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This Week on Art to Collect:  Artists to Have on Your Radar
Article date: Friday, August 22, 2025

This Week on Art to Collect: Artists to Have on Your Radar

Every week, Art to Collect by ArtDependence brings together an exceptional curation of works that reflect the pulse of contemporary art today, offering collectors, new and seasoned alike, a window into some of the most compelling creative practices around the world.https://artdependence.com/art-to-collect/


45,000 sign petition to halt tapestry's loan to British Museum
Article date: Friday, August 22, 2025

45,000 sign petition to halt tapestry's loan to British Museum

A petition in France opposing the planned loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum has drawn nearly 45,000 signatures since its launch on 13 July, amid warnings the 11th‑century work is too fragile to move. 


First-Ever Women’s Art Exhibition takeover of Times Square New York
Article date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

First-Ever Women’s Art Exhibition takeover of Times Square New York

Art Queens Gallery curated a historic exhibition featuring six international women artists, transforming Times Square into an open-air gallery and reaching over 6 million viewers worldwide.


Ai Weiwei visited Ukrainian Soldiers in Kharkiv
Article date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Ai Weiwei visited Ukrainian Soldiers in Kharkiv

Ai Weiwei visited frontline positions of the National Guard’s Khartia Brigade, which is defending the Kharkiv sector.


Naomi Beckwith, Artistic Director of documenta 16, introduces her Artistic Team
Article date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Naomi Beckwith, Artistic Director of documenta 16, introduces her Artistic Team

In December 2024, Naomi Beckwith was appointed Artistic Director of documenta 16 by the international selection committee. 


Funds raised to save Hepworth's Sculpture for Future Generations
Article date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Funds raised to save Hepworth's Sculpture for Future Generations

The Hepworth Wakefield and Art Fund announced that their public appeal to raise the £3.8m needed to save Barbara Hepworth’s Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red for the UK has successfully reached its target, a week ahead of the deadline.


Trump targets Museums as Woke on TruthSocial
Article date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Trump targets Museums as Woke on TruthSocial

“The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE,'” Trump posted on Truth Social.


Mark Rothko’s Daughter to Visit Latvia, donating Two Drawings to the Rothko Museum
Article date: Monday, August 18, 2025

Mark Rothko’s Daughter to Visit Latvia, donating Two Drawings to the Rothko Museum

On September 17, the Rothko Museum in Daugavpils will celebrate the 122nd birthday of the Latvian-born artist Mark Rothko.


Joe Caroff, Creator of iconic James Bond 007 Logo, dies Aged 103
Article date: Monday, August 18, 2025

Joe Caroff, Creator of iconic James Bond 007 Logo, dies Aged 103

Joe Caroff designed the iconic James Bond 007 logo and was behind some of the most iconic Hollywood posters like 'West Side Story' and 'Manhattan'.


Historic Alexandria Biennale to return After 12-Year Pause
Article date: Monday, August 18, 2025

Historic Alexandria Biennale to return After 12-Year Pause

After a 12-year hiatus, the Alexandria Biennale for Mediterranean Countries is set to return in 2026, restoring one of Egypt’s most historic cultural events and the oldest art biennale in Africa.


Christie's to offer the Collection of Visionary Danish Collector Ole Faarup
Article date: Saturday, August 16, 2025

Christie's to offer the Collection of Visionary Danish Collector Ole Faarup

Highlights include major works by Peter Doig, Chris Ofili and Jean-Michel Basquiat alongside other established and emerging Danish and international artists.


Van Gogh's 'Starry Night’: Physicists capture Elusive Instability and Exotic Vortices
Article date: Saturday, August 16, 2025

Van Gogh's 'Starry Night’: Physicists capture Elusive Instability and Exotic Vortices

Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” has stirred the souls of art lovers for over a century. Now, its swirling skies may also speak to physicists, as it echoes the patterns of quantum turbulence.


This Week on Art to Collect: Six Works You Should Have on Your Radar
Article date: Saturday, August 16, 2025

This Week on Art to Collect: Six Works You Should Have on Your Radar

Every week, Art to Collect by ArtDependence brings together an exceptional curation of works that reflect the pulse of contemporary art today, offering collectors, new and seasoned alike, a window into some of the most compelling creative practices around the world.


FBI returns 16th-Century stolen Document signed by Conquistador Hernán Cortés to Mexico
Article date: Friday, August 15, 2025

FBI returns 16th-Century stolen Document signed by Conquistador Hernán Cortés to Mexico

On August 13, the FBI returned a stolen manuscript signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés to the government of Mexico.  


Greenpeace installs Anish Kapoor Artwork on Shell’s Offshore Gas Platform
Article date: Friday, August 15, 2025

Greenpeace installs Anish Kapoor Artwork on Shell’s Offshore Gas Platform

Greenpeace has installed a new work by conceptual artist Anish Kapoor on Shell’s Skiff platform in the North Sea.


Guillaume Cerutti calls for €50 Million EU Fund for Joint Museum Acquisitions
Article date: Thursday, August 14, 2025

Guillaume Cerutti calls for €50 Million EU Fund for Joint Museum Acquisitions

In a post pon LinkedIn Guillaume Cerutti, president of the Pinault Collection, is raising questions about the place of museums and opportunities for European Union funding.


Sotheby's NY to open November 2025 in restored Breuer Building
Article date: Thursday, August 14, 2025

Sotheby's NY to open November 2025 in restored Breuer Building

Sotheby’s announces the opening date for its worldwide headquarters as Saturday, November 8th, 2025. 

 


Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Guitar heads to Auction
Article date: Thursday, August 14, 2025

Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Guitar heads to Auction

Eddie Van Halen’s trademark style black and white stripe abstract design with red paint guitar will lead Sotheby's upcoming 'Rock and Pop' auction on October 24.

Van Halen's guitar will lead Sotheby's upcoming "Rock & Pop" auction on Oct. 24
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18th Istanbul Biennial announces participating Artists
Article date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025

18th Istanbul Biennial announces participating Artists

Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) with the support of 2007–2036 Biennial Sponsor Koç Holding, the 18th Istanbul Biennial’s first leg will be open to the public free of charge from 20 September to 23 November 2025. 


Harvard Art Museums receive Major Heinz Mack Sculpture from Mack Foundation
Article date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Harvard Art Museums receive Major Heinz Mack Sculpture from Mack Foundation

The Harvard Art Museums announced the gift of Light-Relief (1960), a large-scale sculpture by internationally renowned artist Heinz Mack (b. 1931).