Article date: Thursday, March 16, 2023
Centre Pompidou and Royal Commission for AlUla Sign Partnership Agreement for the Development of a Contemporary Art Museum
The Royal Commission for AlUla and leading French cultural institution the Centre Pompidou have signed an agreement to develop a contemporary art museum.
Article date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
The Met Museum Receives Gift of Francesco Salviati’s Painting of Bindo Altoviti
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has received a gift of an exceptional oil painting by celebrated Italian artist Francesco Salviati (1510–1563).
Article date: Monday, March 13, 2023
Art History Scholars Reunite Mother with Husband and Son in 17th-Century Flemish Portrait
Two separate parts of a 17th-century family portrait split in half have been reunited by scholars after almost 200 years.
Article date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Egypt Reports Discovery of Hidden Tunnel in Great Pyramid of Giza
Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Eissa has reported the discovery of a hidden tunnel in the Great Pyramid of Giza, fondly known as King Khufu Pyramid.
Article date: Monday, March 6, 2023
Henry Moore Foundation Awards £100,000 to Artists Across the UK in Rapid-Response Grant Amid Financial Crisis
The Henry Moore Foundation has shown its on-going commitment to the future of sculpture with the announcement of a £100,000 unrestricted grant, which will be awarded directly to 50 artists across the UK.
Article date: Friday, March 3, 2023
Museum Paleis Het Loo to Open a 5000 Square Meter Modern Extension to the Historical Palace
Museum Paleis Het Loo is set to open the new modern extension with large spaces for temporary and permanent exhibitions. Designed by KAAN Architects the new spaces are ingeniously located directly underneath the courtyard of the historical palace, once a home to King William III and Queen Mary II.
Article date: Thursday, March 2, 2023
The House of the Vettii in Pompei Reopens to the Public After 20 Years
The House of the Vettii, the iconic house of Pompeii, is reopening. It is always included in guides to the UNESCO World Heritage site and books on ancient art as a result of its extraordinary frescoes and the sculptures that adorned the large garden.
Article date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Whatever the Future Will Be, It is Made Now by Bart De Baere
As an outcome of his commitment to Ukraine Bart De Baere noticed that the responses by both the Russian and the international art scene to the ethical questions raised by this ongoing disaster remain overall rather shallow.
Article date: Monday, February 27, 2023
Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Marks Women’s History Month With More Than $55 Million in Donations
The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is marking Women’s History Month by announcing that it has received more than $55 million dollars in donations.
Article date: Saturday, February 25, 2023
Philadelphia Museum of Art to Establish Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art
Sasha Suda, the George D. Widener Director and CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art have shared news that the museum will create a new Center to be endowed by Trustee Ira Brind, dedicated to the study, acquisition, and care of art from continental Africa and the African Diaspora.
Article date: Friday, February 24, 2023
Palm Beach Art Dealer, Daniel Elie Bouaziz, Pleads Guilty to Laundering Money from Art Fraud Scheme
Palm Beach art dealer Daniel Elie Bouaziz has pled guilty to laundering money derived from his scheme to sell counterfeit artwork.
Article date: Thursday, February 23, 2023
V&A Receive Major Donation of David Bowie’s Archive Spanning Six Decades of the Cultural Icon’s Career
V&A has announced that it will secure the archive of David Bowie for the
nation – revealing the creative processes of one of the most pioneering and influential figures in the history of live and recorded music, film, fashion and beyond.
Article date: Thursday, February 23, 2023
Statement on Unauthorized Use of Joan Mitchell Artworks in Louis Vuitton Ad Campaign
The Joan Mitchell Foundation (JMF) has sent a cease and desist letter to Louis Vuitton Malletier demanding that the company immediately withdraw its print and digital advertising campaign that illegally reproduces and uses at least three works by artist Joan Mitchell for the promotion of its commercial goods.
Article date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023
El Anatsui Receives Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
Tate Modern and Hyundai Motor have selected El Anatsui to create the next annual Hyundai Commission. El Anatsui is best-known for his cascading metallic sculptures constructed of thousands of recycled bottle-tops articulated with copper wire.
Article date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023
The Brooklyn Museum Awards Fourth Annual UOVO Prize to Suneil Sanzgiri
The Brooklyn Museum will award Suneil Sanzgiri the fourth annual UOVO Prize, which recognizes the work of emerging Brooklyn-based artists. Sanzgiri.
Article date: Thursday, February 16, 2023
The Musée d'Orsay Ordered to Restitute Four Works by Renoir, Cézanne, and Gauguin to Vollard's Heirs
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has been ordered by a French administrative court to restitute four major works by Renoir, Cézanne, and Gauguin, which were stolen during World War II.
Article date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Dialogical Intimacy
Aïda Patricia Schweitzer develops a critique of the body as an artistic tool and site of representation, thought as a scenario resulting from precise human decisions, through a heterogeneous artistic practice that crosses performance, painting, drawing, embroidery, installation and video.
Article date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
“Each work has a fingerprint, belonging to a particular period of time” - An Interview with David Katshiunga
David Katshiunga’s paintings have the quality of someone who measures their words. Someone who doesn’t say much, because they are waiting for the moment to say something specific, and important...
Article date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Banksy Reveals New Work, 'Valentine's Day Mascara' in Margate, Kent
A mural art piece which appeared on a wall in Kent has been confirmed as the work of renowned graffiti artist Banksy.
Article date: Monday, February 6, 2023
The Swiss Benin Initiative: Research and Dialogue with Nigeria
Eight Swiss museums have come together under the leadership of Zurich’s Rietberg Museum to investigate the provenance of their holdings from the historical Kingdom of Benin in Nigeria.
