: “Free speech is a constitutional right. But when you take illegal actions, such as causing damage to an art exhibition at the National Gallery, you cross a line… We will not tolerate anyone destroying our city just to bring attention to their cause.” Others said the sentence was undeserved. this guardian lead Trevor Stankiewicz, researcher climate rights international, “It’s hard to understand how a peaceful protester could get more jail time than the many insurrectionists who tried to overturn the election,” he said.
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Gaetano Pesche The final public art work, Two hearts, permanently installed in rick’s back bay In Boston. The 30-foot-tall sculpture was conceived by the Italian-born artist and designer before his death in 2024, and is his only permanent public installation in the United States. [Artsy]
Work with architectsTadao Ando, sculptor Antony Gormley an elaborate response to the Roman Pantheon: an 82-foot-wide installation titled ground In Wonju, South Korea, it doubles as an underground art cave. [The New York Times]
An exhibition in Somerset, England, will feature the artist’s large-scale paintings William Scott, One of the country’s pioneering abstract artists. The exhibition will also explore Scott’s close friendship with the American painter Mark Rothko. [Guardian]
UNESCO As part of the 43rd Congress, museum leaders and artificial intelligence developers came together to imagine how artificial intelligence could change the way we experience our shared cultural heritage. [UNESCO]
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India rises. The most expensive piece of Islamic art ever sold was a nearly nine-foot-long rug made for shah of iranThe throne room from the early 17th century. exist Sotheby’s In New York in 2013, it sold for nearly $34 million. However, the market has changed dramatically since then The Art Newspaper Report. Ten years later, Christie’s London offers Baron Edmond de Rothschild Imperial Safavid rug, Probably woven for the Safavid kings, it sold for £2 million to £3 million. Despite its vibrant red wool, intricate leaping birds and curly tendrils, the 550-year-old textile has failed to live up to its preservation, highlighting the changing fortunes of Islamic art in the ever-changing world. Aging collectors, evolving museums and shifting capital are reshaping a market that has long lacked a fixed definition. Traditional Persianate works have lost market share in courts from modern Iraq to India, while Indian paintings and religious artifacts from historical Arab polities are gaining traction.
