KAPOOR THREATENS LEGAL ACTION. British artist Anish Kapoor<\/a> has said he is considering legal action after a group of US border patrol agents posed for a photo in front of his Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago, known locally as \u201cthe Bean.\u201d As the Guardian<\/a> reports, the image, which circulated online, allegedly showed agents celebrating following immigration raids in the city. Kapoor condemned the display, describing it as emblematic of \u201cfascist America.\u201d The Indian-born British artist said he was sent the image by a friend in Chicago. \u201cAbducting street vendors, breaking doors, pulling people from cars, using teargas on residential streets\u2014I mean, this is fascist America and just beyond belief,\u201d he said. When asked if he might pursue legal action, Kapoor confirmed, \u201cOf course, I\u2019m going to do everything I can.\u201d Kapoor previously sued the US National Rifle Association for using Cloud Gate in a 2017 video, settling the case out of court. He noted the new situation was \u201cmore complicated\u201d because it involves a federal agency. Meanwhile, Kapoor is preparing a major exhibition at London\u2019s Hayward Gallery, opening in June 2026. Featuring around 40 works, including large-scale pigment pieces and new installations using Vantablack, the show aims to confront viewers with immersive forms and emotional intensity characteristic of his practice.<\/p>\n The Digest<\/p>\n Police have released images of artifacts dating from the Bronze Age which were stolen from one of Wales\u2018 national museums last month, as a police investigation into the burglary continues. [BBC<\/a>]<\/p>\n \t\tRelated Articles<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\tOne-third of US museums have lost government grants or contracts since Donald Trump took office, according to a new survey by the American Alliance of Museums. [AAM<\/a>]<\/p>\n \n\tThe New York Times\u00a0asked if Masterworks, which has sold investors $1 billion worth of art shares since its inception, painted \u201ctoo rosy a picture\u201d of the art market. [New York Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n \n\tThe Gardiner Museum in downtown Toronto, which launched in 1984 and focuses on ceramic art, reopened on November 6 after a $11 million revamp. [The Art Newspaper<\/a>]<\/p>\n The Kicker <\/p>\n HOW TO SELL LOOT. The list of museums falling prey to smash-and-grabs thefts is growing by the day it seems. But how do thieves sell the stolen loot, like the jewels lifted from the Louvre, post-robbery? \u201cThese pieces are nearly impossible to sell due to global publicity,\u201d Jim Wynne, who specialized in art theft during his 30-year career at the FBI\u2019s major Theft Squad and co-founded, with Jane Levine, The Art Risk Group, told The Art Newspaper<\/a>. Levine, who is a former federal prosecutor and ex-chief global compliance officer at Sotheby\u2019s, said that any plan relies on finding \u201ccompletely crooked intermediaries,\u201d as the jewels are now on Interpol\u2019s database and internationally known. Four suspects from the Seine-Saint-Denis suburbs have been charged, described by police as local petty criminals. Ransom seems unlikely, and recovery now depends on \u201cflipping\u201d one of the thieves for information. For now, the priceless jewels remain missing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Headlines VAULTING GULF AMBITIONS. 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