Paris museums expose persistent security vulnerabilities: a suspect charged in the Natural History Museum gold theft, and the Louvre heist reveals why national treasures remain uninsured (Yahoo, Telegraph, NYT). Sculptor Jackie Ferrara’s death at 95 underscores a generation that resisted industrial minimalism (NYT). Electronic Arts’ $55 billion acquisition signals accelerating consolidation across creative industries (The Conversation). Estonia’s ballet dancers driving taxis illustrates cultural labor’s structural precarity (ERR). Ticketmaster’s policy reforms follow FTC pressure, demonstrating regulatory intervention’s role in market access (TicketNews). Misty Copeland’s ABT farewell raises questions about institutional succession and representation (AP).
These stories and more in today’s ArtsJournal.
