Article date: Friday, February 14, 2025
Banksy ‘Piranhas’ Artwork to be acquired by London Museum
A City of London Police sentry box, which hit the headlines last summer after Banksy turned it into one of his latest artworks, will become one of the most popular and photographed exhibits at the new London Museum.
Article date: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Miet Warlop and Caroline Dumalin to represent Flanders at the 2026 Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is one of the most important platforms for visual arts in the world. It is an opportunity for Flanders to promote its significance within the international field of contemporary visual arts.
Article date: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Vincent Schier appointed as Curator for the 2027 Skulptur Projekte Münster Edition
Sculpture Projects Münster has appointed Vincent Schier as the curator of the 50th anniversary edition, set to open in June 2027.
Article date: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Christie’s to offer Tamara De Lempicka’s Portrait Du Docteur Boucard in Its 20th/21st Century London Evening Sale
Christie’s offers Tamara de Lempicka’s Portrait du Docteur Boucard (1928; estimate: £5,000,000-8,000,000) as a major highlight of its 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 5 March 2025.
Article date: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Luxembourg National Museum acquires three Paintings by Monique Daniche
Many museums around the world are actively trying to redress the balance in their collections of European paintings before 1850 where, in general, female portraits and especially works painted by women artists are far outnumbered by their male counterparts.
Article date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
The Art Institute of Chicago announced a Transformative Gift of 16th- to 19th-Century French Art
The Horvitz Collection is the preeminent collection of French Old Master paintings, drawings, and sculptures in the United States, and while the Art Institute is already renowned for one of the most comprehensive collections of 19th-century French art worldwide, this unparalleled gift will allow the museum to provide its visitors with a 300-year panorama of French art that is wholly unique outside of France.
Article date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Türkiye returns 152 Historical Artifacts to Egypt
Marking the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Egypt, Türkiye has returned 152 historical artifacts belonging to Egypt.
Article date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Reward doubled to €250,000 for Key Tip in Drents Museum Art Heist
The reward for the golden tip that leads to the recovery of the artworks from Romania, which were stolen from the Drents Museum, has been increased to 250,000 euro.
Article date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Qatar to build Permanent Venice Biennale Pavilion
Qatar will build a national pavilion in the historic venue of Giardini della Biennale, which first opened to the public in 1895.
Article date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Chemical Company Bayer sells the Majority of its Art Collection
This summer, a significant portion of the artworks from the collection of the Leverkusen-based Bayer AG will be auctioned at Van Ham in Cologne.
Article date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
New Board elects President Trump Chair of Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center board of trustees voted Wednesday afternoon to install President Donald Trump as chairman of the board.
Article date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Hidden Picasso Portrait discovered Beneath Important Painting from his Blue Period
An undiscovered painting by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) of a mystery woman, hidden for more than a century beneath one of the very first paintings from the artist’s famous Blue Period, has been revealed by conservators at The Courtauld Institute of Art using specialist imaging technology to examine the work for the first time.
Article date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Black Cloth covers Berlin Art Academy: Students protest Against Drastic Budget Cuts
The students of the Berlin Art Academy (UdK) are protesting against drastic budget cuts by covering the main university facade with black fabric.
Article date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Romania and Netherlands set up Joint Investigation Team into Theft of Art from Dutch Museum
Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Romania and the Netherlands have set up a dedicated joint investigation team (JIT) into the theft of four pieces of precious historic Romanian art from the Dutch Drents Museum, last month. The JIT has been set up with active support from Eurojust, which will provide operational, logistic and legal assistance to the investigators on the case.
Article date: Monday, February 10, 2025
Thousands of Artists call for AI Art Auction to be cancelled
More than 3,000 artists are calling on auction house Christies to cancel a first-of-its-kind sale of artworks entirely produced using AI.
Article date: Monday, February 10, 2025
Joachim-Ma Stradivarius achieves $11.3M at Sotheby's
A Stradivarius violin sold for $11.25 million at auction on Friday, showing the continued appeal of the legendary instruments.
Article date: Monday, February 10, 2025
Christie’s to auction Three Rare Works by Paul Delvaux
Christie’s is to auction three exceptional paintings by renowned Belgian artist Paul Delvaux (1897–1994) as key highlights of The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale on 5 March 2025, part of the 20th/21st Century London Marquee Week.
Article date: Monday, February 10, 2025
Three Men convicted of Museum Theft in the US
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced 3 men were convicted on February 7, 2025, for conspiracy to commit theft of major artwork, concealment and disposal of major artwork and interstate transportation of stolen property.
Article date: Monday, February 10, 2025
2025: 100 Years of the Analogue Photobooth
In 1925, 100 years ago, Anatol Josepho invented the first fully automated, coin-operated photobooth which he named the Photomaton.
Article date: Friday, February 7, 2025
Hidden Images in Jackson Pollock Paintings may have been Intentional, argues Study
According to new research published by psychiatry professor Stephen M. Stahl, artist Jackson Pollock clearly incorporated images into his pre-drip paintings and repeatedly used the same images in multiple drip paintings, potentially as a result of "extraordinary" spatial skills related to his bipolar disorder.
