Tag: Royal

  • Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum Names New Director

    The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto has named Nicholas R. Bell as its next director and CEO. Bell, who was selected via an international search, will start in the role on July 6. He succeeds Josh Basseches, who stepped down at the end of last year after a decade in the role. Bell is currently read more

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  • Sotheby’s Will Sell Works by El Anatsui, Sean Scully, and Others to Benefit Royal Academy of Art

    Next month, during the spring sales in London, Sotheby’s will auction off ten works to raise money for the Royal Academy of Arts in London, which has been in a financial crisis since the pandemic. The works have all been donated by living or honorary Royal Academicians, in the hopes of raising enough funds to read more

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  • Ai Weiwei Says London’s Royal Academy Sought to Eject Him After Post–October 7 Tweet about Jews

    In a new interview with The Guardian in advance of his forthcoming book On Censorship, artist Ai Weiwei talked about experiencing censorship not just in his native China but also in the West—including an incident involving his membership in London’s Royal Academy. After chronicling some of his storied challenges and acts of defiance against China’s read more

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