Article date: Thursday, February 10, 2022
$1 Million Painting Vandalised After ‘Bored’ Security Guard Draws Eyes On Faceless Figures
The 'Three Figures' painting by Anna Leporskaya was defaced at the Yeltsin Centre, located in the city of Yekaterinburg in the Sverdlovsk Oblast region in west-central Russia on 7 December 2021, by a 'bored' 60-year-old security guard.
Article date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Figurative Expressions by Artists on the Rise on the Nigerian Contemporary Art Scene
A concise look at quickly emerging contemporary artists exploring figurative art in unique and remarkable ways from the Nigerian art scene.
Article date: Monday, February 7, 2022
Picasso’s Iconic ‘Guernica’ Tapestry Back at the United Nations
The iconic tapestry of Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica,” which is considered by numerous art critics as perhaps the most powerful anti-war painting in history, returned to its place of honor at the United Nations.
Article date: Saturday, February 5, 2022
Bored Ape Creator in Funding Talks with Andreessen Horowitz at $5B Valuation
Yuga Labs, the startup behind the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection, is in financing talks with Andreessen Horowitz, according to the Financial Times.
Article date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Chinese Dissident Artist Badiucao Launches First NFT Collection in Protest of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Chinese dissident artist Badiucao announced his first NFT collection to call for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in protest of the Chinese government’s abuse of human rights and freedom.
Article date: Monday, January 31, 2022
NFTs of “The Kiss“ by Gustav Klimt Now Available for Valentine’s Day on Belverdere
In collaboration with artèQ, the Belvedere is launching a NFT drop of a historical masterpiece.
Article date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
MFA Boston Announces Return of Salomon van Ruysdael Painting to the Heirs of Ferenc Chorin
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has reached an agreement to return View of Beverwijk (1646) by Salomon van Ruysdael, which had been looted during World War II, to the heirs of Ferenc Chorin (1879–1964).
Article date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022
In Conversation with Pom Harrington on One Hundred Seconds to Midnight
Etienne Verbist interviews Pom Harrington on an exhibition at Frieze Masters titled One Hundred Seconds to Midnight presenting a collection of original works charting the history of climate change by the world’s greatest scientists, writers, and activists.
Article date: Monday, January 24, 2022
Netherland Senate Approves Purchase of Rembrandt’s The Standard Bearer
After the House of Representatives, the Senate has also approved the purchase of the painting The Standard Bearer by Rembrandt.
Article date: Monday, January 24, 2022
Art Basel’s Parent Company, MCH Group to Become Minority Owner of ART SG in Singapore
MCH Group (Basel/Switzerland), the parent company of Art Basel, has announced that it is taking a 15% stake in Art Events Singapore, the organizer of ART SG, the new art fair for Southeast Asia.
Article date: Friday, January 21, 2022
Beautiful Still Life Worth More Than £6 Million at Risk of Leaving the UK
Banquet Still Life by Jan Davidsz. de Heem, which is valued at £6,109,200, is at risk of leaving the country unless a UK buyer can be found.
Article date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
1-54 Marrakech Fourth Edition is Postponed
The organisers of 1-54 Contemporary African Art fair have announced the difficult decision to postpone this year’s edition of 1-54 Marrakech.
Article date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
The Fantastical Creatures of the Belgian Artist Koen Vanmechelen at the Uffizi
An exhibition by Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen, presented in the Gallery of Statues and Paintings, from 18 January to 20 March, 2022.
Article date: Friday, January 14, 2022
Dutch King Refuses Use of Royal Carriage Criticized for a Colonial Image
The Dutch king ruled out Thursday using, for now at least, the royal family's "Golden Carriage," one side of which bears a painting that critics say glorifies the Netherlands' colonial past, including its role in the global slave trade.
Article date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Prince Charles Commissions Portraits of Holocaust Survivors
This year, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27, HRH Prince Charles commissioned portraits of seven Holocaust survivors to be displayed at Buckingham Palace.
Article date: Monday, January 10, 2022
Jacqueline Grandjean Loses Recent Appointment with KMSKA, Antwerp
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) and artistic director Jacqueline Grandjean decided today in mutual consultation to end the collaboration.
Article date: Saturday, January 8, 2022
New Fragments from the Parthenon at the Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum received ten fragments of the sculptural decoration of the Parthenon, which were granted by the National Archaeological Museum, following a request made by the Acropolis Museum General Director.
Article date: Thursday, January 6, 2022
Craig Ruddy, Archibald Prize-Winning Painter, Passes Away at 53 Due to Covid Complications
Artist Craig Ruddy, who won the Archibald Prize with his striking portrait of actor David Gulpilil, has died aged 53 after contracting Covid-19.
Article date: Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Agreement between the Cy Twombly Foundation and the Musée du Louvre for the Monumental Artwork The Ceiling
Inaugurated in 2010 in the Sully wing of the Musée du Louvre, the ceiling painted by the Artist Cy Twombly and entitled The Ceiling, was subject to a dispute.
Article date: Monday, January 3, 2022
The Largest Art Museum in the Nordic Countries to Open in Oslo This Year
On June 11, 2022 the largest art museum in the Nordic countries will open in Oslo. Called the New National Museum, visitors can experience older and modern art, contemporary art, architecture and design all under one roof and in completely new ways.
