Parthenon Marbles Optimism, Cochrane Sculpture Seeks Home, Saint Laurent Film Series, and More

The Artnet Bulletin reports fresh optimism for Greece's repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles under the new UK prime minister, citing Andy Burnham's longstanding support and his 2023 tweet 'Send them back, no strings.' A 45-foot-tall, 13,000-pound sculpture of a nude woman by Marco Cochrane, titled R-Evolution, installed controversially in San Francisco's Embarcadero Plaza in 2025, is now seeking a new owner. Metrograph in New York is hosting a seven-film series spotlighting Yves Saint Laurent's costume work, in conjunction with the International Center of Photography's exhibition on the designer's photography. An analysis of 2.2 million Google searches by Crib of Art identified favorite art movements per U.S. state, with Texas and Colorado favoring Western art, New Mexico performance art, Nebraska Dada, and New York outsider art. The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, is hosting the first major exhibition on Keith Haring's three-dimensional practice in its new expansion, featuring objects from busts to motorcycles.