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Tate Director Steps Down, Smithsonian Returns Khmer Sculptures, and More: Morning Links for December 12, 2025

Here's what we're reading this morning, folks.

CEO of Canadian National Museum Departs After ‘Serious Code of Conduct Breaches’

The report accused former CEO Marie Chapman of using slurs and misogynistic language to refer to senior leadership.

David Zwirner Benefit Exhibition Raises Nearly $1 M. for Ali Forney Center, Tripling Its Goal          

"Toward the Light" featured works by artists like Jenna Gribbon, Julie Mehretu, Wolfgang Tillmans, and many others.

New ‘Museumbrary’ Designed by SANAA Opens in Taichung

The complex houses both the Taichung Art Museum and the Taichung Public Library.

Pope Leo Repatriates Indigenous Artifacts from Vatican Back to Canada

The 62 objects returned were first sent to Rome for an exhibition in 1925.

TONO Reveals 2026 Festival Lineup Across Mexico City and Puebla

This year’s live program includes work by Tino Sehgal, Space Afrika, Franziska Aigner, and Kelman Duran.

Why Is Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss So Important?

Most agree that the painting signals the high point of Klimt’s so-called golden period

Trump May Demolish Historic D.C. Buildings With Priceless Murals by Philip Guston, Ben Shahn, and Other Artists

The murals were created as part of the New Deal.

Artist Arrested at Art Basel Miami Beach After Chalk ‘Performance’ Involving His Daughter

Iser said the Miami jail amounted to “a real descent into hell."

Franco Vaccari, Artist Who Expanded Photography’s Possibilities, Dies at 89

One piece staged at photobooths across Italy resulted in 40,000 self-portraits.

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