Morning links on August 7, 2025

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UCcsalary? On Monday Breakfast newsletter,,,,, Artnews Inspired our loyal readers about the crisis facing Chinese private art museums, including UCCA Center for Contemporary Art. The company’s supporters reportedly clutched the belt tightly, and the Chinese government “reluctant to provide support for art, which is inconsistent with artworks that do not conform to art. Communist Party pipeline. “Having now revealed how serious the problem may be, UCCA is one of the oldest and most outstanding nonprofit contemporary art institutions Chinaretain employee wages for six months. Art Asia Pacific It is noted that most UCCA staff did not receive full salary from January to June this year.
I’m Peter Doige. this U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Maintain one $2.5 million Prisons that favor artists Peter Doigmarking a major victory in legal disputes over the past decade. Art newspaper The report said the case began Robert FletcherA retired Canadian prison official claimed he bought a painting from a prisoner he believed to be Doig in the 1970s. However, Dogg denied creating works and proved that he was never imprisoned CanadaBecause he is a teenager who lives in Toronto then.
Digestion
this Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Announcement on the recent repatriation of several antiquities Italy,,,,, Spainand Hungaryhas some history 6th century BC. These objects are restored in criminal investigations into multiple antiquities trafficking networks. [Manhattan DA]
Denmark Debate the fate of a mermaid statue that was condemned as “Ugly and porn” and “the hot dreams that men should look at for women. ” [Guardian]
this Penn State Museum Have closed extensively Native Americans Compliant with a collection of federal laws that require the repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural programs owned by federal agencies and institutions that receive federal funding. [Penn Live]
Very rare first edition Jrr tolkein’S Classic Hobbit Sold for £43,000 ($57,000) in a local auction in Bristol, England. [Artnet News]
Kicking
Frikin is interesting. Just in case the $220 million renovation of Frick Collection isn’t enough to attract visitors to its Fifth Avenue building, the museum has attracted the services of comedian Steve Martin to evoke the lyrical nature of the artwork in the exhibition. As Highly allergic Reports In videos posted on Frick’s website and social media, Martin strolls through gorgeous galleries, providing playful views on the history of the museum and its founder, Steel Magnate Clay Frick, a well-known industrialist whose legacy is linked to labor suppression. “Think about something you or I might be attracted to on any day of Frick Collection,” Martin muses, emphasizing eccentric details such as the gilded beard of the 15th-century Hercules sculpture. The museum spent five years in the temporary dormitory of a building designed by Marcel Breuer on Madison Avenue, the former home of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Since returning to its original location in April, the Frick Collection welcomed 231,972 visitors, indicating that both the makeover and Martin’s charm have attracted the crowd to the beloved New York agency.