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• Tenured University of South Dakota Art Professor Reinstated After Being Fired Over Charlie Kirk Post

  South Dakota political leaders pushed the issue with public criticisms of Hook that called his termination. The university later fired him.

• From Ancient Rome to New Orleans: The Circuitous Journey of an 2nd-Century Tombstone

  In March, Daniella Santoro and Aaron Lorenz were doing some yardwork at their home when they discovered a mysterious marble headstone with a Latin inscription hidden in the underbrush.

• French Museums Are Worried Trump Will End a Major Tax Deduction for American Patrons Key to Their Funding

  The so-called "equivalency determination" is key to international museum funding.

• WhatsApp Founder Files Suit Against Interior Designer, Younger Collectors Buying Old Art: Morning Links for October 7, 2025

  Jan Koum's lawsuit against Remi Tessier involves a $7.8 million Picasso.

• A $4 M. Jean-Michel Basquiat Painting Leads Phillips’s October London Sales

  Also set for the auction block for the compact 26-lot sale is Andy Warhol’s diamond dust portrait of fashion icon Giorgio Armani.

• Photographer Isaac Wright Says Charges Against Him to Be Dropped After High-Profile NYPD Arrest in May

  Wright told ARTnews that the charges will be thrown out on Thursday after he completed five months of court-ordered therapy to avoid further prosecution.

• What the Los Angeles Wildfires Taught the Art Insurance Industry

  “There’s a waiting period going on, and that’s kind of normal because this was so much so fast,” one expert told ARTnews

• Musée d’Orsay Puts Manet on (Mock) Trial for Obscenity

  Real lawyers put the dead artist to the test for a famed painting of a female nude.

• The Creator of ‘Humans of New York’ Has Transformed All of Grand Central Into a Public Art Installation

  The installation takes over all of the digital displays throughout the terminal, and the subway station below.

• What to Expect When Visiting Museums and National Parks During the US Government Shutdown

  Key takeaways, along with a short list of what is and is not open during the ongoing government shutdown.