Article date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Global Destination, the Jio World Centre Opens in the Heart of Mumbai, India
Envisioned by Mrs. Nita Ambani, Director Reliance Industries and Founder-Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, the Centre covers an expanse of 18.5 acres in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex.
Article date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Mayor Calls for Export Ban on Lowry's "Going to the Match" Valued at £8 Million
A mayor has called for an export ban to be placed on a Lowry painting valued at £8m to allow time for a campaign to buy it for his city "to gather momentum".
Article date: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Dutch Museum Returns Kandinsky Painting to Heirs of Jewish Collector
The Committee has assessed an application dated 25 February 2019 for restitution of the painting Blick auf Murnau mit Kirche [known in English as View of Murnau with Church] by the artist Wassily Kandinsky
Article date: Monday, September 12, 2022
We Are Angry, We Are Sad, We Are Tired, We Are United
We have tried our best to stay above the chaos, hostility, racism and censorship that have engulfed this edition of documenta. We have tried our best to stay focused and committed to our work and the promises and hopes of the lumbung. We have been resilient and in solidarity with our communities, friends, supporters, hosts and guests...
Article date: Friday, September 9, 2022
FBI Returns 2,000-Year-Old Italian Art That's Been in a Los Angeles Storage Facility for Decades
FBI Art Crime Team agents recently returned several pieces of historical artwork back to their rightful owners—the Italian government. This is the first in a two-part series.
Article date: Thursday, September 8, 2022
Michelle Donelan Replaces Nadine Dorries as UK Culture Secretary
Michelle Donelan has been appointed secretary of state for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). She becomes 11th head of DCMS since 2010.
Article date: Thursday, September 8, 2022
DALL·E: Introducing Outpainting
DALL·E’s Edit feature already enables changes within a generated or uploaded image — a capability known as Inpainting.
Article date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022
The Prince Claus Fund Reveals First-Ever Recipients of Its Impact Awards
Every two years, Impact Awards honour six trailblazing individuals who engage their own communities with creative works that are relevant, urgent and inspiring.
Article date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Australian Artist Removes Ukraine and Russia Mural After Backlash
An Australian artist has painted over a street mural showing Ukrainian and Russian soldiers hugging, after a community backlash.
Article date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Yorkshire Sculpture Park Unveils New Works in the Landscape
As the seasons change, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) refreshes the displays of art outdoors including new sculptures in the landscape and the return of Antony Gormley’s One and Other (2000).
Article date: Monday, September 5, 2022
Olafur Eliasson Launches Virtual Reality and NFT Work Commissioned by MetaKovan
Artist Olafur Eliasson has been working in virtual and augmented reality for six years, but his latest work, Your point of view matters. More technically and technically more ambitious than any virtual reality business it has ever offered.
Article date: Sunday, September 4, 2022
Art Dealer Johann König Responds to Allegations of Sexual Misconduct: "I Will Take Action"
What this article brought up will not go away, but after many conversations with family and friends, I decided to defend myself by speaking out, and of course legally. I will take action against this defamation. However, I’m sure that even if it works legally, the damage will still be there...
Article date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
Ukraine: UNESCO Supports Odesa's Heritage and Cultural Life
At a meeting with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay at the Organization’s Headquarters, Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukrainian Minister of Culture and Information, announced that his country will request the inscription of Odesa on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Article date: Thursday, September 1, 2022
German Gallerist Johann König Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Influential German dealer Johann König is alleged by ten different women to have behaved in a sexually inappropriate manner with them, according to a bombshell report in German daily Die Zeit published recently.
Article date: Thursday, September 1, 2022
The Curatorial Project of the 35th Bienal de São Paulo
The Fundação Bienal releases the first curatorial text written by Diane Lima, Grada Kilomba, Hélio Menezes and Manuel Borja-Villel announcing the title and theme of the 35th Bienal de São Paulo – choreographies of the impossible, which will take place from September to December 2023.
Article date: Thursday, September 1, 2022
Furnishings Discovered from the House of the 'Lararium' in Regio
Small furnished rooms have been discovered around a sumptuous lararium with a depiction of an ‘enchanted garden’, previously excavated in 2018 during the course of maintenance operations on the excavation fronts.
Article date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
US Court Rules Against Jewish Heirs in Nazi-Era Guelph Treasure Case
The heirs of Jewish art dealers had claimed that their ancestors sold the medieval artifacts in 1935 to the Nazi government under duress, for a fraction their worth.
Article date: Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Francis Alÿs to Receive the Wolfgang Hahn Prize 2023
Francis Alÿs (b. 1959 in Antwerp) will be awarded the Wolfgang Hahn Prize 2023. The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on 14 November 2023 at 6:30 pm, on the eve of Art Cologne 2023.
Article date: Tuesday, August 30, 2022
US Seizes Ancient Egyptian Artifact Shipped from Europe
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the port of Memphis, TN intercepted an ancient Egyptian artifact shipped from Europe. The shipment was manifested as an antique stone sculpture over 100 years old, and sent from a dealer to a private buyer in the U.S.
Article date: Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Researchers at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University Document 1,000 Year Old Paintings in Sudan
The paintings were found in 2021 by the University of Khartoum, University of the Nile Valley (NVU) and Sudanese archaeologists.
