Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Tuesday, April 13.
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Cambodia Condemns Artist Who Edited Smiles Onto Khmer Rouge Victims – Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has condemned artist Matt Loughrey for altering photos of Khmer Rouge victims to make some of them smile. The Irish artist made the edits as part of a project colorizing the black-and-white images to “humanize” the 14,000 Cambodians executed and tortured in the Tuol Sleng prison. Cambodia’s culture ministry said it considered the project to “seriously affect the dignity of the victims” and may take legal action against the artist for manipulating images that belong to the country’s Genocide Museum. Loughrey’s images have now been removed from Vice magazine’s website, where they appeared as part of an artist interview. (South China Morning Post)
Benin Bronzes Are No Safer in the West, Experts Say – Academics focused on myth-busting around the…
