Articles
Article date: Thursday, October 1, 2020
Dame Vivien Duffield's Doundation Steps in with £ 2,5 M to Safeguard Cultural Learning at 66 Organisations Across the UK
The Clore Duffield Foundation, chaired by Dame Vivien Duffield, today announced a rescue package of £2,551,371 to 66 cultural organisations across the UK to support their learning and community work during the pandemic.
Article date: Thursday, September 24, 2020
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen Finishes Construction in Preparation for Museum’s Big Move
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, the first publicly accessible art depot in the world designed by MVRDV, has finished construction. Located in Rotterdam’s Museumpark, the depot features a new type of experience for museum visitors: a sturdy engine room where the complete collection of 151,000 objects is made accessible to the public.
Article date: Sunday, September 13, 2020
Another Van Gogh Painting Joins the Noord Brabants Museum Collection
Het Noordbrabants Museum has once again expanded its ever-growing collection of works by Vincent van Gogh. The museum recently acquired an 1885 portrait of a woman from the Nuenen area via Christie’s London. The purchase was funded by the BankGiro Lottery, private individuals, and companies.
Article date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
France Launches a €2 Billion Recovery Plan for Culture
Culture, at the heart of our intimate construction and social cohesion, a marker of France’s international influence, has been severely affected by the health crisis. With €2 billion for Culture, the response is massive and global.
Article date: Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Ashmolean Uncovers a Painting from Rembrand's Workshop in Museum Stores
The Ashmolean has uncovered a painting in its stores, bequeathed to the Museum in 1951, which can now be confirmed as having been painted in Rembrandt’s workshop in c. 1630. The tiny picture, Head of a Bearded Man, is a portrait study of an old man with a downcast gaze, typical of Rembrandt’s work at this time.
Article date: Friday, August 28, 2020
Burning Man, Art on Fire : The Enthusiasm Splashes from The Screen
An inspirational insight into the spectacular art at the center of this annual celebration, BURNING MAN: ART ON FIRE follows the unpredictable journey of the artists who defy reason to bring their massive installations and sculptures to the punishing Nevada desert. Filmed just after Burning Man’s legendary founder suddenly died, the community of artists is challenged by impossible timing and blinding dust storms.
Article date: Tuesday, August 25, 2020
ALIPH will Devote a First Envelope of 5 million Dollars to the Stabilization and Rehabilitation of Beirut’s Damaged Cultural Heritage
Following the explosion of 4 August and the damage it caused to museums, libraries, monuments and historic houses in central Beirut, the ALIPH Foundation Board decided to allocate an initial envelope of 5 million dollars to finance emergency measures to stabilize, protect, or rehabilitate the city’s cultural heritage.
Article date: Monday, August 24, 2020
The First Public Park of Contemporary Sculpture in Ukraine PARK3020 Opens in September
On September 15, 2020 PARK3020 officially opens and presents works by Ukrainian sculptors: Nazar Bilyk, Anna Zvyagintseva, Oleksii Zolotariov, Anton Logov, Anna Naduda, Bohdan Tomashevskyi and others. In 2020-2022, the park will cooperate in a partnership with a key institution for the presentation of public art in the UK – Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Article date: Friday, August 7, 2020
Two Royal Statues Return from US to be Displayed at Grand Egyptian Museum
Egypt on Thursday received two enormous royal statues that had been displayed as part of the exhibition “Sunken Cities: The Enchanting World of Egypt” in the US. The statues will be installed at the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Article date: Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Mamco Geneve Exhibits Traces of Articulations by Franz Mon
Franz Mon (born in 1926 in Frankfurt am Main) is one of the pioneers of experimental literature and art breaking new ground in the mid-twentieth century. His poetic work started in the wake of the spirit that pervaded all the arts in the 1950s and shattered the boundaries of genres.
Article date: Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Magritte in Full Sunlight at the Musee de l'Orangerie - the "Renoir" Period 1940-1947
The Musée d’Orsay and Musée de l’Orangerie have organised an exhibition of René Magritte’s "Renoir Period", which extended from 1943 until 1947.
The first exhibition to show a still largely unknown chapter of Magritte’s work in its entirety, it compares Magritte’s works with those of Auguste Renoir, who inspired him.
Article date: Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Wide Open: Soul Pictures – Soul Spaces at the Berlinische Galerie
Art and spirituality have much in common. Traditionally, artists are thought to have an exceptionally sensitive gift of perception. Even today, they address major philosophical, psychological or spiritual issues in their work.
These works are all in the Berlinische Galerie’s collection and most of them are being displayed in the museum for the first time.
Article date: Monday, August 3, 2020
Symbolism of the Citron in Eva, Satan and the Citron
“The idea was to reference the ‘forbidden fruit’” says Eyckermans. “In the original version of the bible it was described as a citron. In most parts of Europe, citrons were still unknown and the translation called it an apple. In some medieval paintings you can see Eve holding a citron.”
Article date: Sunday, August 2, 2020
Boijmans Ahoy Drive-Thru Museum
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and Rotterdam Ahoy have entered into a unique partnership: a drive-thru exhibition. From 1 to 23 August, you can drive your own or a borrowed electric car through Rotterdam Ahoy’s 10,000 m2 Hall 1 and see more than fifty high-profile artworks from the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Article date: Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Interview with Olga Karika – Medieval Symbolism as the Freedom of Thoughts
"I find a lot of inspiration in the works by Old Masters, especially the European artists of the 16th and 17th Century. These works appear perfect for their time. Their value lies in their splendour and in a special mixture of symbols for the viewer. In order to emphasize and convey the idea of my paintings, I use symbols".
Article date: Friday, July 24, 2020
‘Art Needs No Roof’ in Vilnius: 100 Billboards With Contemporary AR
Lithuanian capital Vilnius has turned its centre into an open-air art gallery. The outdoor advertising exhibition contains 100 works of local art. Art lovers may contact the artists through the special website. The website contains images and descriptions of art objects, their prices and contacts of authors.
Article date: Saturday, July 18, 2020
Arson Suspected as 400-year-old Organ Destroyed in Nantes Cathedral's Fire
Contrary to the 850-year-old monument in the capital, which still had timber roof beams, the Cathedral of St. Peter and St Paul of Nantes had been renovated with concrete roof beams following a large fire in 1972 which had reduced the roof to ashes. The renovation was only completed in 2013.
Article date: Friday, July 17, 2020
Johny Pitts – Afropean: Travels in Black Europe Expected at Foam this Autumn
In Afropean writer and photographer journalist Johny Pitts (Sheffield, UK) examines the life of black communities, traveling across Europe. In search of the "Afropean" identity he went across the continent traveling from London to Paris, via Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Stockholm, Moscow, Rome, Marseille, Madrid and Lisbon sketching an underexposed story about the continent in words and images.
Article date: Thursday, July 16, 2020
The Van Gogh Museum has Dramatically Redesigned its Website
The Van Gogh Museum website, which is visited more than 8.5 million times every year, now features even more ways of inspiring visitors with Van Gogh’s life and work. The updated design is inspired by Van Gogh’s favourite colour palette.
Article date: Monday, July 13, 2020
Six Rencontres d'Arles Projects will be Presented at the Sixth Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival
Find the Truth by Elsa and Johanna, Earth Not a Globe by Philippe Braquenier, Ton Pied, Mon Pied by Francois-Xavier Gbre, Nouvelle Vague by Raymond Cauchetier, The Book Awards, and a selection from the last Night of the Year.